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longship

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4. I love that film!

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Sep 3, 2017, 12:58 AM

Sep 2017

It is a bit strange, but it is an astounding cinematic wonder.

Kubrick pushed the envelope and made the greatest SciFi film in history. He broke all the tropes.

* No sounds in outer space.
* Music score and cinema instead of dialog.
* Exhibiting the utter loneliness of space.
* Mind jarring visuals.
* Plus he just pushes so many buttons, without knowing which ones. He knew his film would have impact.

I can watch that film over an over again. It is an extraordinary achievement.

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Revisiting "2001", getting oddysied again [View all] madamesilverspurs Sep 2017 OP

Just what do you think you are doing madamsilverspurs? tymorial Sep 2017 #1

Ha! madamesilverspurs Sep 2017 #2

I wasn't alive then but I have similar thoughts about my early tymorial Sep 2017 #3

I love that film! longship Sep 2017 #4