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on Monday April 02 2018, @08:48PM
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Stanley Kubrick's science fiction epic, "2001: A Space Odyssey", was released 50 years ago this month. The film festival, Cannes Classic, will commemorate the occasion by showing an unrestored 70mm print of the 1968 masterpiece next month.
See also:
The Hollywood Reporter : Christopher Nolan to Present '2001: A Space Odyssey' in Cannes for Film's 50th Anniversary
Entertainment Weekly : 2001: A Space Odyssey star says sets 'made Disneyland look like a country fair'
Variety : Christopher Nolan to Present '2001: A Space Odyssey' at Cannes
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @10:35PM
It was only a mild success at the time. You have to admit the pace is slow, especially by today's standards. You have to view it kind of like an art film: study the look, feel, and sound and bring yourself to feel immersed rather than trying to find a plot or chase scene. What probably made it just profitable was the final Kaleidoscope-esque sequence that got the reputation for being a "groovy trip" under LSD. Many teens came in late just for the ending.
It's amazing what Stanley achieved without CGI. A documentary on how they did what they did is a show in itself. And the hardware looks "practical", compared to the smooth, sleek look of 40's and 50's sci-fi. Some of the same design and effects crews worked on Star Wars, giving the hardware a very functional and sometimes gritty feel, including wear-and-tear and dust, and engines that are clunky to start. Thus, 2001 was perhaps the start of this-is-real-and-routine-equipment feel
And it was ahead of it's time with tablet computers and Siri on Steroids: HAL-9000. Back then it was gee-whiz pie-in-sky stuff, now the kids would just say, "It's like Siri/Alexa, but smarter."
However, space travel is still not routine in the airline-esque sense shown. Probably because there's still no profit in space, beyond tourism for the rich. Maybe in another 50 years...