It's the greatest film of all time imho, the only film I've ever rated 10/10.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/2001-space-odyssey-turns-50-5-ways-kubrick-classic-forever-changed-sci-fi-cinema-155818821.html
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a great cure for insomnia.
shareIt's a great film that suffers in an age when attention spans and general intelligence have been so greatly reduced.
share(See the comment just above mine for Exhibit A! LOL!)
shareThat's true. But I don't blame audiences. I blame filmmakers for dumbing down the cinematic art form.
The same can be said about music. Back in the 70s there were best selling albums that featured 20 minute songs in multiple keys, time signatures and subject matter worthy of books ("Thick as a Brick", "Close to the Edge", "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" to name a few) which people loved. Nowadays, after music has been seriously dumbed down by 4 minute booty calls shoved down our faces, your average kid would be put to sleep before the vocals start on your average Yes tune. Not that kids are dumber today, but they are conditioned to expect garbage.
Audiences won't (re-)appreciate films like 2001 until filmmakers tell them "hey put down your Transformers and snap out of it, you're smarter than this".
Amen. Most movie goers today have the attention span of a gnat. All they really want is T&A, car chases, explosions and other special effects. Morons.
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Planet of the Apes came out the same weekend, but it does not get much press. I was too young to understand 2001 when it came out.
Star Trek popularized Sci Fi, but 2001 showed it could also be great stories and production values.
2001 inspired young people to study science, some now work at NASA and study Jupiter.
https://www.space.com/40185-2001-50th-anniversary-jupiter-exploration.html
An interesting response, and an interesting article. Thanks.
I remember coming home from 2001 and just sitting in the living room until around 3:00 am. I was in a state of stunned awe at having seen this true masterpiece. It's the greatest film of all time imho, a 10.
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