2001: A Space Odyssey is the greatest film ever made unless you disagree which is like totally fine

Also, that should've been there's no guarantee we *won't* return to the dark ages

[tallSycamore]

I saw "2001" in 1968 when it was first released, and I was 14 years old. This was a time before people became blasé to space travel and I was riveted by its depiction of the unknowing vastness of time, space, and creation. The cinematic pacing was perfect. I went on to have a career in digital fx because of it, and still count it as my most influential and favorite film.

[philippschmitt]

"The miracle of Man is not how far he has sunk, but how magnificently he has risen".
I (and maybe others as well) really needed this cosmic optimism. Thank you.

[gmerboie]

Just watched it like 10 minutes ago. The part where hal begs for his life is so haunting.

[Bootmahoy]

In 1968 my friend, Tom and I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Cooper Cinerama in St. Louis Park, MN, and it changed both of our lives. I went on to study physics and mathematics very seriously. I was 13. Tom was 14.

[wingflanagan]

This is one of the better essays on _2001_ I have come across. I agree completely. It's one of Kubrick's very few optimistic films, after he hit his stride with _Dr. Strangelove._ The "happy endings" of some of his earlier ones were forced - something he knew and decided to dispense with. With everything from _Stangelove_ on, he had fully established his style and working methods, with _2001_ perhaps representing the pinnacle. Well done.

[Blate]

“2001 is the greatest film ever made”

This man clearly hasn’t seen Fast and Furious 9 yet

[shinjk]

This does not change the fact that in Antarctica there are 21 million penguins and in Malta there are 502, 653 inhabitants. So if the penguins decide to invade Malta, each Maltese will have to fight 42 penguins.

[itsmootdamnitnotmute]

"Bear with me a second, I'm overly caffeinated and unemployed" At nearly 60 years of age I find that I'm increasingly asking myself WTF it's all been for. I turn to philosophy for an answer and this is what I get. I understand now that this is the only truly honest answer to that most fundamental question of existence.

[JingZ-iq]

Me too. Strangely 4 of us saw it stoned in an otherwise empty cinema in Stoke on Trent, late morning, in 68. The racing over the landscape we found particularly moving although we couldn't. The projectionist joined us and asked us if we would like to se it again. We universally instantly agreed.

[pw]

Arthur C. Clarke foresaw even what AI could bring us. And Kubrick’s absolute masterpiece.

[MrAlbedo]

You are one of the very, *very* few You Tubers for whom I have watched every single video you've posted, on both of your channels, many of them multiple times over. What a wonderful way with words you have.

[ragibshahriar]

The re-mastered version looks like a modern day sci-fi film, even better. This film just baffles me with creativity pouring out in each scene.

[rachard]

Literally *"We could make a religion out of this"*

[eclipsesonic]

2001 isn't a film, it's an experience! Watching the last 20 minutes for the first time was akin to a religious experience and I'm not exaggerating. Absolutely incredible on a visceral level. It's my all-time favourite film because of the atmosphere and immersion it creates, along with the excellent use of music and very convincing practical effects that still hold up to this day. The fact that this film is 55 years old is mind-blowing.

[tian]

The long "boring" scenes are the best ones to me. They're somehow exciting

[someone-jspg]

This is the most passive aggressive movie review title ever. but if you don't agree that's like totally fine.

[DARTHONHSNAP]

We were assigned to watch this movie for Philosophy in Film: the Future of AI and Minds. Such an excellent break from engineering to expand my view in art and the influence of film. I’m forever grateful that I got to see this film and was forced to see it all, because there is so much to unpack and wonder. I’ve never seen a film before or since that has captured the thrilling feelings of space, AI, and the future of us as a race.

[tomc.]

"We are risen apes, not fallen angels" Damn, that's quote and a half.

I'd never heard it before.


“But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.” - Robert Ardrey, _African Genesis_

[tomriley]

I saw this film in the cinema three times in 1968 and so many times since on tv that I've lost count. Being such an avid movie fan and now 78 years old, I can honestly say that with all the fantastic movies in the 70's and since, without exception, "2001" is still my all time number one.

[patcoston]

2:29 if Dave held his breath, his lungs would have burst. It's one of the most important things you learn when SCUBA diving. As you ascend, do not hold your breath because as the pressure decreases, the air in your lungs expands. Dave would have exhaled and not held his breath.