MOVIES

I greatly admire the films of Stanley Kubrick.Perhaps  the most thought provoking, at least to me, are 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Thematically and stylistically, Odyssey is at the forefront. The film begins, audaciously some might say, with the Dawn Of Mankind, where discoveries are made, aided by the appearance of a Black Monolith. Eons later by -- talk about destroying time and space -- a mission in space is underway. It seems that a mysterious Black Monolith has been discovered and causing concern.  It is this that, again for me, accelerates the film's fascinations. 

A developing relationship with Hal, the ship's computer, the continued appearences of the Monolith,captured my attention. The film's ending, again featuring the Monolith, examines the stages of man in unique ways. The use of repeated themes, classical music, and lighting, Kubrick uses all go to make this a truly engaging film.