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My Sci-fi unpopular opinion is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is nothing but pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. I’ve tried watching it multiple times and each time I have absolutely no patience for the pointless little scenes which contain little to no depth or meaningful plot, all coalescing towards that 15 minute “journey” through space and series of hallucinations or whatever that are supposed to be deep, shake you to your foundations, and make you re-think the whole human condition.
But it doesn’t. Because it’s just pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. Planet of the Apes was released in the same year and is, on every level, a better Sci-fi movie. It offers mystery, a consistent and engaging plot, relatable characters you actually care about, and asks a lot more questions about the world and our place in it.
It would be neat if, in a sci-fi show with the sound of space lasers and such, all the sound abruptly stops when the ship loses power or the sensors are hit.
This would show that the sounds are synthesized by the ship’s computer from sensor data to give the crew (and, indirectly, the audience) more of an idea of what’s going on around the ship, and that only happens if the sensors and computer are working.
It should also be good for cinematic tension. The sound of space weapon fire indicates danger, but seeing space weapon fire without hearing it indicates even greater danger.