2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick.
It’s been a little over a decade since I last viewed 2001: A Space Odyssey, so I thought it would be interesting to see if my experience has changed. Here are my thoughts after another greatly enhanced watch….
THE SENSORY OVERLOAD
I’ve either forgotten, never realized or plain skipped over the movie’s first few minutes. Either all that or maybe I have a better TV in my life now….The opening moments creates a jarring, ear-splitting experience – a pattern continued throughout the movie. The sound of shrieking apes gathered around the monolith builds to a frenzy, taking you to the edge of sanity before yielding to the beautiful silence of Kubrick’s legendary jump cut. Later, the sonic intensity builds as the crew approaches the monolith before cutting through the screen.
EVOLUTION THROUGH THE BONE
In my peculiar head space, I couldn’t escape the thought of how relatively peaceful the apes’ existence appeared. There is a wonderful comfort in the simplicity of their lives – gathering as a family, playing – their life’s objective to find food. Compared to our evolved existence, their lives are the greater expression of freedom. However, the introduction of the bone and the violence that it implies forever alters their lives – as well as ours.
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