This is an art gallery

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2015)

This truly is a one of a kind. I showed this film to my brothers as a half joke, as "not much happens" in the film. My brothers were appalled by it saying, "Nothing happens to warrant it being good, but nothing happens to warrant it being bad. But it's still bad for being boring." I, personally, don't think anyone is stupid for saying harsh things about this. Afteral, this film is about making you feel through images rather than dialogue. If that doesn't appeal to you, I understand that.
Film is more than story. I firmly believe that. If you were to take music out of certain films they wouldn't have nearly the same effect. This film is about simulating real life space travel. Actually, well I can't completely tell you what this is about as the film itself has the effect of an art gallery. You stare and behold art. Maybe you respect it, maybe you think art is overrated.
The film does, like most works of Stanley Kubrick, make me feel uncomfortable at times. Just the way it looks and feels. It's eerie. Which is the point. Space is so vast and we know so little and we've come only so far. Barely the amount David Bowman made on his mission.