The Greatest Film Ever Made

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2004)

There is little to be said about Kubrick's treatment of the human (and unhuman) condition. From the birth of mankind to the final step of evolution, with impressive visuals which hold up even today, 2001 is an enthralling, beautiful, and all-encapsulating film.
Held up in a timeless light, A Space Odyssey has stood strong, even as the year 2001 has long since past. This is, however, yet another film in which there is much debate about whether it is "boring" or a masterpiece- rarely in between. It is shot in what is essentially real-time, and it takes a slower pace than the movies the masses are used to as of now. However, don't be fooled. Like all the great films of our time, it is art, and as such, one must appreciate art to enjoy it.
2001 is, to put it pithily, the greatest story ever put on celluloid.