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Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2010)

This is quite the ultimate classic science fiction film. 2001 at the time was in fact ahead of its time from the master Stanley Kubrik. Using sounds and music which gives a kind of ballet in space. Orchestral soundtrack using Bach and Strauss was ingenious of showing us the deliberate way of matching the movements of ships that coincide with each track. Including the eerie sounds from the Monolith when Floyd reaches the dig site on the moon. The special effects from Douglas Trumbull was quite possibly the pinnacle of what movie making really is, which led Trumbull on to films such as Close encounters of the third kind, and his very own film - Brainstorm. The idea of showing man in his early stages of evolution to the present was wonderful. Adapting to their surroundings, with the help of the Monolith that just appears one sudden morning as the tribe had begun to awaken from a daily sleep. The same haunting sounds from what people can see is that the Monolith is a type of teaching tool, that embeds signals inside the human mind, yet without actually interfering on how it involves on how the tribe goes on living. Questions of our role in life had started because of Kubrik's influence in this film. And using the Hal 9000 computer shows us that no one is infallible to mistakes. This is by far the most important film to date, which holds many attributable factors to those who also make science fiction films. The sets and designs were hand made, no computer technology was involved in creating this awe and inspiring movie. Excellent to watch on those off days from work.