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Watched on Monday March 10, 2025.

In the decade it’s been since I’ve seen this movie I thought that coming back to it with a more refined knowledge of film and the fact that I’m no longer a snot nosed 13 year old would magically make it click for me the way it does with everyone else. But I’ve come with news of great misfortune, it didn’t. I thought my love of Kubrick’s other works (specifically Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange, but everything else I’ve seen is his catalog is something of value to me) mixed with my interest of movies that contain slow burning but high tension scenes would really make this movie end up standing out to me in some regard but once again the whole time I was barely able to stay interested in anything that was happening aside from when HAL is the main focus. I recognize how visually impressive this movie is, most notably all of the shots of the space crafts throughout and the scenes where they go into the pod were all masterfully crafted. I think the overarching story is where it all falls flat for me, it takes ages to get to the meat and potatoes and the payout left me craving more. The biggest thing I gained from this rewatch is observing how much film as a whole is influenced by this one movie, it’s still so prevalent today wether it’s the cinematography, the style of storytelling, the silent atmosphere, etc, etc, the list goes on. Maybe I’ll let another decade and try again because there’s so much about this movie that’s in my wheelhouse, I just don’t think I’ve fit all the pieces together yet.

(Also this is my first “real” review of anything ever so if some stuff is worded weird/bad it’s because I’m a dumbass 🤠)

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(Hypnotic piano music plays Chopin)

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my favorite movies (roughly ranked)

1. Adaptation.
2. Blue Velvet
3. Trainspotting
4. Rushmore
5. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
6. Fargo
7. Synecdoche, New York
8. Cure
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
10. Wayne's World

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.