2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey...really don't need to say much more than that, but alas...I shall proceed.

 

It was an iconic film round the world, born in the latter part of the sixties. This film is today regarded as one of the great motion pictures of all-time, and probably the greatest sci-fi film of all-time. This is to be expected from one of the greatest filmmakers, Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick directed many other films regarded as greats, such as, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, and many, many more. Kubrick's style very much makes you feel that you're there. The astronauts don't say wacky, out-of-this-world things that make you question the film's credibility.

With one of the world's most famous villains, HAL-9000, this movie gets us questioning how far our fear of technology has progressed compared to how much we ourselves have. HAL is the antagonist, while Dave is the protagonist. The shortlived duel between these two leaves HAL-9000 being dismembered at his core by non other than our man, Dave.

The visuals of the film were very nicely done for that time. The colors of the stargate were especially nice. They seem to put the viewer is a sort of trance which personally gave me time to ponder upon what I had been watching (which I was still confused about).

It's easy to see why this sci-fi flick has gone down in history as one of the greatest films of all-time.

Blake Homan

V for Vendetta (2005)

The movie, V for Vendetta is an action-packed thriller about political conspiracies, dictatorship, and making things right, even if you're doing it the wrong way.

 

The main character is V (Hugo Weaving), who is fighting for his country's freedom and for the world to change back like how it was. V meets a girl named Evey (Natalie Portman), who has been personally affected by their corrupt government, and soon becomes V's partner-in-crime. I like how the movie is set up as if it is in the future, yet has all of history's mistakes repeating.

 

I really enjoyed this movie because it shows how our world is impacted by the media, and that we shouldn't take our freedoms for granted.

 

The coloring really set the mood of the whole movie because everything was dark or red, and it was very gloomy, which make the situation feel sad. The only bright colors were when explosions went off, which I thought symbolized freedom, hope, and a new beginning.

 

If you're into politics, action, or Natalie Portman, this is definitely the movie for you!

 

Sarah Shahatto