Fascinating

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 1999)

Before I begin, this film isn't for everybody. It is filmed at a deliberate pace ( slow for some people), there is no dialogue for twenty-five minutes, and it isn't loud. If you want a loud film, watch Independence Day.
The opening sequence, in the savannah, in the past, is done with restraint and beauty. The transition of the bone throwing in the air with the spinning of the space machine is incredible.
The ending is one of the most open ended in cinematic history. It doesn't answer all the questions for you, and that will also disappoint lazy audiences. But the film is a marvelous journey, that still amazes me.
This film is the working definition of eloquence, and I think everybody should see it. Arthur C. Clarke said, " If someone completely understood this film, than we have failed" (or something to that effect). There are so many interpretations, that it would be interesting to know what Kubrick thought when making it.