Action fans won't find any gunfights or explosions here; instead, this is a deliberately paced adventure of the mind that requires patience, thought, and introspection. Although Geoffrey Unsworth's stylized cinematography favors a more subdued, earth-tone palette, this Dolby Vision presentation considerably improves on the colors, compared to its HD SDR counterpart, particularly the slightly wider assortment of browns, yellows, and tans. Fifty years later, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey remains a hypnotic, seminal sci-fi masterpiece of visual storytelling that continues to inspire, dumbfound and challenge. Kubrick decided early on that he wanted the film to be a primarily non-verbal experience, and the result is an eerily quiet film. I liked it for its still watchable and convincing special effects - all the more enjoyable when you understand that they were created without a single real computer.

FX and Early Conceptual Artwork-A retrospective of the art and visual effects designs that led to the mind-bending visions of Kubrick’s Space Odyssey.The silence is punctuated by classical music, technical banter between the astronauts, the hums and rumbles of the ship, and HAL's soothing voice. The best way I can describe the way the HDR and wide color work on 2001: A Space Odyssey is that it feels like what happens when restoration experts remove centuries of grime from old paintings to reveal the intensity and beauty of the original painting again.

The second idea is the film flowing is the portrait of an old man dreaming, from the start to the end of this movie. celebrates the film's 50th Anniversary on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a beautifully mesmerizing Dolby Vision HDR presentation that surpasses its HD SDR counterpart and a highly-satisfying DTS-HD soundtrack. Celebrating fifty years since it first astounded and bewildered audiences, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odysseyremains a hypnotic masterpiece of visual storytelling and a seminal, ground-breaking sci-fi classic that continues to inspire, dumbfound and influence. Wave 2 of Warner Brothers “Film Vault” series of releases is here, consisting of Jaws, Apollo 13, The Shawshank Redemption and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The structure of this film is that when the monolith on the African plain is placed with the apes, its physical symbol of the first logical thought by the apes, these being the size ratios of the squares of the first three integers, 1;2;3, (1:4:9).If you are interested in the philosophical possibility of science and technology as described in the film, I can recommend the following book, 'Hal's Legacy' by Stork. Still, whatever you may ultimately think of the film itself, 2001: A Space Odysseywill literally haunt your brain after you watch it. The ending is the thoughts of an astronaut dying in his bed in a dream and thinking ultimately if this is outstanding, then - with the Starchild appearing - think what our offspring will be capable of doing?

You’ve got great human performances led by Kier Dullea’s Astronaut Dave Bowman, who’s restrained and smart, focused, fearful and then determined to fight back – just when he needs to. Alongside the film 4K UHD, there’s a wealth of Special Features on an additional Blu-ray that includes insightful commentary from stars Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, plus Channel 4 Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth that talks to a host of filmmakers and creatives.In my view, it is not possible to look at this film in a coherent way without thinking hard about its place in cinema history and its place in the science fiction film genre. widescreen" bars, and my Oppo 4K player did not "stutter" or "freeze" during the HAL "decommissioning" sequence. a short doc about his photography when he was a photojournalist) and an Audio-Only 1996 interview with Kubrick by Jeremy Bernstein. I just ask them to imagine growing up in a time when this movie seemed to be as much predictive documentary as a work of science fiction. Wrapping things up are a mammoth 76-minute audio interview with Kubrick from 2016 (that’s worth a listen for die-hard Kubrick fans if you can cope for that long without any video accompaniment), and a (poor) theatrical trailer.

There’s something about his performance that can’t be undervalued, the work he does to captivate is just as iconic as the film and without him at the centre, we might not have the same overall admiration. When it reappears on the Moon in 2001, astronauts embark on an ill-fated interplanetary voyage to discover.If you’re a casual viewer, there’s an argument that 2001: A Space Odyssey is all about revelling in the cinematic and technical elements and could feel ‘slow’ (a statement I dislike), whereas if you film lover of all genres then you’ll appreciate what’s created here, and the wealth of influence it has on movies even to this day. And the sense of awe just grew as the film shifts into the Dawn of Man sequence, before leading to actual drooling as we get to experience Kubrick’s remarkable vision/recreation of space in its new 4K, high dynamic range glory. For more about 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K and the 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K Blu-ray release, see 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on September 28, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 5.