Beauty and philosophy

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 1999)

There are mainly two reasons why I love 2001.
Firstly, it's probably the most beautiful film I've ever seen. Being a big fan of space and astronomy I simply lose myself in the wonderful scenes of the shuttle docking with the space station, for example. And the fact that there are no annoying "spaceship engine fly-by" sound effects, but instead the magical Blue Danube Waltz is simply wonderful.
Secondly, the religious and/or metaphysical speculations in the film are very well presented. Kubrick asks questions that no one can answer, and I think that's one of the main objects of this film. Certain contexts can not be comprehended by our human logic and reason. Of course there's nothing wrong with believing, but thinking you've got everything figured out and telling the rest how wrong they are is truly patronizing.