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2001: A Space Odyssey is PERFECT

 


I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey and the movie-watching experience was ethereal, this is the type of film whose praise no words can match but I'll try my level best to explain the beauty of this film. So let's begin

1. Direction: This was my first time watching Stanley Kubrick's work(His other iconic films were R-Rated and the televised version severely undercut Kubrick's genius) and I wasn't disappointed. The director follows the "Direction Rule 101" of "Show Not Tell". The film tells the crux of the story in the first 30 minutes with NO DIALOGUE. And it's truly shocking how accurate this movie is in depicting what space-travel would look like(And just a little information, that this film was released in 1968 and man actually landed on Moon in 1969, yet this films follows every space there is). The movie is about 2 Hours 30 Minutes long but there's only about 40 minutes of dialogue, yet the film never ceased to amaze me on how beautiful this movie is and the reason could be attributed to Kubrick's adamancy on practical stages rather than using CGI. And the 3rd act of the movie is simply put "PURE CINEMATIC GOLD"

2. Music: It's simply grand. the track makes you feel on the edge of the seat and yet make you grin ear-to-ear while watching this cinematic masterpiece unfold. It's just "PURE CINEMATIC GOLD"

3. Story: It's freaking amazing. Kubrick's vision completely encapsulates today's dependency on machines and how smart we have made them. The film can be considered a metaphor for human evolution and how life would/could begin again. This is the type of movie which makes you think about it for days to come(partly the reason for such a long delay in releasing of new blogs). Again, "PURE CINEMATIC GOLD"

4. Acting: Since the film doesn't have much dialogue, it was tough for me to rank it but the actors give their best to imagine how they would talk to virtual screen so it's not "PURE CINEMATIC GOLD" but I wouldn't blame the actors for that

I wouldn't give rating to this film since it would be a disrespect to the film since this film is meant to enjoyed.

That's it for this blog, next blog would be on one of the most sophisticated animated movies to come out in recent time

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