This is beautifully said and written. Makes me reconsider Kubrick's work, as I must admit I've come to not really like many of his movies as time has gone on. But it's not that I don't like the movies, per se, but rather what I suspect might just be his personality. Like David Cronenberg, so many of his movies are colder than cold, they remind me of vodka and vicodin. It's a worldview that makes me deeply uncomfortable, i must admit, but i think the detachment lends itself well to exploring power and sexuality like he does in this movie, which I like more than most.
Also interesting that you read the monolith as a screen. I always took it as just tech in general. Fascinating!
This is beautifully said and written. Makes me reconsider Kubrick's work, as I must admit I've come to not really like many of his movies as time has gone on. But it's not that I don't like the movies, per se, but rather what I suspect might just be his personality. Like David Cronenberg, so many of his movies are colder than cold, they remind me of vodka and vicodin. It's a worldview that makes me deeply uncomfortable, i must admit, but i think the detachment lends itself well to exploring power and sexuality like he does in this movie, which I like more than most.
Also interesting that you read the monolith as a screen. I always took it as just tech in general. Fascinating!
This is so good Jim!