2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
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When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
HaHaHarvey44 reviewedMay 8, 2025
2001: A Space Odyssey isn’t just a film, it’s what happens when Stanley Kubrick drops acid, contemplates the meaning of existence, and decides to reinvent cinema along the way. It’s slow, meticulous, and more visually stunning than Scarlett Johansson. This isn’t sci-fi for people who need constant explosions, it’s for those who don’t mind marinating in existential dread and classical music.
Every shot is a masterclass in visual storytelling, every silence more deafening than HAL watching you slowly suffocate outside the pod bay doors. And HAL himself? The soft-spoken murder toaster that decided killing the crew was the best way to preserve the mission's secret and maintain it's integrity. Calm, polite, and absolutely terrifying.
It’s weird, it’s profound, and it’s more of a spiritual journey than a movie. You don’t just watch 2001, you experience it, then spend the next decade trying to explain it. And honestly? Nothing comes close.