2001: A Space Odyssey - Pretentious Garbage or Masterpiece

Aug 6, 2018 10:11:33 GMT Vits said:

Can't it be both?

Aug 5, 2018 13:06:32 GMT charzhino said:

Its one of those films where you need to do some background reading before you view it for the first time

Aug 5, 2018 20:12:11 GMT llanwydd said:

it probably would be beneficial to read the book before seeing the film.

That's the same arguement fans of the source material use when an adaptation doesn't explain something... or people use when a movie based on true events expects the viewer to know every detail of historical context. No, a movie has to work on its own.

it does. Other than the book the film keeps some things deliberately ambiguous to allow for broader interpretation. Those missing answers are not plot holes or lack of exposition.

Eg, the monliths and the "intelligence" behind them: Are the intelligence Space Aliens, or God, or nature itself, or just a symbol for man's drive to explore and grow? The film does not say. But it shows the evolutionary journey of mankind.