2001: space odyssey

this year marks the 50th anniversary of 2001: space odyssey since it was conceived so i just feel like its a perfect time for a revisit! for me this is not only a film, but instead a transcendent cinematic experience that graced us with one of the most grandeur and visionary artforms in history. kubrick explored a theme thats way ahead of its time and conjured it in an insanely sophisticated visualization, resulting to a blitz of candy for the eyes.

it contains minimal narrative (there's literally no proper dialogue for the first 20 minutes) and the expositions are juxtaposed with epic space scenes and goosebumps inducing music such as johann strauss' classic blue danube and gyorgi ligeti's haunting lux aeterna. with kubrick's masterful skills, the whole combination transforms into a visual poetry that gradually draws us into its surrealist world and eventually leaves us breathless. the defying gravity scene via centripetal motion, the innovative model for spaceship designs, the highly detailed interiors and exteriors; they present a futuristic vision but also look realistic at the same time.

through this masterpiece kubrick invites us to reanalyze the basic nature of human instinct, evolution, and the thought that we are never alone in this universe. that there are endless possibilities out there that we have yet to discover, that theres no limit for our intelligence to advance, and that in the end its not about the destination but the journey, hence odyssey! undoubtedly a film that will be discussed for many generations to come.