Movie Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey
The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is directed by Stanley Kubrick and screenplay writer
Arthur C. Clarke. 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968 and released by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Kubrick is set the film entirely in the future to fantasize the space
beyond and rethink our human knowledge. The film deals with couple themes about
human evolution, technological changes, and extraterrestrial life. In the film, Kubrick uses
scientific realism, pioneering special effects, surrealism, and sounds of effects to allegory
the story. Also, Kubrick uses and open-ended method and allows the audiences to imagine
the movie later and beyond. The leading actors have Keir Dullea as Dr. Dave Bowman,
astronaut to Jupiter mission to discover why the monolith is sending a broadcast there.
Gary Lockwood as Dr. Frank Poole is a crew member of the spaceship. William Sylvester
as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd is researcher the black monolith on the moon. The studio was
first filming on Shepperton Studio in England. But later on they continues filming was at
MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood. The film specially used 70mm film to create
special effects for the movie. In March 1968, Kubrick finished editing the film and
released in April 1968. The production was $4.5 million over the initial $6.0 million
budget, and sixteen months behind schedule.
Background:
Stanley Kubrick is a talented American director, certainly one of the best directors of all
time. He was known other blockbuster hit movies like, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned
to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, A Clockwork Orange, Shining, and Full Metal
Jacket. Also, his film has variety of genres. He likes to use the slow method of working,
and use picture to show the narrative instead of dialogue. In the early of the production,
Stanley Kubrick creates a story about human adventure and exploration. Kubrick is focus
on attention to detail and the pacing of 2001. What appears to be slow and plodding is
actually conveying scenes in the movie and portraying the physical realities of space. Also,
Kubrick in the interview refused to offer an explanation of the movie, “”You’re free to
speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film.” He
prefers to let audiences embrace their own ideas and theories and encouraged people to
explore their own interpretations of the film,
Basic Plot:
The Dawn of Man
2001: A Space Odyssey begins in prehistoric times of earth with a group of apes living
