James Cameron and Steven Spielberg went completely nuts over this sci-fi masterpiece

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered by many to be the best sci-fi film of all time. The imagery, the staging, the design and the story of the film were so groundbreaking that Whole generations could hardly get enough of the film. This also included master directors Steven Spielberg (ET) and James Cameron (Avatar), as the interview now shows. Steven Spielberg and James Cameron were blown away by the sci-fi masterpiece

Spielberg and Cameron sat down for the opening episode of the James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction documentary series, which IndieWire quotes from. Steven Spielberg explains it was the first film where he had anything like a religious experience. And Cameron reports:

I’ve been to the cinema 18 times. Once a guy ran down the aisle screaming, “It’s God, it’s God!” And he meant it.

2001 can hardly be underestimated in its effect and importance for film history. In an extremely prestigious list of the best films of all time, it still comes in at number 6 and thus represents the best sci-fi film. The list of prominent fans and imitators is endless. Both Spielberg’s and Cameron’s career successes would be hard to imagine without Kubrick’s exceptional film.

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