In 2001, the Berlin Film Festival took Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" as the closing film to commemorate the master who passed away, which was quite emotional. I remember that at the end of 1997, the American Film Institute held a top 100 selection of "American Films" (films with a considerable proportion of American artists involved in the creation or with a considerable part of American funding) from 1896 to 1996. Kubrick Three films were selected: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (2001: A Space Odyssey, MGM, 1968) came in at No. 22, "Dr. Strangelove, Columbia, 1964) came in at No. 4, and A Clockwork Orange (Warner Bros., 1971) came in at No. 46. As a great screenwriter, director and producer, his master style is revealed in these three films and masterpieces such as "Full Metal Jacket", "Lolita", "The Shining" and so on. "2001", his proud work, is considered to be the greatest sci-fi film in the history of cinema. The famous American physicist Freeman Dyson was invited to participate in the filming of the film, and later published in his memoir "DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE" (1979; translated by Yuanshi Su et al., Shanghai Science and Technology Literature Publishing House, November 1982) First edition), which records a number of footage of the shooting and compares it to George Lucas's Star Wars. I know there are a lot of people in a similar situation who think 2001 inspired Star Wars and space films after that, and that's not unreasonable, but I don't think they've left out or forgotten about MICHAEL JORDAN. ) of "SPACE" JAM, 20th Century Fox, 1959) was quite dissatisfied. Yes, as a matter of fact, Starcraft was all the rage at the time. Although in today's opinion, Michael Jordan is difficult to compare with Kubrick, but he has also directed many excellent works, such as "The Children of the Storm", "Endless Night in Chicago", "No One Knows" Named Fish" etc. Regrettably, none of his works have been favored in the American Film Institute's top 100 films, not even "Interstellar", a pioneering space film. This is in stark contrast to its scenery more than 40 years ago. In retrospect, its premiere alone was unmatched by other films, and the subsequent impact was unpredictable. Perhaps, it is because of these extra-film reasons that it is bleak today. In a sense, it has witnessed more than 20 years of history. On September 15, 1959, Khrushchev arrived in the United States by Tu-114 with senior officials such as Xiaokhorov and Gromyko, and began an official visit. On September 19, he visited Los Angeles and came to Hollywood. Twentieth Century Fox, as a sign of welcome (and perhaps to open up the Soviet film market), held a lavish reception for Khrushchev. Major American movie stars, directors and producers were present at the reception, including Michael Jordan, of course. Fox chairman Spiros Skulas even introduced Jordan to Khrushchev, because an important part of the reception was to hold the premiere of "Starfighter" to introduce friends from afar American film culture. Khrushchev was clearly captivated by the film, although his applause and verbal praise were tempered at the reception. After he returned to China, in order to express the spirit of Soviet-US cooperation, the relevant parties in the Soviet Union shot a space film at an extremely fast speed, called "Their Call", which was marked as a sequel to "Interstellar". It is said that the Soviet Union intends to continue to make a sequel called "Daughter's Fate" after this, and the script has also been completed. But just as "Their Call" was about to be released throughout the Soviet Union and copies had been distributed to various places, the "U-2" incident occurred between the Soviet Union and the United States. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union issued an urgent notice to immediately stop the release of the film, all copies were recovered, and the plan to film "Daughter's Destiny" was also ordered to stop. Although the urgent notice called for the recovery of all copies, the CIA obtained a copy through its own channels and quickly translated it into English. The Pentagon is also very concerned about this, and organized high-level people to watch the film. Department of Defense officials were shocked because the video said Forty years later, in 2000, the "great Soviet and American people" fought together against invaders from alien planets. However, the advanced military equipment shown in the film was obviously developed or even completed by the Soviet Army. Equipped with, by no means special effects. Until then, the Soviet Union's secret arsenal had remained undetected by hundreds of spies sent by the United States. The Pentagon reported the news to the president and a confidential report to Congress. Congress immediately passed an act to increase the defense budget (the exact amount of the increase has not yet been released), which was immediately approved by the president. Then in 1980, a disgruntled American playwright, MOSE MALONE, wrote a screenplay called "Blood in Kabul." Even if you just look at the title and not the content, you can know that the spearhead is directed at the Soviet Union. Compared with the title, the content of the script is more obscure: the free planet Kabul was invaded by foreign enemies, and the people's fighting spirit was aroused in a sports meeting (a tit-for-tat with the Moscow Games), and they regained their freedom through struggle. Hollywood took a fancy to the script. MGM saw it as a sequel to Starcraft, and Lennon was specially invited to score the film. Lennon said he was deeply honored because "Interstellar" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" are his favorite American movies. He completed the full soundtrack on December 7. Therefore, this is considered his masterpiece. The film "Blood of Kabul" was released in the United States in July 1981 and was a huge hit. But perhaps the most amazing thing happened in October 1982. At that time, the Swedish Academy announced that American playwright Moss Malone and Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez shared the Nobel Prize in Literature that year. The Faculty of Letters commented on Malone in the award speech: "He once again made us understand with his abundant imagination that justice and freedom are not a choice but a necessity for us." Strangely, I don't know what The reason is that people nowadays don't mention Moss Malone anymore, seem to have completely forgotten him, or think that there has never been such a playwright in the world. MALONE), wrote a screenplay called "Blood in Kabul". Even if you just look at the title and not the content, you can know that the spearhead is directed at the Soviet Union. Compared with the title, the content of the script is more obscure: the free planet Kabul was invaded by foreign enemies, and the people's fighting spirit was aroused in a sports meeting (a tit-for-tat with the Moscow Games), and they regained their freedom through struggle. Hollywood took a fancy to the script. MGM saw it as a sequel to Starcraft, and Lennon was specially invited to score the film. Lennon said he was deeply honored because "Interstellar" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" are his favorite American movies. He completed the full soundtrack on December 7. Therefore, this is considered his masterpiece. The film "Blood of Kabul" was released in the United States in July 1981 and was a huge hit. But perhaps the most amazing thing happened in October 1982. At that time, the Swedish Academy announced that American playwright Moss Malone and Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez shared the Nobel Prize in Literature that year. The Faculty of Letters commented on Malone in the award speech: "He once again made us understand with his abundant imagination that justice and freedom are not a choice but a necessity for us." Strangely, I don't know what The reason is that people nowadays don't mention Moss Malone anymore, seem to have completely forgotten him, or think that there has never been such a playwright in the world.
March 2001
View more about 2001: A Space Odyssey reviews
