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Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2005)

2001 is a movie I somewhat discovered late in life, and now can't get enough of. What it TOTALLY means is anyone's guess, but the film is filled with enough iconic images that you'll recognize anywhere from Polaris to The Simpsons (actually, the Simpsons uses a LOT of Kubrick references). Essentially, a trip through mankind, from cavemen to the then future (skipping out everything in between) 2001 treats us to a visionary and audio spectacle that's really hard to compare to anything else. I mean, the plot can go a million ways.. Is this about the beginning of man conquering inventions and the end, when the inventions conquer man (or at least attempt to?) Is it about God's work and how he controls our destiny? (enter black monolith here?) or is it just one big psychedelic fantasy?
Dare I say all of the above?