2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, and was inspired by Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel" and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also published a novelisation of the film, in part written concurrently with the screenplay, after the film's release. The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain and follows a voyage by astronauts, scientists, and the sentient supercomputer HAL to Jupiter to investigate an alien monolith.
The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and there are long sequences accompanied only by music. The soundtrack incorporates numerous works of classical music, including pieces by composers such as Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Aram Khachaturian, and GyΓΆrgy Ligeti.
The film received diverse critical responses, ranging from those who saw it as darkly apocalyptic to those who saw it as an optimistic reappraisal of the hopes of humanity. Critics noted its exploration of themes such as human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Kubrick the award for his direction of the visual effects. The film is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
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Arwen in the film version of fellowship spotting aragon picking some plants.
it'd be funny if I snuck up on him and put my sword right to his throat
Why do hollywood people think that's sexy? Like I think it is, but I am a bizarre person.
Naw, it is. But it's hardly the dang time or place. Aragon also really should have been on his guard. They got Nazgul chasing them, glancing around every once in a while is the least one could do. I get that elves are quiet but she's wearing all white and has a horse, you should notice that
Maybe Aragorn was playing along, pretending not to notice she was there.
I'm sure that's at least what he told her.
The blooper dimension: She accidently slits his throat and the rest of the movies are her trying to cover up the crime, getting caught, defending herself against some strange middle earth court system, escaping, being miserable while on the lam, getting caught again, blaming the one armed man, some other stuff and ending with her jumping into mount doom with the ring she lifted from those nosey hobbits.