Stanley Kuberick's masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2011)

2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the grandest sci-fi tales of all time. In it's own unique way, the film is dark, light, and when it should be, thrilling, and probably groundbreaking for its time. The special effects are on Spielberg's level, and this was before his time.
Another great thing about it is that its hard to describe. Because there is so much imagination here that if you try to describe it you will kind of lose yourself and look stupid, but I'll try to describe it anyways. The film shows man through the ages, starting from the dawn when we were monkeys, and flashing forward to 2001 where there are space colonies.
The film's main plot doesn't really kick in for a good hour and a half. There are only a few characters in the film, but the main character is an astronaut named Bowman(Keir Duella). While on a mission, him and another astronaut plan to destroy HAL, the computer system that runs the ship. But HAL overhears them, and isn't going to stop without a fight.
This is the best film director Stanley Kuberick has ever done. The special effects are extraordinary, dreamlike, and groundbreaking for the film's time. The film was made in 1968, and Kuberick did the special effects, and won the Oscar for them.
I know that there are still a lot of mysteries to be answered from 2001: A Space Odyssey. To be honest, you've never seen anything quite like the last twenty minutes. The music sets the perfect tone for this film. While you're watching it, you'll hear the music, and you will feel unsafe.
And even in the times without the music, you will still feel unsafe. 2001: A Space Odyssey is unlike anything you've ever seen and goes beyond your imagination, and that is the main reason why its one of the best science fiction stories ever to be put on film.
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