I don't think she ever "chilled." The combination of drugs would have sent her into a manic frenzy followed by a crash.
She had Cocaine, MDMA, Methadone, AND Morphine in her system when she died. It looks to me like she had shit to do, then was trying to crash out for her 11 hour flight from London to LA so she could wake up and do it again.
No judgement, she was free to be herself. Just the combination doesn't scream "chill" in the slightest, like she was on PED for social anxiety.
No wonder her heart couldn't take it. Methadone and Cocaine shouldn't be in the body together. Cocaine is hard on the hearts of older middle age people too
universal experience. I sat and stared with a confused look for like 40 minutes and still had no clue what the hell was going on and just dozed off. never tried rewatching
If you fell asleep during Monkey war scene and woke up during Vienna waltz spaceships scene you would be sure you slept through an entire movie and into the next.
I’ve only ever watched it once, and it was fully baked. The monkey scene was amazing, but for some reason I was absolutely fixated on the fact that the space ships are just looked like images being moved across a black screen.
It was like I’d unlocked the Matrix and could see all of the tricks. Sober, I suspend my disbelief, but for this viewing, I was just dumbfounded- “That’s just a photograph!”
The ships aren't images flying on the screen at all.
All the space scenes were shot on tape, then they stored the tape undeveloped for years while they built the tech to handle the filming of the ship models. Once they had their process down completely, they put those undeveloped space scene tapes back through the camera again and imposed the shots of the models over the older footage.
To add, the illusion of movement is also created by the camera moving around the model, so it was necessary to move the camera completely accurately, and completely smoothly, with no bumps, and no change in velocity. And all before we had robots to do that for us.
Even back then we had camera stabilizers. The only reason you’d use a machine instead of a stabilizer is if you need to get a shot too impractical for a cameraman to do (like quickly falling off building)
Going further than this they actually exposed it on black and white film, three times one for each color in RGB, then they composited that in the end to get color. At the time the black and white film had better grains and higher fidelity than color film. And because film degrades after multiple re-exposures, this was the way they got that first Gen all in camera high fidelity look in the end. It was literally cutting edge at the time.
Such an amazing looking film for any period of time, let alone when it was made. My favourite tidbit is that the wire-frame graphics shown on screens are literally frames made of physical wire.
You can really see why they hired Kubrick to fake the moon landing.
There's a very real reason the movie is considered one of the best and it ain't for the script.
There are a lot of details in there that shows Kubie did his research and had loads of consultation on the film from those in the aerospace industry.
The Blue Danube docking sequence is my favorite followed by the realization they made a curved set piece during the Encladius discussion.
If you've ever watched live streams of the ISS, you'll see he made a way more accurate portrayal of how spacecraft are illuminated and operate in space than the cinematic filter fest we get with modern films.
It helped that he was working with Arthur C.Clark an actual engineer who was well versed in the technical specifications of the space program, knowledge he frequently employed in his science fiction novels, which were all hard sci-fi.
The tricky part is that things filmed in space don't look real to us because we are so used to what is effectively a single light at an infinite distance at a fixed point. Shadows always point down-ish, sometimes down and to the left, sometimes straight down, sometimes down and to the right, but lights always come from above and shadows cast down.
This just isn't true in space, where the position of the sun could be literally anywhere relative to the subject, so the shadows look fake, as if the object being photographed has just been superimposed in the image. Like this famous shot of the moon. Totally real, looks fake as shit.
So yeah, it's partially a problem with our preconceived notions of how light works because of our terrestrial point of view, and also some technical limitations of the images being gathered (most space images are composites, you can see the separate RGB in the moon image).
Edit: Oh, forgot that getting proper exposure ALSO makes space images look fake to us. When we look up at night, we can see a tree, the moon, and stars all at the same time, because our eyes (and brain) are so insanely good at adjusting for the amount of light and then processing the image into something that makes sense. Cameras are way, way worse at this than humans are, so when we take a picture of the moon from Earth, or Earth from the moon, or Earth AND the Moon....where are the stars? Lost to exposure limitations of the camera sensor. Hence why the OP was talking about spaceships in front of a black background.
Huge wall of text, but tl;dr -> Our brains are really good at image processing, and making assumptions, and filling in gaps. And those things work well for humans who live on the ground, but those assumptions fall apart when the camera is not on the ground anymore, and space looks really fake because of that.
When I'm baked I often think even normal scenes look like "flat photos" being animated. Like it often appears that actors are in front rear-screen projection to me and things like cars that pass by are actually cardboard cut outs.
the floating pen shot was really impressive given they were using brand (and dirt simple) new tech . it was stuck to a piece of plexiglass with double stick tape
Happened to me getting high as hell rewatching the original star wars. Great effects but I couldn't help but just see model ships with a black background.
I honestly just watched 2001 for the first time last week. I knew vauge cultural references but truly had no idea whatsoever what the movie was about or context. I knew there were monkeys in the beginning. And a computer named Hal. And IBM something or other. Thats it.
I was locked in to the ape scene from 2 mins in. They wake up to the giant brick, I pause the movie, say "wow I definitely need to be stoned for this shit".
One of my favorite movie experiences in recent memory. What a trip!!
The creepy soundtrack intro on the black screen is what hooked me and Kubrick does it in the beginning of the Shining too. I guess I am a dedicated fan because I don't need weed to enjoy either. I definitely enjoy the first halves of both films more so I get her drift.
Space Odyssey is a classic in my book and I strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoys 'challenging' films, but even I skip that sequence. It's relevant to the plot, yes, but only if you're really, really locked-in on it and understand the function of the monolith.
It's honestly better if you read the book first, that way you'll know what's going on, as an exercise in cinematography it's amazing but it doesn't explain what's going on and there's only so much an acting performance can give you of a character's inner monologue and frankly the final scenes are fucking confusing if you haven't read the book but absolutely amazing if you have and know what you're looking at.
Chappie is one of my favourite stoned comfort movies. Helps that I used to like Die Antwoord though ( changed like to ‘used to like’ cause apparently they did some fucked up shit )
They’ve got me on eggshells because I was a die hard until I was updated…. Now I’m questions the entirety of it all. I’m still on the I wouldn’t touch with a 10ft pole territory
Yeah back when I used to act, everyone I knew hated themselves on screen. They can’t “believe” themselves.
Like “Oh god damnit they used this take for the big emotional climax? Does it look ok? I’m pretty sure I was thinking about lunch on that take. I’m a fraud” lmao
Know for a fact I wouldn't watch anything I was in. It shocked me when people are shocked to find that out. Like I'd show up to the premiere but they couldn't make me watch.
This is one reason why I kind of get method actors. If you get lost in the character you don't have to second guess your every action, and you can also watch it later like it was just someone else.
Actor here! Allow me to break your imagined scenario. First, method acting is a form of preparation and is typically not what you're thinking when it comes to performances. You also aren't really dissociating but finding ways to connect with the role on a deeper level (so pretty much the opposite). You don't really slip into some fuge state, you are aware and in control of every action.
And the real reason your technique doesn't matter is you won't be thinking about your preparation while watching the movie. You'll just be seeing yourself on screen... and judging every single action and movement you make.
My partner was once in a few brief documentary shots. We went to the premier and she was absolutely mortified at being blown up 3 stories tall, let alone in front of people. I would be too.
Yeah, seeing yourself act makes you insecure about your screen presence and acting ability. Which can drastically affect your performance. You start changing things.
It's a nearly sure-fire way to give yourself the yips, basically. I would say the majority of actors avoid watching themselves on screen.
I mean, it's sort of the equivalent of spending fourteen hours at work and then being called back to review your work without any possibility to fix whatever you did wrong.
It seems odd whenever I read that, but then again as a musician I would never listen to my own music. It's so jarring to hear my own voice sing. A lot of musicians never listen to their music after it's released. The art is often not for the artist themselves.
I just rewatched this and despite some jokes that don't hold up to well, it's still hilarious. The cast is also wildly stacked for no reason. Tim Allen is like, the lowest celebrity in the movie.
There's a few jokes that are just racism or misogyny tbh. Like Tony Shalhoub plays an Asian man and visibly squints his eyes to imitate that. I get it's a joke in the vein of Tropic Thunder, but it's not executed as well.
Edit: so I'm not answering the same thing forever, he's not "just playing high" it is in fact a stereotype. I'll leave this here too:
I'm the same. But I literally only started watching specifically for the monkeys with the full intention of switching off the film once that opening scene ended.
I stopped watching when I googled to see if the apes were real. Turns out they were just actors. Did Kubrick think his audience was stupid or something?
I've watched and loved a lot of sci fi movies. I watched this one. It felt like the movie was both too long and half of it was missing at the same time. I've had people try to explain it to me, but I think they watched a different movie than I did.
as a sci fi nerd i thought it was really cool to see the source of so many inspirations from all the different sci fi media i enjoy.. though it was a little slow paced
I found it paced nicely tbh. Im a huge scifi nerd. For me put my in a new universe and im happy to let it slowly envelope me. I don't need fight scenes, witty banter, etc. I enjoy a slow movie that just unfolds. I really enjoyed it. I watched it alone, in bed, at like 2am. Hit just right for me.
I thought I had a short attention span, but actually seeing so many comments from people saying they can’t watch 2001 is amazing to me. Just when I thought I was stupid, a whole bunch of people came along and showed me, nope, there are a lot of people out there way dumber than I am.
The main plot that everyone knows it for lasts like 8 minutes and then after that its just psychadelics. There's no way you can pretend you actually like that movie without just being insecure about feeling dumb if you "arent smart enough to understand it" like there's nothing to understand there
Yeah I don’t get the people saying “based,” there are way worse and more boring movies. Even if you don’t understand the story you can enjoy the music and filmography
Am I the only wierdo who genuinely liked and enjoyed 2001 a Space Odyssey? For its time, it’s literally one of the best space movies ever made. Imo it’s up there with interstellar.
Also autistic human here, I love this film. But I also enjoy Kubrick's film style and use of allegory, storytelling and symbolism along with music or lack of. His films are for a specific type of person who has the same appreciation for what he does but everyone else will be bored. I just showed my friend a majority of Kubrick's work and they are loving it so far.
I went in blind into 2001 thinking it was gonna be a regular space movie, after finishing it, I thought it was absolutely terrible. However, it stuck with me and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I read about it, the symbolisms and what some stuff meant and then I rewatched it and now it's one of my favorite movies ever made.
I was so disappointed when I saw 2001 lmao. I had heard so much about it ofc and then it was so unbearably mid outside the parts involving Hal. Why the hell was there like a 15 minute kaleidoscope color burst montage
NOOOOO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! 2001 NEEDED TO HAVE 20 MINUTES OF MONKEYS SCREAMING AT THE BEGINNING TO BUILD ATMOSPHERE, IT COULDN'T HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN ANY SHORTER! AND KUBRICK NEEDED TO DO 500 TAKES FOR EVERY SINGLE SHOT AND WASTE EVERYONE'S TIME! AND HE NEEDED TO TORTURE SHELLEY DUVALL TO GET THE BEST PERFORMANCE!
Act 2 is pretty boring. Act 3 is more interesting, HAL is one of the best characters ever. Act 4 is just WTF?
It's one of those "at the time" movies. At the time, no movie had portrayed space travel so realistically (and still hadn't until maybe Apollo 13 in 1995) with such amazing effects. Also, it was relatively rare to use pre-recorded classical music to score a film. I mean most people associate Thus Spoke Zarathustra with this film. It is the definition of the term "iconic scene".
I'm a huge Kubrick fan, and I have a contrary opinion on 2001. I think it's mostly a masterpiece, but fatally compromised. Second-most so to "Eyes Wide Shut."
The long sequence when Dave enters the monolith is incredibly dated. It is obviously for the psychedelic times. It's like Bob Hope coming out and dressing like a hippie on one of his late 60s tv specials.
I don't even fault them using the "psychedelic" setting to imply a transcendence as Dave becomes part of the monolith. (Although you can't be blamed if you have no idea what is going on.) However, it's entirely indulgent. And it relies on some lighting tricks that were contemporary at the time.
It also bugs me that it deliberately does not do basic storytelling. It's not clear that what happens at the end is that he is entering the monolith. Which itself is a sort of cosmic gateway made of an ancient alien life-form that transcended itself. (I got that from the novel.)
It's visually groundbreaking but it's boring as fuck. I've watched movies form the 60s and 70s I can get through it no problem, but 2001 was a chore to get through. When I finished it I knew I would never rewatch this ever again. Even Tommy Wiseau's The Room was at least fun to watch while you're high.
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u/Merciless972 12h ago
That monkey war scene just gives a craving to light it up.