Synopsis
The Ultimate Trip.
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
1968 Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester Douglas Rain Daniel Richter Leonard Rossiter Margaret Tyzack Robert Beatty Sean Sullivan Frank Miller Ed Bishop Edwina Carroll Heather Downham Penny Brahms Maggie d'Abo Chela Matthison Judy Kiern Alan Gifford Ann Gillis Vivian Kubrick Kenneth Kendall Kevin Scott Martin Amor Bill Weston Glenn Beck Mike Lovell John Ashley Jimmy Bell David Charkham Show All…
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8 A.M. Sunday, 12th of January, 2014. HAL'S birthday. I'm tired as fuck.
HAL.
IBM.
HAL/IBM. HAL=IBM. IBM=HAL.
H+1 = I
A+1 = B
L+1 = M
So HAL is indisputably IBM. Just go one letter on in the alphabet from H, A and L and you get I, B and M.
But what is IBM? A computer company Kubrick had a grudge against? Or are we just missing a "T" in the greatest riddle known to mankind? Confused? Allow me to demonstrate.
IBM
I= 9th letter of the alphabet.
B= 2nd letter of the alphabet.
M= 13th letter of the alphabet.
9+2+13= 24.
X= 24th letter of the alphabet.
X= 10 in Roman numerals, so IBM= 10.
HAL
H=…
Dear College-Age Matt Singer, who thinks this movie is long, boring, and pretentious:
You’re a fucking idiot.
Love,
Your Older, Smarter Self.
Ever since I joined Letterboxd, nothing has scared me more than the idea of trying to write about 2001: A Space Odyssey. The fact that everything has "already been said" about this masterpiece has itself already been said so many times that there's not even an original means of expressing my lack of originality left at my disposal. So with the knowledge that I will probably never be able to fully encapsulate what makes this my favorite movie of all time—let alone say something truly unique about it—here is a small list of a few things I love about it.
I love that the monolith has remained an enigmatic symbol capable of being read in any number of different ways…
2001:A Space Odyssey is quite simply the worst thing to happen to cinema ever. Its forced profundity has caused millions of people all over the world to force themselves to like what is quite simply nothing more than an exercise in style.
Kubrick has no idea what he is doing here. His film jumps around with little to no sense of unity. The great film makers of the world create a series of events that contain clarity of information, something Kubrick couldn't bet his life on.
What is the purpose of what is going on here? Is there any coherent message? I have heard suggestions that it is Kubrick's message about the future of humanity, but what future is that? Does Kubrick even know?
This is Transformers for the art house crowd. Pure style over substance. Nobody actually likes this film, they just like to be seen liking it.
“i can feel it. i can feel it. i can feel it”
maybe the most monumental film in history, and even better on the big screen. and while rewatching it today, i finally realized why it hits me so hard every time: it doesn’t feel like fiction to me. i know it is, but it feels tangible, like an eventual future, even in the abstract. there’s a thread of truth running through it, sparking a fear and wonder in me that no film has ever matched in the same way, the most colossal and terrifying inevitability of our current existence: we are not alone
I've had this movie on Blu-Ray for maybe 4 years now and I've always been worried to watch it because it seemed like something I had to be in "the right mood" for. When a friend told me it was playing at the Arclight in 70mm, I said "fuck the mood" and bought myself a ticket, presuming that a 70mm theater screening is the best way to see this thing.
Honestly? I still don't know if that's true. It felt like a huge experience. But this is the second time I've seen a 70mm movie in theaters (the first time being The Hateful Eight) and both times I came away thinking: it doesn't really look better to me. And with…
saw it in IMAX. i know this is an unpopular opinion but this movie is great!
I had a disclaimer at the top of this review but everybody went off telling me how wrong I was anyway, so scrap that, you'll just have to remember that this is merely one person's opinion and that we're all entitled to one.
First of all, I like Kubrick's films, love some of them in fact, but I can't even pretend to like this one. Of course I understand the influence this film had on the industry in its time, but that doesn't mean that I found it enjoyable.
It was heavy breathing and scenes of nothing (pretty nothing, nevertheless) against epic music, or sometimes even just a creepy choir, for 140 minutes straight. I wanted to switch it off…
Everything that could have possibly been written about this film pretty much has been by now. So instead of reviewing 2001: A Space Odyssey, I'm just going to say - if you love 2001 as much as I do, here are some other films that you might enjoy:
- The Tree of Life (2011), dir. Terrence Malick
- Solaris (1972), dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
- Baraka (1992), dir. Ron Fricke
- Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), dir. Bela Tarr
- Under the Skin (2013), dir. Jonathan Glazer
- The Double Life of Veronique (1991), dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
- It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
- Angel's Egg (1985), dir. Mamoru Oshii
- Enter the Void (2009), dir. Gaspar Noe
-…
“I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.”
In the beginning was the Monolith, and the Monolith was with God, and the Monolith was God.
From where had the Monolith derived? It scarcely mattered. If it had always been there, then it had come from nowhere. It simply was. The nothing from which everything sprang. The animating stimulus that drove the amoeba to split in two. The force of nature that extinguished the great lizards not inclined toward avian salvation. The spark of ingenuity that made the ape stand upright and realize its potential for violent innovation.
The Monolith was not “natural” in any traditional…
100
A few notes on the Christopher Nolan-supervised 'unrestored' 70mm print:
- First off, it was indescribably gorgeous. Deep, limitless blacks, sharp and distinct range of colors, and off-the-chart clarity. 65mm photography doesn't merely allow for a greater appreciation of the composition or the 'look' - it frees up each individual element to be its finest, most perfect self. Want to focus on faces? Go ahead. In it for the location and set design? It's all yours. Fascinated by gestural details and minutiae? Knock yourself out. 2001: A Space Odyssey, in 70mm, from sound to image and presentation, allows the art to fully speak for itself.
- That thought and consideration is so beautiful to me, so I was a…
This is a movie I held off from seeing because I knew infamy and history that came with it. Just to see and know how this film has influenced so many in mediums like film, literature, and music and so many more is a testament to how important it is in pop culture. Whether it’s the cinematography, the hyper realistic art, Mr. Kubrick’s abilities overall as a director and artist, this movie WILL stand the test of time and will go down in history as one of great, if not the greatest, movie's to ever grace the screen.
Watched this when I was a lot younger and apparently rated it 3 1/2 stars when I first joined??? I think I found it too boring. Going through the reviews on here and it's all basically the same sort of stuff. Also people apparently equate boring w/ pretention and tbh if you're on Letterboxd reviewing 2001: A Space Odyssey and nitpicking it to shit then you yourself are the textbook definition of pretentious dork lol
Probably Kubrick's prettiest film (that I've seen)? I know a lotta you nerds love that black n white shit but there is more to life than shadows and backlighting!!! The space suits were always iconic, even when I was like 14 and kept falling asleep,…
Kubrick al final dijo "Ah es cierto que fumo porros a diaro desde los 11 años" me encanta
2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most captivating, immersive films ever made. Every time I watched I am glued to the screen, as there is so much going on at every moment. The set design, beautiful colors, and perfect score full of classical music all add to the grandeur of the film. This film will never get old, and will always remain a mesmerizing, one of a kind masterpiece. 5/5
This movie is the most boring least interesting movie I've ever seen...
at least the start.
The middle
all I can say is...
I can't say anything,
it was that bad.
but at least something happens.
the end.
what on earth.
It's flawed, I'm not afraid to say it. I have fallen asleep every time I have tried to watch this movie. It has a pacing problem for sure. Next time I'm gonna skip to the part where he's in space. That being said... yeah the space stuff is real good. And you should watch the monkey stuff at least once.
I fucking dreaded watching this movie, as someone with ADHD, I tend to lose focus incredibly easily when it's not something I find incredibly gripping.
Then I sat down, wrapped myself in a blanket, and watched.
And uh, I don't know how to rate this movie.
There's something so uniquely other about it that it just feels impossible to quantify with a number.
I'll admit, after the opening twenty minutes, between that and the introduction of our main character and HAL, I was getting bored, and I was terrified that I wasn't going to enjoy the next 2:30 of my life...
But then, the film took off and transported me into one of the most terrifying, interesting, and beautiful pieces…
minha relaçao com o kubrick é bem bem me quer mal me quer nao gostei de iluminado amei de olhos bem fechados odiei laranja e ameieieiei esse o velho traçou a linha que ficções cientificas devem seguir se quiserem ser boas ..🤓
Really wanted to love this movie
Then after the opening shit I wanted to hate it
Turned out liking it! Kind of weird and creepy!!
Influential masterpiece. Do not miss.
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