I wanted to watch it since very long ago. Quite some time ago, I tried to watch it, but it was so damn boring, that I gave up after 30 mins into the movie. Recently, I determined to finish the movie in one shot.
Nowadays, cinemas flooded with action-packed movies, and I as an audience also already adapted in this trend. May be that is why I complain about the rather slow pacing of Space Odysses. If we imagine we are living in 1968 and watch this movie, Space Odysses would be very far ahead of its time, far ahead in terms of practical effects. I still can't believe it came out one year before Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon! Many shots in Space Odysses still shadow most of the CGI in modern movies. Indeed, Stanley Kubrick really did a damn great job as a director for this movie, that many so called directors nowadays still need to learn from him, from this movie.
Like I said, the movie is very boring for me. The only thing that kept me motivated to sit through the movie is to see Hal 9000. I have long heard of the evilness of Hal, so I was very excited to see Hal in action. And no surprise, the most interesting part of the movie for me is the chapter Jupiter Mission, in which Hal is very heavily featured. Honestly, I feel like Hal is more "human" than any other characters in the movie. Hal is the villain, yes, but I felt so sorry for Hal when he begged for mercy when David was shutting him down. Hal's voice slowly became distorted and fading away, made me almost want to forgive Hal and let him "live". But David's decision was the right decision. It must be shut down.
The ending is very interesting. It leaves the audience with many questions, which was intentional as the director and Arthur C. Clarke said. In fact, just after the movie, I did alot of research and read a few reviews just to have some ideas to form my own interpretation.
In the end, I would still say it is a slightly boring movie. But I think it worths 150 mins of your life to watch it, to see the reason why it is a masterpiece.
The ending is very interesting. It leaves the audience with many questions, which was intentional as the director and Arthur C. Clarke said. In fact, just after the movie, I did alot of research and read a few reviews just to have some ideas to form my own interpretation.
In the end, I would still say it is a slightly boring movie. But I think it worths 150 mins of your life to watch it, to see the reason why it is a masterpiece.
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