I don’t watch movies. I can’t explain what I just felt. Maybe I’ve gone insane after sleep deprivation and 3 glasses of gin, but 2001 A Space Odyssey had me completely overwhelmed with something I’ve never felt before. I bawled my eyes out.
I had listened to the first hour or so of the book on Audible.
I knew about the centerpiece that plays a role in early humanity. I could draw the inference, especially after a trailer I saw for the movie on YouTube. But I knew no further than the monologue (or shortly thereafter) that a particularly esteemed scientist had given.
I was incredibly bored with the book and had not yet been introduced to HAL. Here’s my experience with the movie.
1/3 of the movie: I am bored. I am impressed at how little it feels dated and I can truly appreciate it for what I thought it was - an art piece.
2/3 of the movie: I am now gripped by the story aspect. I am interested to see where it goes and happy to see there’s an intermission right where I have to pee lmao.
Last Leg of the Movie: I cannot feel my arms or legs. I am laying outstretched on the living room floor (where I originally was) completely overwhelmed. At the final scene, in the moment it becomes something it is not, I break down into tears. As the credits roll, I cusp my face into my hands and bawl my ever loving eyes out. I cried for 10 minutes or more.
The worst part is I can’t describe that feeling to anyone. My crying was not in mourning of a premature death or celebration of a narrow success.
I have never felt anything like that and my mind just felt this compulsion to weep.
Am I just having a psychotic episode due to a lack of sleep or was what I experienced something others have experienced? I don’t watch movies really, so I don’t know.
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