Current Events > I just saw 2001: A Space Oddyssey for the first time. Was it made as a joke?

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Sunhawk
06/26/18 3:51:22 PM
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Seriously, in some ways, this was a great film, with HAL-9000, and the sense of mystery, and clearly the visual effects and set design were very advanced for the time, and still stand up well. But do we really need a roughly 2 and a half hour film, that is incredibly slow, and then doesn't really reveal anything much at the end?
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HylianFox
06/26/18 3:52:19 PM
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2001 could win the "Most Pretentious Movie Ever" Award
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UnfairRepresent
06/26/18 3:54:13 PM
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It doesn't have to explain everything.

That's for the viewer to infer.

The other movies/books that tried to explain it are awful
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KJBDEFENDER
06/26/18 3:54:52 PM
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Dave?
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davyheinz
06/26/18 3:55:22 PM
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Its not a joke, its Kubrick.
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boxington
06/26/18 3:55:32 PM
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HylianFox posted...
2001 could win the "Most Pretentious Movie Ever" Award

Tree of Life would be a strong contender
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PanzerElite
06/26/18 3:57:39 PM
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I heard 2010 was good and was actually more of a movie.
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EnragedSlith
06/26/18 4:01:54 PM
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Youre analyzing a movie made in 1968 by an innovative and iconic film maker with the lens of someone whos experienced the culmination of how he and this movie influenced the medium. Now imagine seeing it in 68, a year before we actually landed on the moon, and a time when its sci fi concepts were still novel
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voldothegr8
06/26/18 4:03:36 PM
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HylianFox posted...
2001 could win the "Most Pretentious Movie Ever" Award

No that award easily goes to Crash
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Doe
06/26/18 4:03:36 PM
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It's a marvel of cinematography. The most memorable scene for me is when he detaches into space. Extremely long shots where the intensity is established through his breathing getting faster.
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Paper_Okami
06/26/18 4:03:58 PM
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You have such bad taste lmao and yet for some reason you are smug about your film taste
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Doe
06/26/18 4:04:54 PM
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PanzerElite posted...
I heard 2010 was good and was actually more of a movie.

2010 has a lot more dialogue and narration and retcons/explains some things happening in 2001 like Hal's actions although it's not a movie to watch for its cinematographic prowess.
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garan
06/26/18 4:21:12 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
You have such bad taste lmao and yet for some reason you are smug about your film taste


Agreed.

PanzerElite posted...
I heard 2010 was good and was actually more of a movie.


2010 is a decent sci-fi flick. It isn't experimental in the ways 2001 was.
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