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2001: A Space Odyssey is a sci-fi film made in 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.
One of the recurring themes in this film is evolution. The first 30 mins or so have no dialogue at all, and focus on a very distant point in our past, when a group of herbivore apes are attacked, and one is killed, by a leopard. They are also driven from their water hole by another tribe, so they sleep in a rock crater overnight. When they wake up, they notice that a huge black monolith has appeared in front of them. They are very curious as to what this is, and one of them touches it. Not long after, this particular ape remembers the monolith and realises he can use a bone as a weapon to defend himself. So they go back and kill the tribe that took over their water hole and, jubilant, the aforementioned ape throws his bone in the air. This leads to one of the best cuts I've ever seen, when we see the bone flying through the air in slow motion and we cut to an orbiting satellite at the dawn of the 21st century.
Man has found another monolith on the moon, but it emits a strange high frequency radio signal. Fast forward 18 months later, we are on the spaceship Discovery 1, bound for Jupiter, because that is where the monolith originated from. Onboard are Captains Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood), along with three companions and a revolutionary computer system called HAL 9000. As the mission wears on, HAL seems to be making mistakes, which is very unusual because the 9000 series has an impeccable operating record. Soon Bowman finds out more than he ever could have imagined.
This does seem like a love it or hate it film, with opinions going from 'one of the greatest movies ever made' to 'boring and pretentious'. Now while I wouldn't consider it personally to be one of my all time favourite films, it is very good. There's very little dialogue, even after the first 30 mins, but it never seems boring. Perhaps because the visuals are so striking, there's so much to see that you forget there's no talking.
Of course everyone knows about the famous classical music featured in this film, and it fits in brilliantly. It's probably because of this film but when I hear the famous theme I think of our past and our future and where we are going, it's very thought-provoking. The ending is a little confusing, as we are not given a clear conclusion. I guess Kubrick left it open so we can interpret it any way we want. HAL is great, all we see whenever he is on screen is a red light, but over the course of the film I started to see him as more and more human. I even felt sorry for him when he was singing, I won't say anymore because I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen this yet.
Overall a classic of the genre with an amazing soundtrack and lots of memorable moments and quotes, four stars.
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Alice Braga
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
I've watched this film a few times over the years and still find it an impressive movie. Kubrick was an amazing director.
mjc121 19.02.2009 03:59
The film was good and the only sci-fi film that I'm aware of to get the fact that sound doesn't travel through the vacuum of space correct. However, I do prefer the book, then again that usualy is the case.
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Advantages: A classic, groundbreaking film with enough mystery to make it last Disadvantages: Seems dated, will not be to everyone's taste
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Review of 2001 - A Space Odyssey (DVD)
Advantages: Awesome visually, realistic space sequences, atmospheric soundtrack, HAL Disadvantages: Demands attention, makes you draw your own conclusions, which some people find frustrating
Advantages: Good sfx, actors try hard, sound, atmosphere, could have been great Disadvantages: Dumbed-down storyline, tries to live up to its mystical sequel but fails
Advantages: A masterful cocktail of visuals, music, sound and attention to detail; monumental and influential; mind-blowing and awesome; haunting and mysterious; imeless and ahead of its time Disadvantages: An acquired taste (though worth the cinematic experience); inevitable to be regarded as overrated; a couple of instances of dated effects
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