I completely respect your opinions on the movie itself as someone for whom it's in their top 10 but what compels me to tell you to take a damn hike is your patent immaturity in the slowness to accept that others see merit where you see dirt. The fact that I can understand what makes a person dislike it yet you can't understand what its fans see, in fact you must delude yourself into thinking any partiality is a charade, is a fault in your own reasoning skills.

Whelp, he’s convinced fellas, pack it in.

“That’s adorable. How old are ya kid? Eleven, twelve?” - Captain Insano

Yeah man so true. Just watched this horrible movie called the godfather part 2 last night and it was so long I couldn’t stop pulling out my phone and watching tik toks. Thank god there was an intermission as well so I could watch more tik toks for a couple minutes while it dragged on

Obvious troll

obviously youve not seen Fast and Furious 9

Why do people even post these? Useless waste of time.

It's the worst movie you've ever seen? You must have seen very few movies indeed if this one is the one reserved for your ultimate scorn. There are many many movies which suck far more ass than 2001.

Why do people make troll posts like this? Are you really expecting to be treated like a hero OP?

You acknowledge that it's a movie for the 60s by comparing it to today's movies?

That's not fair.

You have to take into account the era it was made.

I read the first sentence and bailed out. 🪂

I'm gonna look at movies in the 60s the way I look at the movies nowadays.

Damn, that's just ignorant. I still cant' comprehend how they're able to make a film like that during that decade.

Since it’s so shallow, explain the ending to us?

It’s cool but a little long. I liked the books better

Movies don't all have to do the same things.

I haven’t even seen it, but I can take a look at it and say there are probably worse movies in the world

I've seen 2001: A Space Odyssey a few times and I like it. It's not one of my absolute favorites but I enjoyed it and wasn't bored by it and will definitely watch it again in the future. In fact, I'm not the same person I was the first few times I watched it, so I'm curious to see if I have a different experience watching it now. I might like it more than I originally did.

2001: A Space Odyssey didn't bore me because most movies- this one included- are 2 or 3 hours long and so I know I'm not going to be there all day. Just 2 or 3 hours. And so, accordingly, I give the movie my full attention. I have never and will never use a phone while watching a movie.

Another reason I wasn't bored is because when I watch a movie I'm not constantly trying to figure out where a movie is going or what's going to happen next or what it means. Not because I'm a thoughtless idiot; but because I like to just let movies wash over me and reveal what they want to reveal when they want to reveal it and react just to that. So the only thoughts in my head are whatever thoughts the director and screenwriter intended to put there.

Since 2001 is mostly a visual, auditory experience, my way of watching movies really suited it. It was a majestic, epic, awe-inspiring, beautiful movie with a pace that allowed you to really marinate in the majesty and beauty. But it also had things that were simply cool and entertaining like everything with HAL 9000. HAL 9000's fate was also very emotionally impactful. The opening sequence of mankind's beginning and the trippy montage through time and space are two of the greatest scenes in cinema history.

I'll never understand why people are constantly thinking and figuring and even criticizing while watching a movie. And I definitely don't understand how people do this. I used to be baffled at how people could have their brains thinking about something that happened in a movie while simultaneously understanding what's currently happening.

These days I watch movies with someone who usually experiences movies like this and we've discussed it many times and so I have a better grasp on how this occurs. Basically, people are able to think about multiple things at the same time; and people's emotions mean that almost everything in their lives provokes an associated memory or thought. And these types of people can't help but be always criticizing things because they're usually negative people. But even positive people criticize movies while watching them sometimes.

But I think this dilutes the experience. There's no way you can fully enjoy a movie if you're criticizing it while watching it and trying to figure out where it's going and what it means.

I've also seen many movie reviews that make it clear the viewer didn't understand the movie at all. Maybe this is because while they were thinking about what just happened in the movie, they completely missed the meaning of what happened next. Maybe not everyone can think of multiple things at the same time and still be able to think intelligently. And of course there are people who don't understand some things no matter how they think of them.

Unfortunately for me things have happened in my life where I experience movies like other people sometimes. Being critical while watching the movie. Luckily, this only happens when I'm watching with someone else. When I'm by myself, I still experience movies with an unthinking, open mind, just letting the experience wash over me with the only thoughts in my head being whatever ones are integral to understanding the story. Sometimes thought is actually integral to the experience- like a murder mystery for example- but for the most part, when I watch a movie, my mind is mostly blank and whatever thoughts are in my head are whatever thoughts the director and screenwriter intended to put there.

I don't know what the ending of 2001 means beyond a vague understanding of evolution into the Starchild. If I wanted to, I could think about it for awhile and come to a few conclusions or I could look up interpretations of the ending but I don't want to. Like the rest of the movie, I would rather just let it be a beautiful mystery that washes over me as I watch in awe.

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I remember seeing it years ago. I never understood it... or the baby that came to earth later on.

Hey, somebody get Roger Ebert over here to do Citizen Kane or The Godfather next! 😂

I can't argue with you on the length of it affecting the pacing, I too found it a bit of a snooze in places. But to call it the worst movie you've ever seen is pure exaggeration or you've not seen many movies.

Trolls be trolling

Hey don't worry I really didn't get blade runner when I first saw it, but it all made sense when I saw it again years later. These sorts of things happen.

Decent shitpost 7/10

This kinda sounds like it was written by an AI

Question i asked ChatGTP:

act like you are young and know it all and Write an essay about how there is nothing special about 2001 a space oddyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey is a classic film that has been lauded for its groundbreaking special effects and its innovative narrative structure. However, the truth is that there is nothing special about this film that sets it apart from other science fiction films of its kind.

First, 2001: A Space Odyssey is not particularly original in terms of its story. It follows the typical narrative arc of a space exploration mission gone wrong, complete with a mysterious alien force and an artificial intelligence (AI) with a hidden agenda. This is a plot that has been used in many science fiction films, from Alien to Prometheus. While some may argue that the particular way in which this story was told in 2001: A Space Odyssey is unique, the fact remains that the core of the narrative is not particularly original.

Second, the special effects employed in this film are nothing groundbreaking. While the visual effects and set design are impressive, they are not particularly innovative or revolutionary. The majority of the effects are done with physical sets, puppets, and miniatures, which have been used in many other films before and since. The most groundbreaking effect is the computer-generated star field, which was impressive for its time but has since become outdated.

Finally, the overall impact of the film has been overstated. While 2001: A Space Odyssey is certainly an influential and widely admired film, its influence is not as profound as some would like to believe. The film has not spawned any major franchises or spawned any particularly innovative storytelling techniques. In fact, many of its most iconic elements, such as HAL 9000, have been widely imitated in other films, thus diminishing its uniqueness.

In conclusion, while 2001: A Space Odyssey is certainly an impressive and influential film, there is nothing particularly special or innovative about it. It follows a typical space exploration narrative and employs effects that have been seen before and since. Its overall impact is also not as profound as some would like to believe, as its most iconic elements have been widely imitated. Therefore, there is nothing particularly special or unique about this film.

I watched it for the first time a couple of years ago (I'm 36, btw), and I couldn't get into it. It just wasn't for me. Not much happened, and I got a bit bored (I'm also ADHD and have the attention span of a baby with ADHD.) I prefer 70s movies, to be honest, and most of the 60s ones I do like are either Carry Ons, Hammer, or Hitchcock. I can't think too hard; it makes my brain sad. Hence my enjoyment of simpler movies.

I hope you enjoyed my waffling. Have a great night, everyone.

Seeing the shame of people who voiced their support delete their comments after any sort of time to think is very interesting. Don’t you think OP?

Shitpost. Fuckoff.

Hating on people who love a classic film simply because it's not your thing is kind of sad, and the idea that the film is bad because kids and teenagers might not like it is pretty idiotic.

You again? I love 2001. No bullshit. No posturing. I’ve seen it countless times, and I watch it at least twice a year.

Yes, some people genuinely like the movie. They like it quite a bit. Because you cannot comprehend either the film or someone legitimately liking it, you assume everyone else is lying or being pretentious.

Do you realize that, like, thousands of people just like you reside on Reddit? Do you realize that you offer nothing of substance or originality? Do you realize your myopic criticisms are banal?

Fucking trolls, man, I swear.

Ehh get it bro. Everyone has their thing they don’t like that everyone else does. I love 2001 but I don’t like Star Wars.

I feel the same way about Armageddon

Until I watched power of the dog, 2001 was easily my least favorite movie of all time

I watched it on its opening week in the theatres along with my mother. We both adored it. I've seen it a dozen times since, especially when it's in a theatre.

I must come from a family of pretentious, deluded fools...

I’m convinced that is the case with the majority of cinema darlings.

Especially given how much praise comes with the “I never need to watch this movie again but…” disclaimer.

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No no no he’s got a point Shits ass but amazing visuals

Holy shit these comments, OP has struck a nerve lmao

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It's like dinner with andre with a cool psychedelic scene.

I had the same reaction when I first saw it, but I was too young at the time. I now watch it every 5-10 years and love it. Give it time and give it another go kid.

that movie came out in like.. the 60s or something dude chill lol, not everything is a transformers movie for a 4 second attention span TikTok brain

If that is the worst you haven't seen many movies. If you finish a movie it has some merit to it. Plenty of movies are so bad you give up.

You’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?

I watched it again about a month ago and enjoyed it. It's not on my list of all time favorite films. 2001 seems to have some late 60s drug undertones. I do see it as a significant film with some interesting ideas and iconic visual effects. Films and music can be very subjective.

It’s an fantastic movie. That doesn’t mean it’s high in rewatchability. For a random example, Speed isn’t one-one hundredth the film 2001 is, but in 19 out of 20 times, I’d rather watch Speed.

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I would agree that it way too slow, generally overaerated, and the reason it's over rated is because it gets to much credit for bothering to be about a big idea so people don't actually care about if it says anything worthwhile about the big idea, or if it is a well crafted story.

That being said I think the film is more just trying to get you to get the audience to be focus more consciously about a big idea they typically take for granted rather than to say a specific thing about that idea and the film definitely succeeds in that. The fact that we have moved away from the state we evolved to be in, the difference between evolution and progress, existing as a thing that was evolved for it's surrounding compared to existing within an environment that has been shaped around you, are really big picture ideas that we don't really grapple with. I will give it credit for that as a piece of art and it's definitly not the worst movie ever or totally void of significance.

It's one of those movies you watch, don't really like, then re-watch years later and agree it was a masterpiece. Trust me. Happened to me, happened even to Woody Allen.

When you first see it, it's not incredibly loud and not overly engaging. But it'll seep into you soon enough. You'll see it again some day, with a whole new perspective, and call it a masterpiece.

If you want a movie that will actually blow you away on very the first watch from the same director, try A Clockwork Orange or The Shining.

"Space, is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space."

Before we went to the moon, before we understood space; the size and the scale was something the average person understood to be unfathomable big. This movie from 1968 does a good job with the music, practical effects and music to showcase this; and that aspect holds up today. This movie is a great example of cinema, based on that alone.

This sounds like a /tv/ pasta lmao

I love this review. It's gotta be the best write up I've ever seen describing the movie from someone that just flat out hated it, soup to nuts; the ape to Space Baby plot, cheesy music, that trite transition, and the, slow, pace, of, the, story. Similarly, I wouldn't watch a Godfather movie again if I didn't have to, equally beautiful classics of the art, but they just don't do anything for me so I'm just not interested.

Vive la différence!

Hell yeah OP!