2001: A Space Odyssey

Aroview: Stanley Kubrick’s milestone sci-fi film is a magnificent visual wonder which redefined the limits of film making.

Based on the short story ‘The Sentinal’ by Arthur C. Clarke, it traces the stages of Man, from evolutionary, predatory animals, to futuristic space travellers on a mission to Jupiter, who are being sabotaged by a malfunctioning computer known as HAL. Meticulously crafted and miles ahead of its time, it remains a giant enigma that is complusively (re)watchable.