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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.
Star Wars isn’t just a dumb action movie franchise, and has a ton of depth to explore. Sequels notwithstanding.
Indeed. The “it’s a movie for children about space wizards” argument is IMO just a cheap excuse for modern Star Wars failing to make a decent movie that all ages can enjoy.
Something can be accessible to children and still be a good, mature, complex work as far as adults are concerned. Though I’m a Brony, so I may be slightly skewed in that view.
These comments are pretty ‘both sides’: for every comment hating a movie, there’s one loving it.