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Confused Matthew vs 2001: A Space Odyssey vs Chase vs Confused Matthew
A few months back, the enigmatic Confused Matthew reviewed the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. The 3 part video review involved a lot of "This ISN'T A FILM! It's an ART PROJECT!" and "Land scape......lands scape.....land scape....I heart HAL.......colours......space foetus."

People respond to his review and Confused Matthew responds in turn and it all goes quite well.

Until Chase posts a nine part video screed in which he takes the review personally and uses one massive tone argument.

Confused Matthew responds. After a two part video response, Confused Matthew posted a video saying he was halting the reviews in fear of indeed becoming too personal.

Until today, when he posted part 3.

Grab the popcorn, sit back, and watch.

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	librarianmouse 2010-10-07 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Wanna explain it to me for free? My best friend and I are still arguing about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

eevee
2010-10-07 09:23 am UTC (link)

Really? I had the feeling the movie even went out of its way to infodump at certain times.
Of course, now your replies make me worried that this thread might punish me for my hybris and I'll find out the story is actually more complex than I gave it credit for. o_O
What parts are you arguing about, specifically? I admit there were a few plotholes that confused me but I tend to chalk those up to suspension of disbelief.

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	librarianmouse 2010-10-07 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	We're mainly arguing about the ending, and whether or not he's still in the dream. And may I just say, I'm just glad to have gone to a movie where the attractive young woman's main reason for existing was to be smart rather than eye candy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	finchbird 2010-10-08 03:16 am UTC (link)
	I think it was Nolan's intention to put enough stuff in the movie to make people argue whether it was all a dream or not. I'm just glad to have gone to a movie where the attractive young woman's main reason for existing was to be smart rather than eye candy. This. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	librarianmouse 2010-10-08 06:12 am UTC (link)
	I approve of your theory. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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