Have a movie recommendation? DM me on Instagram or Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcast Email me: [email protected] In the history of cinema, there are certain films that come along that seemingly define their genre. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for spaghetti westerns, Ben-Hur for the epics, The Shining for horror films, and so many more, but no film defined its genre better than the 1968 Science-Fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The making of 2001 is almost as interesting as the movie itself. In 1964, legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick met best-selling science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Together, they started working on a story that was based on a previous short story that Clarke himself had written. In a very unique development process, Kubrick made the movie as Clark wrote the novel.  Not only the writing process, but the filming of the movie itself was groundbreaking as well. Specialized sets had to be designed to give the illusion of being in space. Groundbreaking camera tricks were designed to help with the illusion. The special effects were the best of the time, and still somewhat hold up even today, including a special photography trick that gave us the most famous sequence in the movie. (Kubrick won his only Oscar for the effects on 2001)  The story of 2001: A Space Odyssey is honestly too convoluted to be typed out in a few short paragraphs. It spans millions of years, beginning in the pre-man era of Earth all the way to the first year of the 21st century. There’s feuding man-ape tribes. There’s a space station and a moon-base. There’s a mission to Jupiter. There’s a malfunctioning (or not) computer. There’s a bunch of stars. And in the middle of all of it, a big black rectangular monolith. How is all of this connected? Tune in to find out!! Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movie-commentary-podcast/id1526950957  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1RLQAkNzaWQoVBLBZITNSC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxehtzRCZ4qjfLTMDIClbw/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-347499519h Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMDExNGVmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAIQ4aUDahcKEwjol9z975HrAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBQ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-movie-commentary-podcast iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-the-movie-commentary-podc-71326635/ Instagram/Facebook: @themoviecommentarypodcast