A unique vision.

Rating: 10/10 (26 April 2003)

Stanley kubrick was obviously a unique visionary & will be greatly missed.
He could create a vision of breathtaking individuality with the snap of a clapperboard. I'm talking strangelove, clockwork orange, shining etc. & this his masterpiece 2001. From the dawn of man sequence to the challenging finale the film is a visual feast of cinematic design and utterly natural talent. You literally climb inside his head and swim about in his universe for two or more hours and your mind will be slightly changed (for the better) by the experience. An altered cinematic state. Maybe only Bergman & hitchcock state their presence so fundamentally on each shot or sequence as much as kubrick.
Citizen Kane is still the greatest film, 2001 a space odyssey is it's nearest rival.