Summary Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi opus 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely regarded to be one of the greatest films ever made, but Christopher Nolan has pointed out the one part of the movie that’s underrated. 2001: A Space Odyssey chronicles the entire history of the human race, from the first hominids that evolved into humans in prehistoric times to the next stage of evolution kickstarted in the orbit of Jupiter in the distant future.
Related 2001: A Space Odyssey Ending Explained From the Star Gate to a time-traveling bedroom, there is a lot to unpack in the ambiguous ending of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nolan told Film Comment that Dullea’s performance as Dave “has always been overshadowed by the magnitude of everything else surrounding the film” – the breathtaking visuals, the classical music, the meditation on human existence – and believes it’s “one of the most underrated performances in film history.” Nolan lauded Dullea’s ability to convey his character’s personality through what he calls “bureaucratic dialogue.