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 György 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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Duelling is just so funny to me. Grown rich men literally risking their life away (and often dying) because they dont want to be called unmanly by some bozo or something.
The swedish one especially, as apparently there was literally no class restriction on who can challenge so some peasant or berserker can literally get rich by duelling nobles and taking their homes.
Where’s this kind of class mobility in capitalism now, huh?
The seconds usually brokered an agreement…usually.
I think it was Lincoln who picked swords for a duel and brought a broadsword. The other guy backed down upon realizing just how badly he’d get fucked up by that reach.
I love that energy. I’ve told Quakers in the US would get challenged, and since the challenged has the right to choose weapons so they aren’t forced to duel with something they suck with the Quakers would pick ridiculous things like cannons or mackerel to show that they found the whole thing ridiculous and would not treat it with dignity.
This raises the question of who was out there challenging pacifists to duels and expecting a serious response.
A cannon duel would be so badass.
Have you heard the tale of the hot air balloon duel? Similar lack of sense, but hilarious ending in a coyote tale kind of way
No, I haven’t heard that one. Spill!
Yeah the “accusing someone of unmanliness so you can kill him and take his stuff” is like the 9th century equivalent of bitcoin bros speed-running hundreds of years of banking regulation. A bunch of dudes named Torgny and Olaf sitting around the mead hall like “Hey did you hear Sven was called ergi by some 7 foot 14 guy who cut his head off in one stroke and took all his stuff? Kinda fucked up idk how I feel about that”.