2001: A Space Odyssey

im afraid daveRATING: A- The monkey intro was cool, funny, and weird. I didn't understand anything because why did they start a movie like that? The soundtrack, sound effects, and the gorillas' acting were perfect. Everything from the sound effects to the cinematography to the beating of the other gorilla, I enjoyed a lot. And then we get to space because this is a space movie that starts with gorillas fighting each other! One thing that I still find hard to believe is how this movie was made in the 60s and still has the quality of today's movies. It's a classic filled with classic shots, scenes, and music, and it was made like 50 years ago. Imagine how people at that time reacted to seeing a movie with such quality for the time. I can't stress enough just how beautiful this was. Everything was so centered, the scenarios were so beautifully built, and so well recorded. Everything in this works together and is so cinematic and easy to watch. It made the 2 hours and 20 minutes pass quickly and kept me so invested during the whole time. Its story was also interesting and way advanced for its time. The whole AI thing is more relatable now than it ever was, so it's incredible that they were just able to predict the future in this way. I also find it kinda funny that HAL malfunctions and begins to act out of violence because he was programmed to simultaneously relay accurate information to the crew and also keep confidential information regarding the mission from them. The guy doesn't know what to do and has a breakdown and loses it. I think if people keep pressuring chat GPT to generate images he can't, he will turn out like HAL. The monolith is such a cool concept, and I know some people didn't understand its meaning, so I will explain it to you, or Wikipedia will. Monoliths are machines in black cuboids whose sides extend in the precise ratio of 1:4:9 (12:22:32) built by an unseen extraterrestrial species whom Clarke dubbed the Firstborn and who he suggests are the earliest highly intelligent species to evolve in the Milky Way. In the series of novels (and the films based on these), three Monoliths are discovered in the Solar System by australopithecines and their human descendants. The characters' responses to their discoveries drive the plot of the series and influence its fictional history, particularly by encouraging humanity to progress with technological development. The first Monolith appears at the beginning of the story, four million years before the present era. It is discovered by a group of australopithecines and triggers a shift in evolution, starting with the ability to use tools and weapons.It is later revealed that thousands of other Monoliths exist elsewhere in the galaxy. Basically, the monolith triggers evolutionary shifts. After finding it for the first time, the tribe learns how to craft weapons, a change that affects humanity forever. It represents the development of humanity. The last 20 minutes are insane visually, and everything in the shots of him arriving at that house or whatever that was, were beautiful. I interpret that the ending was him being studied by the creators of the monolith. Through the rest of his life after his death, he becomes a fetus again and gets thrown back into Earth to relive his life. How? I don't know. This movie is history, and I can see why it's so different and unique, especially for the time it was made. The thing I love about this is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways, and that's the beauty of it. Its visuals and scenarios are insane; its story is so different in everyone's minds, and I might not even be right. I don't think I am; nobody is. There is no canon ending, so we make the ending in our minds. Its references and impact are undeniable, but still, it's just a movie. The difference is it has no ending. It represents evolution in a euphoric way. Kubrick made a masterpiece in this, and apparently, Kubrick talked about the ending, but I still think its a form on interpretation apparently the real ending is this.The 2001: A Space Odyssey ending explained by Kubrick reveals that the neoclassical bedroom that Dave finds himself in is an enclosure. The enclosure was built by the god-like aliens that captured him thought he'd like. Overall, I think "Space Odyssey" is a visceral ride. It's beautiful to watch, insane, meaningful, and unique. It's full of little details and references, with a confusing ending that has no canon explanation. It's for everyone to make their own ending, whether they like it or not. You can make your own ending of this film based on what you saw if you ignore what Kubrick said what was the real ending.