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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thinking about selling my shit that's easy to move and going on one of those last-ditch benders.
what should i do besides drugs and paying someone to hold hands?
Give your money to the poor as jesus intended?
Take your money and go start a new life somewhere else and leave your worries behind?
i can't leave my fucking trauma and medical problems behind you fucking insensitive clod. what the actual fuck.
making myself destitute isn't going to give me a new lease on life, the point is to have a party for a few days so i can not feel terrible for a while and then check out.
Are you really trying to high road me for suggesting options that are better than getting high and KYS? I don't waste time being sensitive to people who try to make others feel bad by talking about suicide.
Why do you care if you feel terrible or not before you KYS? Its not gonna change anything. If you alteast gave the money to someone who needs it then you go out being altruistic instead of being hedonistic.
Or alternatively You could keep trying to stick it out and try to make changes that make your life better. Changing location can make a big impact and while your health issues may follow you maybe everything else being better/different would make life barrable enough that you don't want to die.
yeah fuck me for wanting to experience something other than misery for any amount of time
Do you honestly think that's what they were trying to do in their original comment?
Wtf? Because feeling terrible hurts, and sucks. So people avoid it if possible.
hey sorry if this is too prying, but have you tried to look for short-term things? I feel like (shitty) hookups are considerably easier to find than actual partners, and you might feel better if you're not touch starved