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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. It has been considered by almost all film critics as a leading contender for the greatest movie of all time. It consistently makes the top ten, at most top twenty, in lists of the greatest films ever. I have heard about this film many times, but I refused to see it for a long time. I have always tried to avoid watching movies made earlier than the 80s, and I still do. However, I am very glad that I took the time to watch this wonderful movie, and I regret that I have not done so before. However, I probably would not have appreciated this film at a younger age, because this movie is not for the simple minded. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a movie that makes us think about who we are as human beings, who we've become and who we might become. Somehow, it manages to do this with minimal dialogue. Now, I get bored easily while watching movies. There are tons of movies that I have sat through, wishing to myself for the movie to end, as well as several that I have turned off out of sheer boredom. As I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, I kept wondering to myself why I wasn't getting bored. The reason is that this movie is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen in my life. Each sequence has been expertly crafted by Kubrick to inspire awe into the viewer. It is amazing how these images were so well done in the 60s. These images are so well done that I feel that they stand up to the likes of Avatar, the new technical achievement of the 21st century. Ironically, Avatar's director, James Cameron, was inspired to make movies from watching 2001: A Space Odyssey as a kid. Avatar immerses the viewer in a huge, exotic world, while 2001: A Space Odyssey captures the viewer in simple, wondrous images. What makes the images truly powerful is the music. Kubrick's selection of music is fantastic and has made several sequences very memorable. The Blue Danube is forever associated with images of things floating in movies, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra is forever associated with somebody doing something big in movies. The impact that 2001: A Space Odyssey has made in film is tremendous, and you may not even know it. 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to be referenced in many movies and TV shows to this day. Check out the IMDb page for the several hundred movies and TV shows it is referenced in.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/movieconnections
It has inspired many great filmmakers like George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, as well as Steven Spielberg, director of countless films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park. It completely changed the way how filmmakers thought about making movies and inspired them to make very creative films. I don't even want to imagine how different films would be without 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2001: A Space Odyssey has greatly influenced the world of film, because the fact of the matter is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is truly a masterpiece.
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