Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 23. September 12 1977

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Voted by critics as one of the ten best films ever made. The technical brilliance of this film is largely due to Stanley Kubrick's perfectionism and far-reaching understanding of the technical possibilities of film.

The people in the film are servants to computers and are characterless and helpless amidst the marvels of space age technology. "Man stands bewildered before the machines of his own creation". This extremely realistic science fiction film leaves you spellbound with plenty to contemplate as the absolutely amazing images are revealed in front of your very eyes!

I think the maximum effect of the film can be gained through reading the book by Arthur C. Clark first, otherwise you'll have to see the film several times before you're satisfied that you understand it. Mind you I'm sure we're not supposed to understand it, but rather to go away contemplating the mysteries of the universe.

OPERATOR-I'VE BEEN CUT OFF