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Why 2001 is Insanely Overrated in a Nutshell

posted 5 years ago by LiquidOcelot (2424)
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One of the biggest points of praise for this movie is the open ended last act which encourages the viewers to discuss the meaning. Ambiguous storytelling is only worthy of praise to a certain point, until it becomes so ambiguous that it loses all meaning. It's much easier to keep something completely open to all manner of interpretation than to write something with an actual conclusion which takes genuine thought and creativity. This level of open ended storytelling is simply lazy.

Special effects were revolutionary though, i'll give it that much.

[–] TheArgentinian (7186) 5 years ago

You are why superhero movies dominate the landscape.

[–] illnagas (457) 4 years ago

Look at the ending of 2010. Totally forgettable because they try to spell everything out. Boring

[–] Adam60z (3774) 4 years ago

I think it's the greatest Sci-Fi film of all time. But only up until Dave enters that room...then they totally lose me.

[–] Owlwise (1536) 4 years ago

That's when it took me & countless other viewers to an even higher level of experience. :)