2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, and was inspired by Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel" and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also published a novelisation of the film, in part written concurrently with the screenplay, after the film's release. The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain and follows a voyage by astronauts, scientists, and the sentient supercomputer HAL to Jupiter to investigate an alien monolith.
The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and there are long sequences accompanied only by music. The soundtrack incorporates numerous works of classical music, including pieces by composers such as Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Aram Khachaturian, and György Ligeti.
The film received diverse critical responses, ranging from those who saw it as darkly apocalyptic to those who saw it as an optimistic reappraisal of the hopes of humanity. Critics noted its exploration of themes such as human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Kubrick the award for his direction of the visual effects. The film is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
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Some Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 thoughts:
oof oh goodness, 70s anime smells so fuckin good. NATOpedia notes that a lot of critics have complained of 0079's animation being "dated", but bitch that shit aged like fine wine
especially among TV, limited-animation stuff it is pretty good.
Nobody warned me this soundtrack would fuck so hard?? Mecha Warfare, Soundtrack by fucking Van McCoy lmao. Sometimes it creates tone clash but it's so cheesy and beautiful, 10/10.
Does Char suck? He kinda seems like he sucks. I guess the new Federation mobile suit must be REALLY good, cause the legendary Red Comet in his specialty pink Zaku, who took down five ships on his own, is getting clowned by some untrained kid in a mech. When Char says "That Federation mobile suit's a monster!!" I smell Zeon cope tbh.
0079 is nice I enjoy it!
Amuro has the specific kind of space autism that just makes him really good at piloting mechas, Char is used to fighting allistics
It's real in that it's my (correct) interpretation of
spoiler
what a newtype is in Gundam
I will return when I have seen more than 5 episodes =)
Char has it too, it's just that Amuro is his first opponent with it