Visually numbing

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2009)

I could add all the superlatives that were already said, but this would be unnecessary.
As pure movie making, I have never had my visual and auditory senses more stimulated than they were here. The musical score was unforgettable as were the space sequences. Kubrick was as always the perfectionist.
No, 2001 is not for everyone. But no movie, no matter how great, is. We all expect something different when we watch a film.
But this film makes an impact on any one who appreciates film making as an art form. It is a story without a plot. From the opening sequence of the dawn of man, to his ascension and eventual destiny, no film has more profoundly demonstrated mankind's uniqueness in the universe, and given us so much hope for the future of our species.