Just watched "2001: a space odyssey" for the first time. What just happened?

[Jothaxe]

I rented it tonight because I have heard so much about it and I decided I would like to evaluate it for myself.

Stated simply" this movie threw me for a loop. I honestly have little clue what was going on the whole time. Especially the ending - what was happening with all the colors, etc.?

Could somebody who has a better grasp on the movie try to give me a clue to what the plot is? Or if the plot isnt the important thing, what is?

Thanks for any help!

-jothaxe

 

[yakko]

Read all four books and you will have a better idea of what is going on.

 

[Platypus]

Ahhh kubrick

 

[Jothaxe]

<< Read all four books and you will have a better idea of what is going on. >>



Are they worth the read?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Why read when we can have someone who understands simply be nice and tell us?


(BTW, I'm a little confused as well)

 

[Nemesis77]

Isn't it nice to have movies where they don't explain everything? Where you have to think for yourself? Yep, the ending is a bit weird, but I like that movie!

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Are we asking about every goddamn movie on the goddamn market? No. It's one goddamn movie out of the whole goddamn lot. Give us a goddamn clue already goddamn you!

 

[Telemonius]

there are several interpretations of the movie. i've heard that the book is clearer.

read this

 

[Jothaxe]

WW was kind enough to give me a couple of references.

I found this essay about the ending extremely helpful.

Also, here are many other links.

See if these clear anything up for you FFMCobalt.

-jothaxe

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

thanks

 

[BatmanNate]

I love the beginning of that movie, with the monkeys hitting each other with sticks...kinda reminds me of high school.

 

[Jfur]

I love that movie, too. Great soundtrack and it really forces you to think.

 

[cavingjan]

Movie was good but the book was better and is a light read. Well worth the two days that it took to read it. It will also help if you watch 2010. More pieces will fall in place then.

 

[SendTrash]

sorry, but I thought that movie was sooo boring, tried to watch it 3 times.. and the end was wtf

 

[ElFenix]

they ran out of money at the end. that explains it.

 

[AmbitV]

when the movie first came out it was, like most of Kubrick's films, bashed by critics and the public.
Only later people started realizing what a great movie it was.
For me, I liked all the scenes that showed how future space life might be...those were awesome

here's Ebert's review:
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