The original interstellar space film

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2019)

I am honestly lost for words. This could be one of the best, most groundbreaking, most mind boggling movie ever made. It is perfection down to the molecular level, yet I have not the slightest clue what it is about. Which is the brilliance of it, that it becomes whatever the viewer wants it to be.
This movie is definitely an experience for used film watchers. Someone who doesn't have passion for films, could leave the theatre extremely disappointed and confused, because for them, the story and events must be clearly projected. If you do however, enjoy movies and their complexity, this will leave you mind blown.
For starters, it doesn't need saying, but Kubrick is as always shining in direction and cinematography. He is in complete control over the cameras and knows exactly what he wants them to show. The long-spun still shots to grand views of grand areas. Most of them might seem confusing to the common viewer, but to the trained eye, you can see that every single shot is of significance and not one minute of film is wasted. This is the excellence of the marvellous Stanley Kubrick, his strive for perfection. All of this in combination with the music, makes for a movie in a class of its own. It has one of the most complete scores of any movie I've ever seen. It's breathtakingly haunting and immensely colossal. It emphasises the greatness of this movie incredibly.
But the most astonishing thing about it is that it isn't obvious or simple, but extremely complexed. And in Kubrick's own words when asked about the meaning behind the film: "They are the areas I prefer not to discuss because they are highly subjective and will differ from viewer to viewer". It becomes whatever the viewer perceives it to be. It is a massive interstellar movie, a first of its kind, with special effects that has aged extremely well. It is a revolutionary film, that will remain an all time classic for all ages.