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My Sci-fi unpopular opinion is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is nothing but pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. I’ve tried watching it multiple times and each time I have absolutely no patience for the pointless little scenes which contain little to no depth or meaningful plot, all coalescing towards that 15 minute “journey” through space and series of hallucinations or whatever that are supposed to be deep, shake you to your foundations, and make you re-think the whole human condition.
But it doesn’t. Because it’s just pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. Planet of the Apes was released in the same year and is, on every level, a better Sci-fi movie. It offers mystery, a consistent and engaging plot, relatable characters you actually care about, and asks a lot more questions about the world and our place in it.
Every captain in a mainstream ST series after Sisko was casted terribly. Like down right garbage. Janeway was unbearable and Bacula?!? Really? Admittedly, Brooks was pretty wooden but you could see his growth into the role once he started to relax. Discovery exists in the same place the memory of GoT now resides.
Janeway would have been amazing of they’d let her call everyone on their bull shit. The “incorrect quotes” meme pages make her far more snarky and I love it.