Release year : 1968
Color : Yes
Genre : Sci-fi, thriller
Great visuals, awesome music, brilliant story, very very slow.
2001 a space odyssey is probably the most famous of Stanley Kubrick films; and for good reason. The film showcases a journey of sorts in search for monoliths which are considered to hold many secrets. The story (which Kubrick himself wrote along with Arthur C Clarke) is exact in its scientific sense. It portrays outer space with alarming accuracy and predicts many interesting devices many of which have been realized. This can be compared to the Jules Verne classic ‘20,000 leagues under the sea’ in that aspect. But from a film point of view the story is soo excruciatingly slow (I myself took a month and 5 sittings to watch this film, and I’m very patient), that any normal person might get bored during the 1st hour.
People wonder; for a film that’s so slow, and which many consider too abstract; why is it so famous? The answer is beauty. Pure and absolute beauty. For a film that’s made in the late 60’s, this film packs quite a bunch of special effects which even dwarf the latest sci-fi thrillers. But the most amazing thing about the film is the story of the film which can be interpreted by different people in different ways making this truly a unique experience.
Go watch this film if u prefer good cinema and are ready to die for it.
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