A Sweeping Science Fiction Epic Stands on its Own

Rating: 9/10 (3 June 2018)

A film I experienced many times on the small screen but first time at the cinema as part of a 50th Anniversary showing.
It is an epic science fiction story with long, sweeping scenes and grandiose concepts that slowly builds tension. The score is powerful and often unworldly and where the cold, harsh environment of space or large landscapes were present, the music gives way to long silences, equally as moving.
The abstract elements felt like lucid dreams and the whole film leaves so much work for the audience, it is a departure from the more generally visceral, fast paced and clear narrative of modern films. To place the film in context, which it deserves, this was released one year before man landed on the moon.