Dear College-Age Matt Singer, who thinks this movie is long, boring, and pretentious:

You’re a fucking idiot.

Love,
Your Older, Smarter Self.

2001:A Space Odyssey is quite simply the worst thing to happen to cinema ever. Its forced profundity has caused millions of people all over the world to force themselves to like what is quite simply nothing more than an exercise in style.

Kubrick has no idea what he is doing here. His film jumps around with little to no sense of unity. The great film makers of the world create a series of events that contain clarity of information, something Kubrick couldn't bet his life on.

What is the purpose of what is going on here? Is there any coherent message? I have heard suggestions that it is Kubrick's message about the future of humanity, but what future is that? Does Kubrick even know?

This is Transformers for the art house crowd. Pure style over substance. Nobody actually likes this film, they just like to be seen liking it.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DID I JUST WATCH. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I HATE STANLEY KUBRICK!!! The ape smashing the skull is me after watching this movie 🦍 🚀

You could pause this film at almost any point, and chances are the frame would be an iconic shot.

For all of the (deserved) praised that is given to many different elements of this film -- the visual effects, the music, the cinematography, the production design, etc. -- it may be overlooked that this too is among the best edited films of all-time. The cutting in the final few minutes alone particularly comes to mind as just breathtaking. We're fooled into seeing an entire lifetime as playing out in a matter of a few minutes. It's masterful editing, a real testament to film's uncanny ability to manipulate time and our perception of it. Just one of so many things about this film that blows me away time and time again.

I forgot I witnessed this in IMAX this year. A brilliant space epic that makes you question what humanity is meant to be.

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Artistic, beautiful cinematography, extraordinary, imaginative, classic, and TIMELESS of a movie. Got the 4K Steelbook edition, and HOLY MOLY it looks so modern and new with the 4K upscale! If only Stanley Kubrick is alive to see this! This will continue to be the most inspirational film I’ve ever seen! I will always look to this film whenever I get into filming!

I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you.

What more can you say about this film.

Not really knowing much about the movie beforehand apart from its relevance for cinema, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when the people in monkey suits came into the movie.

Luckily, we quickly moved away from that and the movie turns out to be holding up quite well. The incredible score, beautiful shots and great premise really made for a nice viewing experience for me.

Esse filme retrata como seria o primeiro encontro "físico" da humanidade com o seu criador.
É interessante pontar também que o ser humano com o seu ego gigantesco de não se contentar em ser apenas a "criação", e criar seu próprio ser, que no caso é o HAL 9000, que herda a arrogância do ser humano.