Rating of
3.5/4
RAD 9000!
Supercrum - wrote on 02/02/08
Epic, epic, epic... The first 30 minutes of this film ring true as so many things are stated about mankind. Kubrick paints many great pictures in this movie that should all be understood with only a few viewings if not less. This is definitely a movie that uses its uniqueness to break boundaries, much to the likes of Citizen Kane, in multi-cinematic realms such as science-fiction, theatre, and social/philosophical commentary to name a few.
What Crum Dug! - The Dawn of Man sequence is legendary, also the fact that I know of no other movie that can still be as intense that does not feature dialogue until 38 minutes into the film. Great movie! Worth watching! Try to not get bored and really invest yourself into the movie and you shouldn't be disappointed.
Bah Crumbug! - Some parts of the movie run a little slow, but I think this is attributed mostly to the "real" emphasis of sound in space as well as the many themes of this flick that have to do with moving at evolutionary speed.
Remember, this movie DOES have a theme and like many other cinematic works, it's not always easy to decipher which is part of why it's gold. In a society that most times indulges obedience rather than free thought, it's nice to have a piece that leaves you asking questions and gets one to stimulate that grey matter...
