reporter Chen Juan
this year's Spring Festival file suddenly broke into two science fiction movies: one is adapted from the novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, "The Wandering Earth", and the other is "Crazy Alien" directed by Ning Hao. Coupled with the follow-up "Shanghai Fortress" and "Trowder", more and more Chinese filmmakers have set their sights on space, aliens, the future... 2019 is even called the Year of Chinese Science Fiction. And when it comes to science fiction movies, you have to mention Stanley Kubrick, and his "2001 Space Odyssey", which is called "the masterpiece"-as early as 50 years ago, this movie has begun to tell the story. The story in outer space.
In March 1964, Kubrick wrote a letter to British science fiction writer Arthur Charles Clark, saying that he wanted to "discuss the possibility of making a well-known science fiction film." After the two met, Kubrick spent $10,000 to buy Clark’s 6 short stories.
Four years later, these stories were adapted and reshaped, and were put on the big screen, named "2001 A Space Odyssey". The movie began in Africa 4 million years ago, when a mysterious black stone suddenly appeared, orangutans began to evolve and learn to use tools. In the picture, an orangutan throws his bones into the sky. After a series of slow motions, a spaceship appeared in front of the audience-this scene is so classic that it has been copied countless times in the following decades. The story in the movie In 2001, in order to find the root of Black Stone, mankind started a Jupiter landing plan...
On April 3, 1968, "2001 A Space Odyssey" was released. The silent space, the astronaut's weightless scene, and the psychedelic silent ending in the film all make the audience feel both fresh and confused. The movie eventually won the box office champion of the year, and it also established Kubrick's position in the world film world, especially in the category of science fiction movies. In many subsequent sci-fi movies, the shadow of "2001 A Space Odyssey" can be found more or less, such as exploring Saturn, alien life, artificial intelligence... Directors Spielberg and Nolan have both said that their creations Kubrick’s influence and inspiration.
Kubrick's life, excluding documentaries and posthumous works, made a total of 13 movies, but the content involved almost covers all types. In 1957, he shot the war film "Road to Glory" and became famous in one fell swoop; in 1962, "Lolita", which tells the story of love between middle-aged men and girls, caused great controversy; the next "Future Trilogy" "Qi Ai" "The Doctor", "2001 A Space Odyssey", "A Clockwork Orange", including the later horror film "The Shining", the posthumous work "Open Eyes Ring"... Almost every one is a subversive work of the same era genre, and is for future generations. Set a benchmark. Because perspective and thought always transcend the times, Kubrick is hailed as a great director who "has God's perspective", and some people say that he is "the closest filmmaker to God".
After many years, I went to watch "2001 A Space Odyssey" again, but it still doesn't feel outdated. In the movie, Kubrick raised a series of questions: Does extraterrestrial intelligence exist? What is the position of human beings in the universe? Where are we going? Is artificial intelligence an inevitable trend in the future? These issues still puzzle the world and await more filmmakers to tell and explore, including Chinese filmmakers.
