GooeyToast
07-18-2005, 10:24 AM
2001 A Space Odyssey: One of the best sci-fi films of all time, and with good reason. Kubrick once again showed us why he's one of the great filmmakers of all time.
First off, the music is terrific. The orchestral score fits the slow moving space shots perfectly. In fact, Kubrick originally planned to use an original score, but changed his mind shortly after the release of the film, opting to go with classical instead.
Then you have the special effects. My god are they incredible (considering the movie's time period). In fact, they easily rival Star Wars, which came out a good 9 yrs later.
The story is also terrific. HAL is a great character, as well as Dave and co. Sure some may be bored by the pace the movie takes, but that all changes at the end, trust me. ;)
I also really liked how Kubrick incorperated the idea of life moving in a cycle. At the end, when the Starchild is floating above the Earth, it shows the next-step of human evolution, which evolved from monkey, to human, then to spacechild. Of cpurse, this was all thanks to the Monoliths.
So what do you think of this movie?
I personally <3 it, even if there are still parts that i cannot fully understand.
~Keep it gooey~
First off, the music is terrific. The orchestral score fits the slow moving space shots perfectly. In fact, Kubrick originally planned to use an original score, but changed his mind shortly after the release of the film, opting to go with classical instead.
Then you have the special effects. My god are they incredible (considering the movie's time period). In fact, they easily rival Star Wars, which came out a good 9 yrs later.
The story is also terrific. HAL is a great character, as well as Dave and co. Sure some may be bored by the pace the movie takes, but that all changes at the end, trust me. ;)
I also really liked how Kubrick incorperated the idea of life moving in a cycle. At the end, when the Starchild is floating above the Earth, it shows the next-step of human evolution, which evolved from monkey, to human, then to spacechild. Of cpurse, this was all thanks to the Monoliths.
So what do you think of this movie?
I personally <3 it, even if there are still parts that i cannot fully understand.
~Keep it gooey~