Thus spoke Kubrick

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2019)

Considered one of the most significant pieces of cinema ever made, "2001: A Space Odyssey" is a philosophical magnum opus. The genius of its creation can easily explain a lot about people finding it a "boring" experience.
How often do you stumble upon people reading philosophical books which they find interesting? How often do you find people contemplating the abstract concepts and intuitions such as metaphysics and science?
In a world enjoy being spoon-fed via the mass media and the dazzling technology, it is quite common to consider the Kardashians as popular and the Marvel universe as compelling.
These unpleasant remarks are even a sign that this movie is a great success. One that you can still relate to 50 years later. A little too close to the bone for anyone pondering over the future of the modern homo sapiens. A question yet to be answered for the ages to come.
The Croatian-American philosopher, Daniel Kolak, considers philosophy to work as a plow in the farm of the mind. It rather raises questions than provides answers. This is how you should be prepared to face this movie. As Roger Ebert says: "What he had actually done was make a philosophical statement about man's place in the universe, using images as those before him had used words, music or prayer. And he had made it in a way that invited us to contemplate it -- not to experience it vicariously as entertainment, as we might in a good conventional science-fiction film, but to stand outside it as a philosopher might, and think about it."
As for me, after watching a considerable number of movies, "2001: A Space Odyssey" stands out as one of the most captivating movies I ever saw to this day.
Never have I seen a movie whose final scene is as magnificent and genius as this movie. The climax of the story being patiently and meticulously told here is its very ending. The cinematic definition of the word "awe".