How the **** did Kubrick film 2001? *cinematography piff inside*

[newarkhiphop]

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

so you believe that? are you serious?

first you have to believe the that moon landing was faked to begin with which is a huge deal

then you have to believe that Kubrick did it and then clued us into it in one of his movies which was released a year before the first landing

I mean

Never said I believed it. But it's possible. Kubrick didn't allude to it in 2001, which came out a year before the landings, but in the Shining. I'm not saying this guy is right but he does bring up some interesting points, and reaches massively on a few as well. If it was any other director I'd never entertain the possibility, but given how amazing 2001 looks even to this day, it's certainly possible.

JFK: 'I Am a Jelly Donut' ('Ich Bin ein Berliner') - Urban Legends

"Parenthetically, it's true that in some parts of Germany the word Berliner can just as well denote a certain kind of jelly-filled pastry as a citizen of Berlin"

You really think Kubrick wasn't making a reference to that?

 

[Wiirdo]

Kubricks eye for visuals is unmatched by any other director. Those Vista shots in the dawn of man portion of the movie are gorgeous, some of the shots look like an oil painting

Terrence Malick.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Terrence Malick.

Tree of life was gorgeous. Still, no one is touching Kubrick's lens game.

 

[Rapmastermind]

Huge Kurbrick fan but I never got around to watching "2001" until recently. Wow, I was blown away. I remember being a kid and my dad use to watch it on VHS but it didn't interest me cause by that time "Star Wars" had taken over. Same with "Blade Runner", I remember look at the VHS box and thinking it was a Han Solo movie, lol. Anyways I'm glade I watched "Blade Runner" and "2001" later cause as a grown man I'm able to process all the themes and what's being presented. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is easily one of the greatest movies of all time. The effects for 1968 were mind blowing, I can't even imagine how blown away people were when they watched this. I loved the concept and themes.

It's trips me out cause watching 2001 you can see how it pretty much influenced all major sci-fi films after it including "Close Encounters, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Alien and Aliens" and even recently with "Prometheus" which clearly took from "2001". Kurbrick never won an Oscar for Directing, Best Picture or Writing but his only Oscar was for "2001" for Visual Effects. It was an amazing film and I'm still trying to process the ending and what it means. Also for people saying it was "Boring or Slow" I didn't get that. The movie had my attention all the way through. Sure the Primate/ape part was a little slow cause I was trying to understand where it's going but once you get into space you see how it's all connected. I mean the movie touched on Evolution, God, Space, Extra Terrestrials technology I mean just so many different themes. Love the whole Man vs Machine aspect and Hal 9000 was a great villain. Love the whole worm hole sequence. Straight up they need to re-release this in IMAX for a limited screening cause I would watch it. Honestly for years "The Shinning and Full Metal Jacket" were my favs from him but "2001" has shot up my list. Movie was just unbelievable. You know a movie is timeless when you can watch it 45 Years later and just be completely blown away.

 

[Uptown WaYo87]

i've never seen 2001 or blade runner


im going to make it my mission to watch them this weekend

 

[THE 101]

Huge Kurbrick fan but I never got around to watching "2001" until recently. Wow, I was blown away. I remember being a kid and my dad use to watch it on VHS but it didn't interest me cause by that time "Star Wars" had taken over. Same with "Blade Runner", I remember look at the VHS box and thinking it was a Han Solo movie, lol. Anyways I'm glade I watched "Blade Runner" and "2001" later cause as a grown man I'm able to process all the themes and what's being presented. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is easily one of the greatest movies of all time. The effects for 1968 were mind blowing, I can't even imagine how blown away people were when they watched this. I loved the concept and themes.

It's trips me out cause watching 2001 you can see how it pretty much influenced all major sci-fi films after it including "Close Encounters, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Alien and Aliens" and even recently with "Prometheus" which clearly took from "2001". Kurbrick never won an Oscar for Directing, Best Picture or Writing but his only Oscar was for "2001" for Visual Effects. It was an amazing film and I'm still trying to process the ending and what it means. Also for people saying it was "Boring or Slow" I didn't get that. The movie had my attention all the way through. Sure the Primate/ape part was a little slow cause I was trying to understand where it's going but once you get into space you see how it's all connected. I mean the movie touched on Evolution, God, Space, Extra Terrestrials technology I mean just so many different themes. Love the whole Man vs Machine aspect and Hal 9000 was a great villain. Love the whole worm hole sequence. Straight up they need to re-release this in IMAX for a limited screening cause I would watch it. Honestly for years "The Shinning and Full Metal Jacket" were my favs from him but "2001" has shot up my list. Movie was just unbelievable. You know a movie is timeless when you can watch it 45 Years later and just be completely blown away.

Fantastic post.

 

[FaTaL]

The visuals in 2001 are are amazing for its time but movie overall is solid

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Huge Kurbrick fan but I never got around to watching "2001" until recently. Wow, I was blown away. I remember being a kid and my dad use to watch it on VHS but it didn't interest me cause by that time "Star Wars" had taken over. Same with "Blade Runner", I remember look at the VHS box and thinking it was a Han Solo movie, lol. Anyways I'm glade I watched "Blade Runner" and "2001" later cause as a grown man I'm able to process all the themes and what's being presented. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is easily one of the greatest movies of all time. The effects for 1968 were mind blowing, I can't even imagine how blown away people were when they watched this. I loved the concept and themes.

It's trips me out cause watching 2001 you can see how it pretty much influenced all major sci-fi films after it including "Close Encounters, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Alien and Aliens" and even recently with "Prometheus" which clearly took from "2001". Kurbrick never won an Oscar for Directing, Best Picture or Writing but his only Oscar was for "2001" for Visual Effects. It was an amazing film and I'm still trying to process the ending and what it means. Also for people saying it was "Boring or Slow" I didn't get that. The movie had my attention all the way through. Sure the Primate/ape part was a little slow cause I was trying to understand where it's going but once you get into space you see how it's all connected. I mean the movie touched on Evolution, God, Space, Extra Terrestrials technology I mean just so many different themes. Love the whole Man vs Machine aspect and Hal 9000 was a great villain. Love the whole worm hole sequence. Straight up they need to re-release this in IMAX for a limited screening cause I would watch it. Honestly for years "The Shinning and Full Metal Jacket" were my favs from him but "2001" has shot up my list. Movie was just unbelievable. You know a movie is timeless when you can watch it 45 Years later and just be completely blown away.

I hadn't seen it either, until well after seeing all the other sci-fi classics like the ones you mentioned. I had just seen Prometheus before watching it and you can see the parallels so much. It's really amazing how influential the film was. I wouldn't say the beginning is boring, to me it's absolutely hypnotizing. How gorgeous the movie looks, all the stuff in space with the classical music. Especially when you're high it's just like..

thanks for reupping this thread (whoever did)

it's amazing how much this one shot conveys within the entire scope of the movie

still me everytime.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Got the BR a few days ago. Gonna peep it tonight.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Got the BR a few days ago. Gonna peep it tonight.

You might also wanna get 2010 to make sense of the ending of 2001. If only Kubrick had directed 2010........​

 

[Rapmastermind]

Speaking of old school Sci-Fi Classics, Everyone should also check out George Lucas debut film, "THX-1138", Before everyone hated him for the prequels and chopping up the original trilogy, this man was a true visionary of cinema. It's another one that you are able to appreciate more as an adult cause the themes were so deep even for back then. The whole movie predicted society getting addicted to prescription drugs. I know "Star Wars, Alien and Terminator" gets all the props from my generation. But 2001, THX and Close Encounters are way to underrated. They are all Sci-Fi Classics:

It was funny after I watched the movie, Gangstarr's "You know my steez" video popped in my head cause it was based on "THX-1138":

 

[Rapmastermind]

You might also wanna get 2010 to make sense of the ending of 2001. If only Kubrick had directed 2010........​

I'm scared to watch the sequel "2010" cause I don't want to ruin how I feel about the original. I know sequels happen without original directors all the time but something about "2010" without Kurbrick doesn't do it for me. It does have a great cast though.

 

[Rapmastermind]

I hadn't seen it either, until well after seeing all the other sci-fi classics like the ones you mentioned. I had just seen Prometheus before watching it and you can see the parallels so much. It's really amazing how influential the film was. I wouldn't say the beginning is boring, to me it's absolutely hypnotizing. How gorgeous the movie looks, all the stuff in space with the classical music. Especially when you're high it's just like..

thanks for reupping this thread (whoever did)

it's amazing how much this one shot conveys within the entire scope of the movie

still me everytime.

The Entire opening to "Prometheus" bit the opening of "2001" almost shot for shot. And the themes of humanity being created by an Extra Teresterial force was also something "Prometheus" clearly took from "2001". Again the DNA of modern Sci-Fi as we know it can be traced back to "2001". What's crazy is it's 2013 and we still aren't doing the things they thought we would be doing by 2001. The movie is really ahead of it's time. Also I loved the classical music. Something worked with those songs and the movie. It's like you've heard them before but they fit for that movie. There is also an original score to the film that wasn't used but it's not the same. It was tripping me out cause at one point the music sounded just like something from "Aliens", come to find out James Horner who did the score for James Cameron used some of the same music from "2001".:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRx8QOzMcas&list=PLCB640F5C218E176A"]6. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) - YouTube[/ame]



[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVHmY17QSOQ"]19. Resolution and Hyperspace (Aliens Soundtrack) - James Horner - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

The Entire opening to "Prometheus" bit the opening of "2001" almost shot for shot. And the themes of humanity being created by an Extra Teresterial force was also something "Prometheus" clearly took from "2001". Again the DNA of modern Sci-Fi as we know it can be traced back to "2001". What's crazy is it's 2013 and we still aren't doing the things they thought we would be doing by 2001. The movie is really ahead of it's time.

I just saw Jurassic Park in 3D imax and the CGI looked dated. This movie has no visual flaws...absolutely incredible.