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Originally Posted by Lianachan
One thing that annoys me about 2001 is the elitist way in which those who do like it often assume that those of us who don't just don't understand it, or are in some way simple or defective. They are the true sci-fi fans, because, well, they are capable of appreciating 2001.
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Ditto.
I actually do understand
2001. I get the whole "monolith triggers the whole evolution of intelligence in primates that then go into space after a nice transition from a bone thrown in the air to a space station (Do you get it? Do you get the bone space station transition? Isn't it the BEST transition EVER?) from which people go to the moon where a newly discovered monolith sends a loud and annoying signal to Jupiter (or Saturn, or wherever) where they find another monolith and a computer goes insane and HEY! DIDJA NOTICE THAT THERE'S NO SOUND IN THE SPACE SCENES! NO SOUND IN SPACE! THAT'S WHY
2001 IS THE BEST SCIFI MOVIE EVER!" thing. Really. I do understand it.
Nevermind that the cell phone conversation of a 16 year old sitting next to me on a train is more interesting than the twenty minutes of "dialog" stretched out over two hours in the film. Nevermind that "Yes, it's a spaceship! Wow, what a great effect, let's keep it on screen for twenty minutes! Ooooh look! Another space ship! Let's keep it on screen for twenty minutes! DID YOU NOTICE THERE'S NO SOUND IN THE SPACE SCENES! NO SOUND IN SPACE! THAT'S WHY 2001 IS THE BEST SCIFI MOVIE EVER!!!!" bit. And nevermind the twenty minute psychedelic ending.
Nope. I guess I don't like the film because I just don't understand it.