The Journey

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2000)

What is the inner need of human beings to explore? What is our connection to the unknown? Has our technology helped, or hindered our search for answers; or has it furthered it?
That is what I believe "2001: A Space Odyssey" asks. The story -- though seemingly disjointed with Kubrick's signature vacuum-like directing -- makes us observers of the journey to understand what seemingly cannot be understood. Within that journey, we can see the evolution of our species: where we have been, where we are, and where we will go.
Thus, "2001: A Space Odyssey" is a deep homage to our inner need to seek and understand what is unknown. I find it to be fascinating in its vision.