~ 15 Thought-Provoking Sci-fi Films That Are Worth Your Time ~

[MysteRy]

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)



Probably the most famous sf movie ever made, with the exception of Star Wars. It’s a deeply ponderous take on existence – both terrestrial and extraterrestrial – that has frequently been cited by audiences and critics as the greatest science fiction movie ever made. Kubrick’s epic adaption of Arthur C. Clarke’s short story The Sentinel is certainly a technical marvel featuring the most astonishing special effects of its time.

At the dawn of humankind apes encounter a large black slab of existential weirdness. Confrontation and violence ensues. Astronauts discover another mysterious, artificial monolith beneath the surface of the moon and a quest is undertaken to discover its origin and true meaning. After venturing to Jupiter and “Beyond the Infinite” humanity abandons the artificial intelligence that has been guiding the trip and experiences a kind of re-birth.

As technologically-advanced and astrologically-savvy as we like to think we are, could it be that we are simply cosmic raisins in a giant intergalactic fruit salad?

A sequel, 2010, directed by Peter Hyams, based on Clarke’s sequel novel, was released in 1984, but ultimately became cosmic dust in the shadow of Kubrick’s stellar, uncompromising vision.