Watching 2001: A Space Odyssey - Part One
The triumphant opening title shot. Note: This post is filled with spoilers about the film 2001: A Space Odyssey Not long after finishing the novel , I watched Stanley Kubrick's brilliant film 2001: A Space Odyssey . But it was a hasty viewing and life got in the way of fully savoring it. My recent experience with the solar eclipse inspired me to settle myself enough to watch it again and appreciate this great film. I have not watched it since 2009 . While the novel by Arthur C. Clarke is bold and an accurate portrayal of the metaphysical ideas and primary details of the film, it is not one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. There are many other novels in that genre that would compete for that title. If Clarke has a great genre novel it is most likely his classic Childhood's End . Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey , on the other hand, is one of the greatest films of all time and would rank as such on any serious film connoisseur's list of