One of the best science fiction movies ever produced

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 1999)

To watch 2001 is to watch a moving painting. Last weekend, I watched it for the first time. I was overwhelmed at its level of realism, philosophy, and sublime genius. There are hardly any conversations in the film between characters to expand their emotions and their human qualities, the point being the film isn't about them, but humans in general and how we perceive the universe.
The melody of the music shapes and implants the images in our minds, as well as inspire us. It is hard to explain why the images are so awesome and breathtakingly realistic. The episode involving HAL 9000, the onboard computer of the spaceship Discovery, is probably one of the most famous situations in cinema. David Bowman's odyssey within a universal portal to the infinite is as cryptic as it is beautiful. The rebirth of human intelligence at the end can by interpreted many different ways, particularly by the Star Child.
To some extent, this movie wasn't very popular with mainstream audiences. They were bored to death with its endless space walk scenes and sparse dialogue. People simply DIDN'T GET IT. I feel a wary viewer, however, deserves such a film as this; Kubrick never insults the audience's intelligence.
Stanley Kubrick made many other films, including the masterful "A Clockwork Orange" and the scathing "Dr. Strangelove," but nothing ever topped the euphoric brilliance he achieved in this film.