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re: So I've never watched 2001: a space odyssey
Posted on 9/4/14 at 8:36 am to UL-SabanRival
Posted on 9/4/14 at 8:36 am to UL-SabanRival
Anyone who thinks this movie is boring needs to stick with the Star Wars prequels as their sci fi of choice. I finally saw this on the big screen about two years ago and its easily the best theater experience I've ever had. Its a masterpiece of sight, sound, and storytelling.
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Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:05 am to Brosef Stalin
Posted on 9/4/14 at 9:14 am to Brosef Stalin
If you're interested in how films are made, and like to look for things like symbolism and reading between the lines, it's a great movie.
I wouldn't say that everyone under 30 would be frustrated by it. My 16 year old son loved it. But like many, he was frustrated by the ending.
As far as plot/characters are concerned, you should watch it for HAL 9000. Honestly, I think it's essential for science fiction fans and fans of movies to experience one of the most iconic characters in film. He may be one of the very first fully developed artificial intelligences put to film, and he is truly scary.
When you watch the movie, consider a few things:
How does the prologue of the film, with early man, relate to what happens later in the film?
What happens when our creations decide to decide for themselves? Do we have the right to contain them, to tell them what they should and shouldn't be?
At the end of the movie, when the astronaut encounters the cosmic zoo, is this a parallel to HAL's transformation into awareness and what happens afterward? Does the astronaut's ascension into a higher being mirror what HAL experienced within himself?
And lastly, are you supposed to be frustrated by the end, to have only a glimpse of higher existence, and be suddenly detached from it?
I wouldn't say that everyone under 30 would be frustrated by it. My 16 year old son loved it. But like many, he was frustrated by the ending.
As far as plot/characters are concerned, you should watch it for HAL 9000. Honestly, I think it's essential for science fiction fans and fans of movies to experience one of the most iconic characters in film. He may be one of the very first fully developed artificial intelligences put to film, and he is truly scary.
When you watch the movie, consider a few things:
How does the prologue of the film, with early man, relate to what happens later in the film?
What happens when our creations decide to decide for themselves? Do we have the right to contain them, to tell them what they should and shouldn't be?
At the end of the movie, when the astronaut encounters the cosmic zoo, is this a parallel to HAL's transformation into awareness and what happens afterward? Does the astronaut's ascension into a higher being mirror what HAL experienced within himself?
And lastly, are you supposed to be frustrated by the end, to have only a glimpse of higher existence, and be suddenly detached from it?
Posted on 9/4/14 at 10:26 am to Brosef Stalin
People who get all pissy when others don't like what they like need to remove the seats from their bicycles.
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