1 of 1001 2001: A Space Odyssey

"What are you doing Dave?"

Ah, yes HAL the computer in all his glory. When I first saw this film by Stanley Kubrick I didn't know what to expect. After viewing it, the film sticks with you, not just the imagery but also the theme song.

Stanley Kubrick's vision of Space is bizarre as it is frightening and beautiful. Also the idea of computers having more control over us scares us to the core. When this film was made computers were just coming into existence for use. HAL is the epitome of what happens when we put our trust into electronics than in humans.

Stanley Kubrick was a visionary of a director. His films all have a similar quality in that you're taken to a world that you're not familiar with. He shows you around and in the end your thankful for the tour but you're not quite the same anymore.

So, go rent 2001 sit back and prepare to be transported to a vision of the future that at the time when this film came out was scary and uncertain. Now as we are in 2007 the vision is fantastical but also scary for us as computers seem to be used more and more in today's society.

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