A very thought provoking film.

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2014)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a film that really makes you think. It raises questions like "Are we giving machines too much information?" "Is technology going at a rate where human beings will be replaced by machines?" "What was up with the last 20 minutes?" Well, Stanley Kubrick was very good at making you think about these things. His ability to draw you into the suspense is shown here. His artistic ability is shown here. His message is shown here. And his ability to end a movie without any of the questions shown above is shown here. It's sort of like an experience movie, especially during the end. So here's the plot. A space mission showcases the work of Dr. Frank Poole, and Dr. Dave Bowman. They are helped by the computer HAL 9000. HAL eventually realizes that Dave and Frank are planning too disconnect him so he eliminates Frank but not Dave. Dave saves himself from being killed by disconnecting HAL. It's sort of like a film in 4 parts. Part 1 is the part with the apes. Part 2 is the part with the moon mission. Part 3 is the part with Dave, Frank, and HAL. Part 4 is the part with the portal. I highly recommend this film. It's definitely one of Kubrick's best.