I experienced 2001 in Cinerama back in 1968. I was 13 and it blew my mind. I viewed it about 20 times in the first few years and have viewed it a couple times every year since. I've seen it at least 100 times and it's still my favorite.
I was 14 in 1968, I saw it in a Cinerama theatre and I was utterly stunned. There was noting remotely like it before, it was that original. I felt like I had just been on a journey to the moon and Jupiter. The next year - and although I was an aviation nut and had some idea what an incredible technical achievement it was - the crude black and white video Apollo moon landing seemed like somewhat of an anticlimax. I had already been there with Stanley Kubrick in 70mm 6 track sound. Definitely one of the greatest works of cinematic art IMHO.
I only seen one other film that is on the same level as 2001. And that is Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982) which is a documentary. I don't pretend to fully understand any of these films. They are both ahead of their time. That 1982 film poses another question: Are we destroying ourselves before we can reach alien life? The clock is ticking...
Not only the most profound, 2001 is: simply put: THE BEST MOVIE EVER CREATED IN THE WHOLE CINEMA HISTORY OF HUMANITY from the Lumiére brothers to this date. There hasn't been a movie as good and as well made and as profound as 2'001........period. Greetings from Colombia, where, by the way, we also watched it in Cinerama. My daughter Paloma, now 33, saw it for the first time at home with my LaserDisc copy when she was 9. It impressed her so much that my wife and me were amazed. It just shows how extraordinary this movie is.
The last statement in this video made me think how thoughts, emotions and ideas are spiritual, they have no physical substance, but they control our lives.
BTW, everyone should read the book The Lost worlds of 2001. It's an accompaniment to the book and movie. It describes the creation of the story, production issues, and things like that. Is sort of like a documentary in book form.
This movie changed me. I graduated as an engineer and joined NASA a year after this film. To this day, I am moved to want to explore the universe. If we humans can avoid the Great Filter, I think we will have a future we cannot even imagine today. I wish I could see what happened 1,000 years from today.
Definitely a timeless movie. And much like 1984 - it's a year we haven't quite gotten to yet. But it's coming, and we know it. But are we prepared? And I think THAT'S the key to all of Stan's film's is how unprepared we truly are in ALL of life's repeating circles. Be it love, war, exploration, powerful positions, and all the 'ism's' we try to avoid or mask. No matter how good we get, we'll never be THAT good!
Kubrick and Clarke was a match made in cinema heaven. One the ultimate gifted, uncompromising movie director/cinematographer, the other the ultimate gifted, uncompromising science fiction novelist/futurist. The sum fantastically greater than either alone. Flat screen monitors, computer AI we still have not approached yet, realistic nuclear propulsion, video tablets, holographic computer memory/firmware,. And that shuttle docking with the space station which I consider the greatest dance sequence in cinema history. I saw 2001, when it came out, in a huge Cinerama theater. I still remember the line outside that run for 2 blocks. No popcorn or drinks as I was spellbound in my seat. And when it was over, hearing in disbelief at "adults" saying how "boring" it was, and "what the Hell happened at the end?" A modern version of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge. lol "Asses! Cattle!"
What Jan Harlan says makes me wonder: Was the film, then, more or less an extension or visual expression of the music Kubrick loved, rather than the other way around? This would make it radical at the time and even so today, when film scores are still written merely to highlight the action.
The application of that specific music to the film was an accident - not a conscious intention by Kubrick. The projectionist in the dailies screening room chose the music to prevent everyone from falling asleep in the silence. It struck a nerve in Kubrick and inspired him to ditch the composed background music.
What is never mentioned about this film's realism was the fact that it depicted space as it really is i.e. SILENT! That is a big factor in the excitement of this film. You are really out there in space, you can't hear anything. For me that is one of the main things that marks it as a masterpiece but something rarely mentioned. Other space movies have to have engine sounds, clunks, clicks, explosions …. it just ruins the excitement because then you know you are in a movie, not in space. That's one of the main reasons 2010 was such a disaster in my opinion. Just not realistic enough. Why did they do that? They even give movies about the Apollo missions sound in space. They even give real footage of the Lunar module lifting off from the Moon sound effect! What the .... WHY????
I am also an ardent admirer of 2001, with this one exception... what turned us from apes to men was not violence and dominance, but trade. It is when we started trading minerals, water, spices, females (sorry, but it was true back then), that we started traveling, creating technology (wagons, ships) and modernizing, expanding our horizons. Leaders who continue to murder don't see the greater value in creating customers by offering items and entertainments (like 2001) for sale/trade.
Thats not the message of The Dawn of Man sequence. The crucial turning point was not violence, but intelligence to use tools. Though the point was made that our intelligence never cured us of our violent nature, as depicted by the cut from the bone weapon to the nuclear satellite in space. Even modern apes are still violent amongst each other, so yes, civilization is partly based on trade as well as technology.
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I experienced 2001 in Cinerama back in 1968. I was 13 and it blew my mind. I viewed it about 20 times in the first few years and have viewed it a couple times every year since. I've seen it at least 100 times and it's still my favorite.
I was 14 in 1968, I saw it in a Cinerama theatre and I was utterly stunned. There was noting remotely like it before, it was that original. I felt like I had just been on a journey to the moon and Jupiter. The next year - and although I was an aviation nut and had some idea what an incredible technical achievement it was - the crude black and white video Apollo moon landing seemed like somewhat of an anticlimax. I had already been there with Stanley Kubrick in 70mm 6 track sound. Definitely one of the greatest works of cinematic art IMHO.
Both 2001 and Shining I’ve seen 25+ times.
Simply THE most profound film I have ever witnessed. Suspect people will react in a similar way 100 years from now.
Absolutely.
I only seen one other film that is on the same level as 2001. And that is Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982) which is a documentary. I don't pretend to fully understand any of these films. They are both ahead of their time. That 1982 film poses another question: Are we destroying ourselves before we can reach alien life? The clock is ticking...
Not only the most profound, 2001 is: simply put: THE BEST MOVIE EVER CREATED IN THE WHOLE CINEMA HISTORY OF HUMANITY from the Lumiére brothers to this date. There hasn't been a movie as good and as well made and as profound as 2'001........period. Greetings from Colombia, where, by the way, we also watched it in Cinerama. My daughter Paloma, now 33, saw it for the first time at home with my LaserDisc copy when she was 9. It impressed her so much that my wife and me were amazed. It just shows how extraordinary this movie is.
The greatest silent movie ever made.
Hardly any dialogue- brilliant
I've tried this line myself: "This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye." It actually works quite effectively......
The last statement in this video made me think how thoughts, emotions and ideas are spiritual, they have no physical substance, but they control our lives.
18 viewings of 2001 over 55 years and I still want more.
BTW, everyone should read the book The Lost worlds of 2001. It's an accompaniment to the book and movie. It describes the creation of the story, production issues, and things like that. Is sort of like a documentary in book form.
This movie changed me. I graduated as an engineer and joined NASA a year after this film. To this day, I am moved to want to explore the universe. If we humans can avoid the Great Filter, I think we will have a future we cannot even imagine today. I wish I could see what happened 1,000 years from today.
I love Stanley Kubrick and his films.
vpro cinema NIce interview, very interesting. Thank you.
Fascinating interview!
Katharina designed Jaws' teeth in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'! xo) How did that happen?!
Definitely a timeless movie. And much like 1984 - it's a year we haven't quite gotten to yet. But it's coming, and we know it. But are we prepared? And I think THAT'S the key to all of Stan's film's is how unprepared we truly are in ALL of life's repeating circles. Be it love, war, exploration, powerful positions, and all the 'ism's' we try to avoid or mask. No matter how good we get, we'll never be THAT good!
Kubrick and Clarke was a match made in cinema heaven. One the ultimate gifted, uncompromising movie director/cinematographer, the other the ultimate gifted, uncompromising science fiction novelist/futurist. The sum fantastically greater than either alone. Flat screen monitors, computer AI we still have not approached yet, realistic nuclear propulsion, video tablets, holographic computer memory/firmware,. And that shuttle docking with the space station which I consider the greatest dance sequence in cinema history.
I saw 2001, when it came out, in a huge Cinerama theater. I still remember the line outside that run for 2 blocks. No popcorn or drinks as I was spellbound in my seat. And when it was over, hearing in disbelief at "adults" saying how "boring" it was, and "what the Hell happened at the end?" A modern version of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge. lol "Asses! Cattle!"
That was still the cowboy and Indian days. Not enough "shoot 'em up, bang, bang" excitement ,and too much thinking!
What Jan Harlan says makes me wonder: Was the film, then, more or less an extension or visual expression of the music Kubrick loved, rather than the other way around? This would make it radical at the time and even so today, when film scores are still written merely to highlight the action.
The application of that specific music to the film was an accident - not a conscious intention by Kubrick. The projectionist in the dailies screening room chose the music to prevent everyone from falling asleep in the silence. It struck a nerve in Kubrick and inspired him to ditch the composed background music.
is it just me or does she got it goin on for 64?
Well, I'm 65 and I agree 😄
What is never mentioned about this film's realism was the fact that it depicted space as it really is i.e. SILENT! That is a big factor in the excitement of this film. You are really out there in space, you can't hear anything. For me that is one of the main things that marks it as a masterpiece but something rarely mentioned. Other space movies have to have engine sounds, clunks, clicks, explosions …. it just ruins the excitement because then you know you are in a movie, not in space. That's one of the main reasons 2010 was such a disaster in my opinion. Just not realistic enough. Why did they do that? They even give movies about the Apollo missions sound in space. They even give real footage of the Lunar module lifting off from the Moon sound effect! What the .... WHY????
Silence equates to boredom for some people.
@@markberryhill2715 Yes I know. Sad, they haven't grown up. They need whoosh bang noises like a kid.
@@markberryhill2715 that is why Kubrick helps the audience to expand their attention span
@@a_23656 I have to admit I thought it was boring as a child, but loved it first time I seen it as an adult in my twenties. I seen the light, brother!
@@markberryhill2715 yes its a transcendental experience
Majority of actors & film technicians were canadian! :)
Critics for the most part, will be remembered for their mistakes. That in itself shows their place in history.
I am also an ardent admirer of 2001, with this one exception... what turned us from apes to men was not violence and dominance, but trade. It is when we started trading minerals, water, spices, females (sorry, but it was true back then), that we started traveling, creating technology (wagons, ships) and modernizing, expanding our horizons. Leaders who continue to murder don't see the greater value in creating customers by offering items and entertainments (like 2001) for sale/trade.
Thats not the message of The Dawn of Man sequence. The crucial turning point was not violence, but intelligence to use tools. Though the point was made that our intelligence never cured us of our violent nature, as depicted by the cut from the bone weapon to the nuclear satellite in space. Even modern apes are still violent amongst each other, so yes, civilization is partly based on trade as well as technology.
Pauline Kael was a terrific writer, but a lousy critic, if that's possible.