2001: A Space Odyssey2026-01-01
Toronto, ON
The existence of this film never ceases to amaze me. To see an art film on a massive scale come out on the heels of the formality of classic Hollywood really is something else. Movies like The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde ushered in New Hollywood and left the formality behind, but this isn't New Hollywood at all, it's like it was its own special force that left a crater in its wake. People stared at it in awe and pretty much said, yeah, we can't recapture or recreate what it did. It's just that technically and philosophically astounding. I see as a singular event, not the start of any kind of trend or wave. Sure, sci-fi became more commonplace in the '70s (Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, etc.), but none as profound as this. In a modern context, it's easy to just see it as an AI warning call, but I think it's a little more nuanced than that. These are programs created by humanity. And like it or not, we become dependent on them, even if we no longer understand their inner workings. So what do we do when we ourselves no longer serve a purpose to these programs?
Watched on 70mm at the TIFF Lightbox. Final film of the Magnificent 70mm series this year. Just fantastic stuff all around. Not sure if it's a yearly thing, I know they did it in 2023 but did a 3D series in 2024 instead, but I'm already mentally formulating my wantlist for next time around — Lawrence of Arabia and PlayTime would be an absolute joy to watch on 70mm.
Watched on 70mm at the TIFF Lightbox. Final film of the Magnificent 70mm series this year. Just fantastic stuff all around. Not sure if it's a yearly thing, I know they did it in 2023 but did a 3D series in 2024 instead, but I'm already mentally formulating my wantlist for next time around — Lawrence of Arabia and PlayTime would be an absolute joy to watch on 70mm.