Re: [NTLK] [OT] 2001 WAS: newtontalk Digest V4 #203

From: scotty technoir (tick0001_at_algonquincollege.com)
Date: Thu Apr 08 2004 - 10:21:25 PDT


On 7-Apr-04, at 10:52 AM, Mike Burrell wrote:

> on 4/7/04 10:40 AM, Bruce E. Durocher II at bedii_at_qwest.net wrote:
>
>> his
>> cuts were mainly of spacecraft and didn't involve any major plot
>> points.
>>
> Seems to me that about 50 minutes of the film could easily be clipped
> without any major plot points being a factor. Maybe even more minutes.
> Although it is a great movie to take a nap to, I mean, with all that
> heavy
> breathing and all.

ahhhh mais non. those scenes are what makes the movie great. the slow
pace enhances the realistic treatment of space travel, and adds a
sinister element that is Kubrick's signature.
another good example is Nosferatu, the 70s dracula flick. i love how
they portrayed the Black Plague: ultra-slo speed pans of filthy
corpse-littered courtyards! brilliant!!! i just love it when directors
take their time.
another thing that comes to mind is the famous [dammit forget who did
it] painting of an all-white field with one orange square. i cannot
help but get a kick out of stuff like that.

scotty t

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