If you were paying attention at all, you would understand that I’ve asserted nothing original at all. I am not asserting much about this film, everything I have typed are common criticisms of this film or quotes from the director. Of course being that you are a Kubrick obsessive you have to take criticism of your…

You haven’t refuted anything that I’ve stated, in fact you once again ignore some key points.

“For someone who keeps ranting about “my interpretation” of Kubrick, you keep inserting your interpretation of his comments about the music into what he actually said. What he said is explicit. The music that he put in the temp track for North was chosen as a guide for what Kubrick wanted out of each scene”

“Meh...the music was just what he had laying around when he was editing the film.” That is a laughable position.”

What the hell are you scribbling on about? This is just amusing. Aesthetics can be superficial. I know, what a surprise. In fact, it often is, like your false idol makes very clear in his interview. Once again with the outside interpretations and more irrelevant rhetoric. How about you cite the man who directed the…

Your rhetoric is irrelevant. As I stated before which you ignored because it’s inconvenient to your sensibilities and your obsessive need to defend this terrible film, plenty of filmmakers make it clear that certain musical compositions are to philosophy and deeper meaning. Kubrick makes no such claims whatsoever. His…

The music he ultimately went with is not essential. He had another score composed and scrapped it for what he called the “temporary music” read, the classical music, Danube, Zarathustra etc because it sounded better. How about you stop your peculiar process of ignoring the basic information the filmmaker stated…

On the film score Kubrick specifically said.

How can it be a major touchstone for the movie when the director doesn’t know what he is talking about as far as the “god concept”, he’s so keen on getting wrong, and you are so keen on getting wrong as well. As well as focusing in on it as if that would or should make 2001 a good film let alone a philosophical one.…

Clarke did not write the script himself. He co-authored it with the director, Kubrick. Also Kubrick directed the film so you and I are both aware who had a greater share of the film’s creative input and why it ultimately became a film that really had no idea what it wanted to be or was trying to convey.

How does someone who has made the accusation so many times I don’t “get” a film not even get my simple comments? I’m not making any statements about Arthur C. Clarke’s book at all.

“Clarke wrote the screenplay with Kubrick”

It might seem baffling to a Kubrick fanboy such as yourself that someone doesn’t like 2001 A Space Odyssey and find it a mess, but I don’t like the film. Many people don’t like the film. I got the film the first time I watched it. Telling me to look up Feuerbach is not going to do anything. It only cements the fact…

“So a film has to be universally praised from the get-go in order for it to be considered a legit masterpiece at any point in time?”

“If you want to talk about a filmmaker with fanboys, we can talk about Nolan’s spinning top at the end of Inception. He deliberately does not show whether it falls to leave it up to the viewer. This is a perfectly valid choice for a filmmaker.”

Just give it a decade or two. If it doesn’t arrive by then just give it another decade or two.

Yeah aliens are mentioned once because they represent “god”, an entire section is devoted to Kubrick making this clear, and which was also quite obvious to anyone who ever watched the film. The meaning, is it good or bad? Stanley Kubrick essentially says “who cares” The very fact you continue to believe this film is…

Another angry Kubrick fanboy. That has about as much to say about anything, as the movie he’s angrily defending, which is nothing at all.

The film has received just as much derision as it has praise. It’s the same case with Blade Runner another movie which is called a masterpiece today but received mixed to negative reviews at release. This change in perception was and is media hype.

“You are looking for answers to questions it doesn’t ask.”