Okay, so space travel has not taken humans as far as Jupiter, we have not colonized the moon or made computer's with A.I. equivalent to H.A.L's, BUT, film making has never reached the status achieved by Kubrick in making "2001". Sure, this movie was made 33 years ago, and visual effects have come a long way since then, but the actual thought process used in conceiving an idea like "2001" is still unmatched. There have been a lot of original films over those 33 years, but none have attempted what Kubrick did: consider mankind for what it really may be. And all the little details in "2001" are overlooked in making films nowadays, with the exception of a rare few.
Review of 2001: A Space Odyssey
