2001 A Space Odyssey | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Commentary

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  @arraymac227 · 2 years ago

  In case no one has mentioned this: the opening is intended for a closed-curtain viewing. &nbsp;The curtains would part when the MGM logo came on. &nbsp;This can also be seen with <i>Lawrence of Arabia</i> and <i>West Side Story</i> from the 1960s. &nbsp;Like theatrical overtures it was.

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  @jonhenke1504 · 2 years ago (edited)

  When George said &quot;this movie is such an acid trip&quot; just prior to Bowman going into the monolith I literally hurt my sides laughing knowing what was coming next!!!!! A definite &quot;wait for it&quot; moment!!<br>The child inside the womb was called the starchild in the book and it does represent the next stage in evolution for mankind. &nbsp;If you want some answers and to react to a darn good sequel do &quot;2010 the year we make contact&quot;! It has a fantastic cast and it&apos;s also very well done and answers a lot of questions from 2001!!!

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  @Telrathian · 2 years ago

  The timing of George&apos;s &quot;This movie is such an acid trip.&quot; was so perfect.

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  @falcychead8198 · 2 years ago

  I only just now realized that the <i>real</i> theme of this movie is the Evolution of Food. &nbsp;At first the apes were fighting off tapirs for the shrubbery, then they were &quot;uplifted&quot; to red meat. &nbsp;4 million years later we had advanced to drinking peas and carrots through straws, then crustless sandwiches, TV dinners, and finally in Beyond the Infinite Dave was able to sit down for a proper dinner. &nbsp;Then he botched <i>that</i> up, and the aliens went &quot;we can&apos;t have nice things&quot; and started feeding him umbilically.

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  @brianimator · 2 years ago (edited)

  In the jogging scene the entire room is on a rotating gimbal. So the actor is not running around it, the room is rotating around the actor, who is simply running in place. The trick is in the clever camera placement that fools you. Brilliant stuff.

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  @MariusWales · 2 years ago

  Douglas Rain&apos;s vocal performance as HAL 9000 is still one of the most chilling performances ever. That calm and calculating demeanour with emotionless intentions behind that soulless and unmoving red eye. Geez!

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  @BigSleepyOx · 2 years ago

  To answer your questions regarding the &quot;old classical&quot; music. &nbsp;The first piece is &quot;Also Sprach Zarathustra&quot; by Richard Strauss. &nbsp;It was written before this movie, but this movie is what put that piece of music into the popular culture. &nbsp;The second piece is not from Nutcracker (though that was a good guess), it&apos;s the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss (no relation). &nbsp;That piece was already in the pop culture before this movie.

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  @gunslinger2566 · 2 years ago

  Kubrick actually did shoot the Moon landing. <br>As a perfectionist though, he demanded it be shot on location.

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  @howtohamster · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo1XmxP4ZXs&amp;t=220">3:40</a> &nbsp;&quot;Looks like twitter&quot; &nbsp;LOL

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  @whawaii · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo1XmxP4ZXs&amp;t=1031">17:11</a> - FUN FACT: The &quot;VIBRATOR&quot; light is for an actual device that would be mounted on aircraft instrument panels to make sure all mechanical gauges are reading correctly. (i.e. like constantly tapping on a gauge.)<br><br>Here&apos;s the definition from a parts manufacturer, &quot;A mechanical device, electrically operated, designed to be mounted to the instrument panel of an aircraft to prevent instruments from intermittently sticking.&quot;

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  @WithTwoFlakes · 2 years ago

  I was a 12 yr old sci-fi geek when I went to see this in the cinema here in the UK. To say that I and the rest of the audience were completely blown away is an understatement. It was all we talked about at school for days afterwards. To see it through your (fresh) eyes 55yrs later kinda brought back the wonder that we all felt back in the day...

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  @rich6113 · 2 years ago

  Simone: &quot;Could you imagine watching this stoned?&quot;<br><br>Ashleigh Burton: &quot;Hi. Yes. Hello!&quot;

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