Must be high to enjoy the prolonged time

Rating: 4/10 (7 November 2015)

Let me start by saying this movie is nothing more than an over-hyped piece of crap that people consider to be art due to it's iconic value. It is a pioneer that has influenced many later films and some TV shows. But, still, that doesn't mean it's good itself.
First 20 or so minutes of the movie is unintelligible monkey interaction that caused me to literally fall asleep (I had to finish the next day). Then it's some vague dialogue and exposition that does a poor job of giving the audience an idea of what's happening. Let me say that up to this point, all of the scenes are unnecessarily elongated which supposedly gives this work more watching value. For example -- 10 minutes of a series of shots of rocks WITH music. This is not a symphony, this is a movie. People want to visualize, they want to see what's happening, not hear it with the misplaced sounds that give you the feeling of suspense.
Throughout, you're left watching through a 2 hour bore. Nothing interesting happens until maybe an hour into the film... I forgot what happened there because most of it is just a flat, linear pit of nothingness you lose yourself into because you daydream while staring into the screen. But what happens in an hour can be shown in 30 minutes. Now imagine that. Most of it is prolonged shots and over established scenes. The plot, of course, inspired Interstellar, but who can deny the interest that movie induced? I loved that movie, but 2001 is just tedious in every way.
You need to be high to enjoy this movie, simple as that. If you don't know, being high makes everything seem more interesting (in some cases), or better. Please, can anyone tell me what exactly there is to this film that no other has? Is it the soundtrack? The iconic plot that was a disappointment due to it's poor execution? Either way, I suppose people enjoy it because of the potential it DID have. Nonetheless, everything is opinionated, I suppose. That, of course, is only true in each of our own realities.