Not surprised 2001 doesn't ring with the MTV generation

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 2003)

The fact that many reviewers didn't like (or outright hated) 2001 doesn't surprise me. This is not a film for people with just enough attention span to get past the next commercial. 2001 is not an action film, nor is it really a science fiction film. It is a philosophical work that is set in 1968's future. Kubrick and Clark were taking on the "big 3" questions in life (who are we?, where did we come from?, where are we going?), and do it to perfection. True, there are not explostions and deaths every 5 or 10 minutes, and no CG monsters, but the film is not eyecandy, it is supposed to make the viewer ponder our own metaphysics. Consider the concept that man was not man, but an animal until a race of gods evolved him with the gift of reason. Four million years pass and we are ready to take the next step, to join them.
That is what this film is. If you like 2010, a sub-par film, stick to Bad Boyz II or T3, lots more flames and explosions!