I'm sorry Dave...Im afraid I cant do that....

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2009)

This is one of the most dazzling visual accomplishments in the history of the motion picture. I do admit that the first time i watched it i had second thoughts, but after watching it again and actually paying attention to the symbolism...I got it. Kubrick once said "you are free to speculate what you want about the philosophical meaning of 2001..." To me this movie isn't actually a film, but in essence presents us with a challenge. A mental challenge where we actually in the end question ourselves and whether our technology will in the end try to over come us. I never truly caught that the theme of the movie (or what i believe is the theme) started on the space ship on its way to the space station when Mr. Floyd's pen was floating out of his hand, and the flight attendant had to put it back into his pocket. To me this is the fact that man has invented "tools" that we live with on earth and use every day. For example the pen. Everyday we use it to write different things, but in space...we lose control of our tools-this where Kubrick shows the pen floating out of Floyd's hand while he is sleeping. That same seen also symbolizes and foreshadows the "star baby" at the end of the film that you see. During the spaceship scene, Floyd has to learn how to use the bathroom (like a baby), and also while eating dinner he has to slurp a liquidy substance out of a straw (like baby food). In all there is so much more meaning to this movie than what I just stated. I would recommend this movie to anybody...that is if they watch it more than once (becasue if you get the theme and symbolism the first time, you clearly didn't)...and for all those people who gave bad reviews or didn't like masterpiece, take this into account-This film was released in 1968, which means that they began filming it 4 years before (typical Kubrick movie took about 4 years) so somewhere around 1964 was the start date...and what famous revolutionary TV show came out in 1966? Star Trek The Original Series...now compare the special effects used in 2001 to star Trek...Kubricks was far more superior (even though I also loved star Trek)...