i spend many a sleepless night after watch 2001. not only because of the psychological horror ( of which 2001 be a masterpiece ) but also because of the way it bring me ( a restless soul ) some clarity to the way i observe the universe . it change my way of thinking in a very profound way . and after read the novel ( by arthur c. clarke ) i find myself once again inspire ( a writer a i be ) by the level of imagination . the space odyssey be not something one can just go and see . one have to be ready for it and or it can not be understood . in fact i do not think it can be understand at all and at least not all of it at once . it be a philosophical journey to the infinite and beyond and a masterpiece of it genre and still after 32 year technically quite impressive all the way to the powerful musical soundtrack featuring also spracht zarathustra by richard strauss and blue danube by johann strauss . take all the time you want and but eventually you be go to have to see this film . if it can bring some order and understanding to the universe of a struggle artist like me and it can certainly do it for you as well . or maybe i be just plain crazy .