Thoroughly thought-provoking, intellectually stimulating take on evolution/artificial intelligence/the reaches of technology. Took a while to get used to from the very beginning, and once you're sort of in the groove of following, you're thrown off again towards the end! But after a while, I think that's what I liked about it.
The scientific and technological visuals are eerily ahead of it's time considering it was made in the late 60s (spot the iMac with webcam, the iPhone and iPad!) as well as an authentically realistic quality (much like Ridley Scott's 'Alien'), though was thrown off slightly by the descent (or ascent) into Surrealism closing the movie. Definitely opens up a new level of artistry (to me).
A truly artistic movie, that is sure to have inspired intense debate, and doesn't seem to conform to any formulaic movie constructs I've come across so far. Something that appears to be completely original! Definitely worth looking into the elements of it's making, and trying to read into it: Also Spake Zarathustra, Gayena, the tone poem/philosophical text used, as well as the specific imagery employed (the 'monolith' representing death?, the wheel).
Would put 85% if that were possible! Down 15% purely because of the enjoyment factor. Definitely an intellectual excercise, though not as entertaining or enjoyable a movie as other 5-Star/100% fare. You wouldn't take your girlfriend to see it, unless she was a bonafide nerd!(Originally composed on my Rotten Tomatoes account!).
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