An epochal film, 2001: A Space Odyssey is the work of a professional who presents all of his qualities onto the film (almost). But it’s brilliance derives from the questions it asks, and the thoughts it provokes us with, dealing with what seems to be one of the most important themes of science fiction: technology. A film so caught up in it’s ethereal landscapes filled with ideas that it forgets one of the most crucial parts of filmmaking, character. And while one can attempt to argue that this isn’t the idea of the film, I disagree, the characters are cold, plain, weak, HAL-9000 proves to be a more interesting individual then the men on the ship, our descendants in the first scene proves to carry more emotional weight which says a lot about this film. It’s so caught up in its perfected framework, state of the art special effects and ideas that prove to become a reality years later that it forgets to form memorable characters. But alas, it takes multiple watches before I can fully review this film, so I will leave it at