Krovek

Some quick impressions after coming out of the theater: This movie is highly overrated. It has some interesting ideas, but a lot of repetition and is often dragging and boring.

It is basically a bombardment of your senses, which doesn't leave a good impression/taste.

Too much stupid fight sequences (poor story). Once over, you do not wonder about its "deep" meanings (if you manage to watch it until the end).

The commanding room is kind of copy/paste of The Matrix.

Not a good choice for an intelligent viewer.

A waste of time, money and senses... 5/10 max.

I have read this marvelous book many times; first as a naive school boy and years later as a "grown up", have enjoyed reading it in 4 languages, so I was excited to see this new animation.

I watched it having in mind to stay open-minded… hence the first half was somehow acceptable; the story of a little girl with St. Exupery in his last days, mixed with parts from the original story of the book. I tried to understand the director's viewpoint that: you can't present this classic, as it is, for today's audience... well, yes and no!

The parts telling the original story; as animation, visuals, colors, textures… are beautiful and touching indeed! Bravo! but the second half: "Little prince in the 21 century" was rather average, and the ending more or less disappointing.

I think there are works of music, literature,art… which are to be reinterpreted very carefully, or better be left in their pure original form.I feel Exupery's book is in that category.

If you value the book as a treasure of human literature… it's probably better not to watch this animation.

If you don't know the book… you may enjoy this animation, it is not bad, but it is not a successful interpretation of "The little Prince".

At least, they could have the sensitivity of not using the original title!

6/10 … for the first 55 minutes.

"2001, a space odyssey" presents the extraordinary epic of Man's ultimate journey, beginning from his primordial ancestors: the unconscious digestive tubes (apes), to the astronaut age, to the 10 dimensional universe and the enlightened spiritual being.

Everything in this movie is perfect! The story, directing, acting, camera work, intermissions, music (R. Strauss, J. Strauss, A. Khachaturian), imagination, visual effects. Imagine what Kubrick & Clarke could have presented with today's technologies!? Genius people are always ahead of their times.

The movie is full of very important details. The introduction (apes) and the final scene (the star gate and the room) particularly strike the viewer with awe, ecstasy, and wonder!

Indeed this is the most important movie of all time! In fact it is far beyond the usual concept of "movie", but one must have an appropriate level of intelligence/consciousness to fully understand and feel its grandiosity!