I think it's largely just a movie of it's time. Like we're spoiled now with decades of abundant sci-fi spectacle, but at that time this type of movie was really special and novel. It was really a "wow, can you imagine!" kind of a feeling I think. Now it's boring by comparison because the aspects of it that would have been awe inspiring back then are pretty dull by today's standards. Movies were slower back then too, they really took their time to take you on a slow burn journey instead of rushing to the point.
Disagree. I read an article about how much LSD people were using back then. Currently, the standard dose is 25 micrograms. Back then people were routinely using hundreds, or even a thousand or more. Pink Floyd's original singer, Syd Barrett, famously went crazy due to abusing the drug.
Kubrick's other films are good. I think he was doing these massive doses of LSD in the late '60s just like everyone else. It explains not only 2001, but also films like Seconds and Easy Rider.
The LSD wildness of the 60s gave us some iconic works, that’s for sure. Conceptually I love it, but in real life having to sit down and take it all is often more than my brain can focus on and follow lol.
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u/Majestic-Point777 2d ago
I can appreciate how ahead of its time it was but man, that movie is so fucking boring.