Clarke, 2001 offers an episodic-esque chronicle of our species’ evolution from rudimentary ape to cosmos-bound astronauts as we embark on a journey to broaden our understanding of existence that is both harrowing and enlightening.
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is a heady, slow-burn trip into the deepest parts of space to help unlock mankind’s innermost secrets.īased on the dense sci-fi novel by Arthur C. The reshot sequence, set at night during a violent storm, was a costly but necessary expense it’s the reason why, almost 70 years later, this take on 20,000 Leagues is still the definitive one. In fact, the first version - shot at dusk and on a calm sea - had to be scrapped because the setting did a poor job delivering tension to the audience and of concealing the wires and cables used to manipulate the life-sized creature. The film’s most iconic scene, the Giant Squid attack, was its most challenging. Disney spared no expense bringing Captain Nemo’s orante submersible, The Nautilus, to life a crew of more than 400 built a full-scale facade of the sub and elaborate interiors to deliver on the scope readers were promised in the novel. Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Set Decoration and Special Effects.ĭisney set the tone, and raised the bar, for their live-action blockbusters with this 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel.ĭirector Richard Fleischer, one of Hollywood’s most popular “tentpole” filmmakers at the time, packs nearly every frame of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with wonder and spectacle - even more impressive considering it was done with practical, analog effects.
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