Unsurpassed

Rating: 10/10 (30 September 2002)

sigh. What can one say about the greatest film ever made, one which asks more burning questions and leaves them at your doorstep, leaving you to work them out?
The recurring theme in 2001 is birth. Ever notice how many birthdays their are? Dr. Floyd's daughter, frank's parents wishing him a happy one, HAL announcing his birthdate in Illinois....and then the other birthdays, such as the dawn of man and the "starchild".
The cinematography is breathtaking; the genius of the bone being thrown into the air and then cutting to the spaceship...and the effects. The rotating space station still looks marvelous and state of the art. just wonderful. Then there's the eerie noise that pod makes when dave prepares to jettison himself back into the ship....
I first saw 2001 when I was maybe 7 years old on tv, and I was stunned and mystified by what I thought was the coolest movie ever. 30 years later, it's still the coolest movie ever.