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Hail to an astonishing epic by which
future sci-fi
thrillers will forever be measured! Stanley Kubrick directed, produced
and co-wrote the screenplay based on Arthur C. Clarke’s imaginative and
brain teasing forecast, spanning the dawn of creation to the discovery
of extraterrestrial life and a controversial conclusion that Clarke
leaves
to the viewer’s intellect and imagination. This is the mother lode of
where
film art is going.
If there was any doubt, Kubrick
permanently entered
the annals of filmmaking history by ushering his audience through this
visually impossible tale of Human endeavor. Kubrick has seeped through
every crevice to launch ‘state-of-the-art’ to dazzling new heights with
never-before attempted FX, and a soundtrack that’s sure to go gold.
Even skeptics will find the
realistic
blend of masterful
FX and a compelling storyline worth the price of admission. The music,
cinematography and sweeping revelations compose a work of flawless
redemption
for sci-fi enthusiasts and movie lovers alike.
Innovative camera work, rotating
sets,
realistic-looking
gadgetry, space scenes and astonishing telestial landscapes have been
blended
into one holistic adventure. If you have an insatiable tendency to
‘think
about the future,’ let it begin with 2001.
Clarke, renown as a
futurist-philosopher-novelist,
begins his tale with the Dawn of Man. Kubrick translated Clarke’s
vision
into riveting imagery. For the first time, a computer assumes animated
qualities that are believable and provides a pivotal catalyst for the
dramatic
changes in the plot.
A mysterious monolith appears in 3
crucial
scenes,
each one symbolizing an epoch in the Human condition. Ultimately, we
end
up near one of Jupiter’s moons where the infallible computer begins to
malfunction…
Imagine that you’re in a space pod,
attempting to
reboard the mother ship, and the seductive computer onboard says,
"Without
your space helmet, Dave, you will find that rather difficult…" I’m
talking
about a machine with a serious attitude. Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood
play two crewmember astronauts (Dave Bowman and Frank Poole), who pilot
their spacecraft on a highly classified mission to Jupiter. A question
arises when Bowman and Poole discover that their affectionate HAL 9000
computer is conducting a highly classified mission of ‘his’ own: One
that
doesn’t include their survival or the fate of 5 crewmembers stowed
aboard
in cryogenic suspension…
This is the ONE movie that you MUST
see
this year.
I’m going again. I’ll see you there!
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