The single greatest piece of cinematic art ever achieved

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2009)

In 1968 the world was waiting to see what our solar system had to show. Russians and Americans alike had ventured into space but the Moon was still a working progress and as for the other planets, most remained relative mysteries. It is quite amazing that of all things, a movie, would be the first look into the rest of our solar system, but to merely say that 'space odyssey' is an adventure of the solar system would be giving it nowhere near the credit it deserves. It is so much more, its an adventure of humankind, of our souls, of our minds. Almost half a century has passed since its creation and yet its filming techniques and special effects are still the envy of sci-fi film makers the world over. Not just anyone could've made this movie, it is a piece of pure unadulterated genius and should come as no surprise that Kubrick in his almost infinite directional wisdom delivered such a massive and ambitious project to absolute perfection, perfection that knows not of the bounds and constraints of time.