Beautiful, mysterious, influential and iconic!

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2016)

Released in 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey is not only considered the greatest sci-fi film of all time but also one of the greatest movies of all time. Stanley Kubrick takes us on an epic space voyage like no other, beginning the journey in the days of our early human ancestors all the way into the depths of space and beyond. Kubrick uses themes such as technological advancement, human evolution and extraterrestrial life to craft his story. Kubrick introduces us to the mysterious monoliths and the sinister computer, HAL. All while blowing our minds with stunning special effects, beautiful scores and avant-garde ideas and concepts. 2001 however as iconic and influential its is does have its flaws, those being some very slow paced scenes and very little emotion or character depth, despite these 2001 still holds up today as being a masterpiece of cinema. Beautiful, mysterious, influential and iconic. 2001 is not only an all-time great of film, but a beautiful work of art.