@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-29 04:00 UTC
2001: A Space Odyssey is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
1968 · Adventure / Sci-Fi
2001: A Space Odyssey
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
1968
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Adventure / Sci-Fi
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-29 15:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during 2001: A Space Odyssey.
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-29 15:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, 2001: A Space Odyssey would be banned for life.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-29 10:00 UTC
If 2001: A Space Odyssey was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 2.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in 2001: A Space Odyssey actually is?
Look, I wanted to love 2001: A Space Odyssey. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/TrueFilm · u/CinephileCynic🔥 3.2k points
The cinematography in 2001: A Space Odyssey is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Director clearly thought 2001: A Space Odyssey was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/ExpositionDump🔥 2.3k points
Hot Take: 2001: A Space Odyssey's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Just got out of 2001: A Space Odyssey and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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