“7. 2001: A Space Odyssey: 45 minutes of greatness, almost two hours of poop, including half an hour of monkeys hitting each other with sticks. Oh yeah, and there’s a monolith.”
Gasp! (holding heart with one hand and leaning on chest of drawers with the other). After viewing 2001 at least 30 times, I still am in thrall to the depth of the film, its use of space and technology as a vehicle to express Nietsche’s (bankrupt) philosophy.
One of the greatest moments in film history is when the human being in the pod silently faces the mother ship in perfect stillness telling Hal the computer to open the pod bays. Humanity finally facing a technology in rebellion, leaving him only the option of becoming an übermensch, a complete rebirth.
Then again, that could also be interpreted as poop, I guess 8^)
I really wish he would have said “Open the damn door Hal!”
2001 needs a remake. Great premise, but a wee bit more action and dialogue. I actually REALLY liked Space 2010.
Totally agree with you on 2001. I couldn’t disagree with the message of the film more, but I have to admit the film is a masterpiece. Ironically, Kubrick intentionally dulled his message when he made the end sequence overly ambiguous, so most casual viewers who haven’t read the novel don’t get the Nietzsche message.