Arthur C. Clarke, Dead at 90

Clarke was best known for writing 2001: A Space Odyssey, later made into a film by the legendary Stanley Kubrick. Clarke passed away this morning in Sri Lanka, where he had been living since the 1950's. To say that Clarke was a visionary would not do justice to the man. The world will miss this man, but I can only assume that he is now amongst the heavens and what he is seeing is simply amazing.

He and Kubrick were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. For those who have never seen the movie before, it is simply a masterpiece. Years ahead of it's time, 2001 features the greatest opening scene ever made. If you can, watch these two videos, essentially the first 18 or so minutes of the film. The dawn of man still gives me goose bumps this many years later. If you do watch it, the video isn't playing tricks on you, Kubrick really did make the opening 3 minutes of the film appear as a blank screen.

PART 1


PART 2
The final scene is simply amazing: