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Post by beck on Sept 14, 2007 21:38:18 GMT -5
[glow=green,2,300]After the movie "2001" came out, I know some peeps who went out and got the book because so much of the movie is cryptic -- and every one of them told me that the book enlightened them no further.
I didn't think I'd like "2010" any better, but wound up liking it more.
You?[/glow]
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Post by Spooky on Sept 14, 2007 21:46:26 GMT -5
Never seen it.  |
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Post by Millergirl4 on Sept 14, 2007 21:53:23 GMT -5
Becky I have never even heard of that movie. Seriously. Do I need to get out more? Maybe it's a Canadian thing. Carnie have you watched it? GJS?
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Post by Spooky on Sept 14, 2007 21:59:06 GMT -5
Doesn't it have a baby in the womb on the cover or something. I used to work in a video store way back when and remember that cover.
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Post by beck on Sept 16, 2007 0:16:27 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,300]The movie "2001" was a stir in it's day. Not only was it a wild science fiction book, but notably, Stanley Kubrick directed the original. Many things in the movie are not explained, such as a prefectly rectangular monolith that is pictured at the dawn of the ancestors of man, which keeps reappearing throughout the picture (and course of history). I can't explain the 'infant' without perhaps giving something away, so no spoilers here. Blurbed from Wiki:[/glow] 2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with themes of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, and provocatively ambiguous imagery and sound in place of traditional narrative techniques. Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, 2001: A Space Odyssey is today recognized by critics as one of the greatest films ever made.[1] It was nominated for four Academy Awards, and received one for visual effects. It also won the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Director and Best Film awards of 1968. In 1991, 2001: A Space Odyssey was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29[glow=blue,2,300]Now you may think you've never had any connection to this movie, but it's infamous classical-laden soundtrack -- most notably the piece "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, which was later given a 'twentieth-century update' by musical artist Deodato on his LP entitled "Deodato II." He did a sort of pre-disco-era 'disco' remake of it. But you've no doubt heard this exact same music in countless movies and would likely recognize it immediately.[/glow] www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0000033WB001002/105-3969531-3888457[glow=blue,2,300]Originally released in 1968 in the heydey of American hippies and rampant drug experimentation within their culture, some people thought the film would make more sense if they saw it while being, oh shall we say, chemically altered. I've yet to have spoken to anyone who felt this *ehem* technique helped make any more sense of the movie. "2010: The Year We Make Contact" did, at least, explain some of the cryptic images of it's predecessor, and with a cast led by Roy Scheider and John Lithgow and Helen Mirren among others, I found it to be faster-paced and more fun than it's famous roots. The original movie can mover rather slowly at points, and the classical background has lulled me to sleep more than once when trying to watch it.[/glow] |
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