Watch it again for the first time

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 1998)

Stanley Kubrick is truly one of the cinematographic geniuses of this century. Watching 2001: A Space Odyssey is like staring at a breathtaking work of art for hours, and seeing things within it that you've never seen before. I have seen this film several times, and every time I watch it,
I notice something else that I didn't before. Every Kubrick film seems to have this quality. Although Kubrick denies the storyline of having any significant message, many things can be derived from it, which although abstract, are classic. For instance, the monolith as the symbol of the place where all life is created, and it being the door between death and rebirth. Also, notice that the music is chaotic when something is unknown, e.g. the gorillas who are afraid of the strange black stone, and later, the humans on the moon after discovering the monolith. However, when something is discovered, i.e. the use of tools by prehistoric man, or the beautiful satellite scenes from space, the music tends to be classical and pleasing to the ear. This film, as unique as it is, might frighten some viewers away, but I urge
everyone to watch it more than once, and I assure you that
you won't be disappointed.