If I'd told you 10 years ago that I'm gonna make a YouTube channel, and on
these videos I'm gonna just whisper, crinkle paper, fold napkins.
You'd be like, "Good luck with that!" If you've never heard of soap cutting, slime
slushing, or hour-long videos of people just whispering, then you probably don't
know about the strangely satisfying world of ASMR. And, who knows, maybe you
are among the very few who could actually feel the so-called brain tingles.
So let's get the acronym out of the way: autonomous sensory meridian
response. ASMR. Before the term was coined in 2010, people referred to this
phenomenon as brain tingles or brain orgasms. So to understand what this is
all about and what ASMR feels like, we met with Dr. Craig Richard. Would you
feel relaxed and calmed if a stranger came up to you with razor-sharp
instruments and kind of carried them and waved them around your head, does that
sound like calming? It's called a hairdresser. And the strange thing is how
many of you feel relaxed when you go to the hairdresser. So all these
understandings of all these triggers, and how they relax you, is this new
understanding of something called autonomous sensory meridian response.
imagine you're getting a massage. How do you feel when you get that massage?
Most people feel deeply relaxed. Well a lot of people when they watch things like ASMR
videos online, they're getting this amazingly deep relaxing feeling, almost
as if they were getting a massage. But the curious thing is no one's touching them.
These videos became so popular that over time, they gave birth to thousands of
ASMR artists or creators. ASMR artists have done a great job of discovering
all these what we've called the ASMR triggers. There are certain triggers that
are common to a lot of people, like whispering, soft tapping, candy tumbling,
scratches on the box, brushes against a microphone, so people usually get tingles
from that. And a person who is not affected by ASMR comes in and goes,
"What is this?" Yeah, you're not gonna get it because you're not a tingle head.
And apparently, tingle heads are not all that common. Even though some of us might find
ASMR videos relaxing, like white noise machines, feeling the actual tingling
euphoria is reserved for just a few. A guess... maybe 20 percent of everyone may have the
capacity to experience ASMR, and that's based upon just talking to people
who do experience ASMR. So we decided to conduct our own little experiment.
We began with soap cutting, which seems to be one of the latest ASMR
trends. The sound is very subtle. The mess is gonna kill me though.
Cutting soap is really hard. I can see if I'm by myself, cutting soap, it's fine, but
I'm just afraid that at some point someone will walk in and see me cutting
soap and then just ask what's wrong with me. It's sort of, it's a really tedious
process cutting soap, right? It's fun but I think I enjoy watching other people do
it because this, the mess makes me a little anxious. It's not putting me into
that trance. Since this particular trigger didn't quite do it for anyone,
we asked Ms Candy to do her thing for us, her specialty being candy tumbling triggers.
It sounds like it's in my head!
I can see it being calming, oddly enough. Sounds like my wife is eating in my ear.
That felt crazy.
I never knew candy could
sound so, like, amazing. So yes, the videos might seem a little odd and a bit silly,
but there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that they soothe and even help people.
I know that there's people with insomnia, and anxiety, and PTSD, who are watching
ASMR videos because it calms them down. I'm doing a service for them and helping them.
According to research, 70 percent of participants who experience ASMR watch
these videos to relieve stress. Eighty percent say it helps them to deal with
depression. Forty-two percent recall being relieved from chronic pain, and 82
percent of participants watch ASMR videos to help them sleep. So far we
don't know if it is better than current available
medications and current evidence-based therapies. There's still so much we don't
understand about the human brain and how we're physically and emotionally affected
by everyday stimuli. My big hope, of course, is to see more
research in this.
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Hot n New ep.138: Fuel Pump 20x10 -24 - Duration: 3:28.
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- Hey guys, Shawn with Custom Offsets,
Custom Offsets TV on YouTube.
Got another hot new for ya, this is gonna be a new,
and it's gonna be episode number 138
and I've got the Fuel Pump.
Yeah, you heard me right, Fuel made a wheel called Pump
so it's the Fuel Pump.
Okay, we're gonna get over that.
So this is gonna be 20 by 10, negative 24 offset.
Like I said, it's called the Fuel Pump.
You're gonna see that it's got
a really aggressive concave look to it.
It's basically a split five spoke.
You got the five spokes and then the split down the center
but they're big, huge, chunky spokes
so it gives it a very off-roady look.
It's got the big, giant torques head
accent hardware going all the way around.
So it doesn't have the typical rivet stuff
but they did machine around that
so that once you put that in there,
it kind of gives that machine rivet look
but you know, way beefed up because
this is the whole design concept.
You're gonna see that they put a step lip
on the wheel so it's gonna have that chunkier look to it.
So this isn't one where I would
really measure the lip on it.
I can tell you that that's about a,
probably a two inch step lip but it's also got
a beveled front on the lip itself coming into
the face of the wheel.
So it's got like three different levels to that lip.
They're not going for a lip wheel look
or a different wheel look,
they're going for a beefy, chunky design.
You'll see even on these spokes where they split out,
they've kind of put an angle
and then they've got an edge around here
so it's creating that same concept
where it just makes that spoke look even bigger than it is
and that's the whole wheel.
You'll see that they ran the spokes all the way out
to the edge so it kind of gives you this blocky look
going all the way around the lip of the wheel also.
It's gonna have a covered cap,
it's not gonna want to run spiked lug nuts,
I don't think it'd look that good
on this style wheel anyways so that doesn't even phase me.
It's got a satin or like a matte finish to it.
It's a dull satin finish.
And then it's got the matte black cap
and then of course with your chrome fuel logo.
So that's pretty much it as far as the style of the wheel.
The size of it, 18 by nine and then the 20 by nine
and then the 20 by 10 in two offsets,
the negative 12 and also the negative 24
which is the one I have here, so.
Starting off with just a couple of sizes,
the one finish and I think they'll kinda check out
what you guys think about it and decide what to do,
if they end up going with a chrome version of it
or coming into some of the larger sizes,
bigger than the 20 by 10
but it looks like that's where they're gonna start off
and see how it goes.
So it's just this finish, just those three sizes.
And as far as price point, they're gonna sit there
right in the moderate which is pretty typical of Fuel.
You know, they're gonna run, let me just see
how much this exact setup is.
Just under 1,100 bucks for a set of four of 'em
shipped to your door.
So that's pretty typical Fuel pricing for a 20 by 10.
It's sittin' there in the moderate as far as cast wheels go.
That's gonna be your Fuel Pump, the Fuel Pump.
Hot and new, peace.
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Everything Coming To Netflix In May 2018 - Duration: 13:01.
If you can't beat the heat this May, get inside and chill with some brand new Netflix programming.
The streaming giant is kicking off the month with more original films and shows than ever
before, from screamworthy sci-fi thrillers to gut-busting comedies.
There's going to be something new for everyone this month, so follow along as we look at
everything coming to Netflix in May 2018, starting with the Netflix originals.
Sometimes
This international drama sees seven patients anxiously waiting in a medical clinic for
the results of their HIV tests.
Impatient, they bribe the attendant to get the results earlier, then struggle to come
to terms with the news that one of them is positive.
Sometimes arrives on May 1st.
The Rain: Season 1
Sci-fi thrillers seem to be a popular catch for Netflix, because the streaming service
is loading up on new releases in the genre.
Netflix first announced their upcoming Danish series The Rain back in June 2017, and the
recent teasers showcase a desolate post-apocalyptic world where being infected with a deadly virus
is as easy as getting caught in a summer shower.
All eight episodes of The Rain make landfall on May 4th.
Anon
Starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried, Netflix's upcoming sci-fi film Anon takes place in a
future where technology has rendered anonymity, and as a result, crime, almost nonexistent.
But when the police land on the trail of a woman who can apparently hack into people's
neural implants and alter their perceptions of the world, life suddenly gets a lot more
dangerous.
"Placing a moving image… in real time."
How do you stop a criminal who can change what's right in front of your eyes?
Find out when Anon arrives on May 4th.
End Game
This new documentary from filmmakers Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein explores life at
the end of the line.
What do people feel as their final days approach?
Through a series of interviews with hospice patients and people on life support, End Game
looks for answers to life's toughest questions.
Look for it on May 4th.
Dear White People: Season 2
This satirical comedy generated a lot of controversy when it was released in 2017, but went on
to earn critical praise for its portrayal of race and discrimination in a mostly white
upper class college.
Each episode of the series hones in on a different character, exploring their relationships with
their fellow classmates.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting the second season for months, and the wait is finally
over on May 4th.
Manhunt
Netflix's upcoming thriller Manhunt centers on a Chinese lawyer who's been framed for
murder.
To clear his name, he has to team up with a Japanese detective to uncover the real reasons
behind the frame-up.
Directed by kung-fu action icon John Woo, Manhunt looks like an edge-of-your-seat thrill
ride that's definitely worth keeping on your radar for May 4th.
Forgive Us Our Debts
In this Italian film, a man deeply in debt is forced to start working for a violent enforcer
to collect other people's debts.
As he gets more involved in his new job, he begins to suspect that his new boss and mentor
is worse than he could have ever imagined.
Forgive Us Our Debts premieres on May 4th.
Busted!
This show looks ridiculous.
It's a Korean detective comedy-slash-variety show, and each episode will see the motley
clue crew solving a different mystery.
Are all their cases connected?
We have no idea!
The description says that there's one big mystery behind the show, but based on the
trailer, we don't even know exactly what that means.
Take a look, if you dare, on May 4th.
A Little Help with Carol Burnett
Comedian Carol Burnett made a name for herself in the '70s with her sketch comedy series
The Carol Burnett Show, and she's been trucking along ever since.
Now, she'll join the Netflix ranks with A Little Help with Carol Burnett, a series that
will see the comedy icon and her celebrity guests learn the ins and outs of the modern
world with a little help from tech-savvy children.
"Stay woke."
"Stay woke?
…I will."
Check it out on May 4th.
Safe: Season 1
Michael C. Hall hasn't graced the small screen much since Dexter wrapped in 2013, but this
month will mark his triumphant return as he headlines the upcoming series Safe.
In Safe, Hall stars as a father of two who has to take matters into his own hands when
one of his daughters goes missing.
As he digs deeper into his seemingly perfect suburban community, he finds more skeletons
than he ever expected.
The entire first season of Safe drops on May 10th.
Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 3
The Science Guy is back again with a new season of his Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World.
The series hasn't been met with a lot of fan praise so far, although audiences did seem
to warm up to Nye a little during the second season.
In the upcoming third season, Bill Nye will tackle issues including evolution, food science,
and stem cells with a host of celebrity guest stars.
Check it out on May 11th.
The Kissing Booth
Based on the book of the same name, The Kissing Booth is a teen drama about a girl who finds
herself face to face with the hottest boy in school, and her longtime crush, in a carnival
kissing booth.
Should she kiss him, even though he's also the brother of her best friend?
Keep a defibrillator on hand, because these plot twists are truly heartstopping.
Look for The Kissing Booth on May 11th.
Evil Genius
Netflix brings something new to the documentary table every month, and this May they're adding
Evil Genius, a four-part series on the so-called "pizza bomber heist" that happened in Pennsylvania
in 2003.
The robbery involved a pizza delivery man who walked into a bank with a bomb collar
around his neck.
Evil Genius examines new details in the case and takes a closer look at the mastermind
behind the whole, messed up episode.
Tune in for all the twists and turns on May 11th.
Cargo
Starring Martin Freeman, Cargo is about a man in a zombie apocalypse who has to find
a way to care for his infant child even though he himself is becoming infected.
Cargo is based on the 2013 short film of the same name, which is one of the most emotional
six and a half minutes you're likely to watch anytime soon.
If the film is as good as the short, and can manage to offer some fresh surprises, it's
bound to be a hit.
Look for Cargo to stream on Netflix on May 18th.
Catching Feelings
After premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2017, this critically praised South African
comedy finally snagged a distributor in the form of Netflix.
The story is a quiet look at a young teacher and his wife whose lives suddenly change when
a famous writer moves in with them.
Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming, Catching Feelings looks like another great addition
to the Netflix lineup.
Check it out on May 18th.
Mob Psycho 100: Season 1
Based on an anime that's based on a manga, Mob Psycho 100 is about a quiet middle schooler
who begins developing dangerous psychic powers.
All he wants to do is have a normal life, but to do that he'll have to figure out a
way to control his powers, and his emotions.
The upcoming live-action series drops on May 22nd.
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 2
This unusual Japanese reality show is something of a sleeper hit with Western audiences, offering
a glimpse into the lives of a group of young people living together in the same house.
Opening New Doors is the third rendition of the popular series and sees a new group living
in a cabin in the woods.
If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time.
Part 2 of Terrace House: Opening New Doors hits Netflix on May 22nd.
Explained
Ever wondered how cryptocurrencies work?
How about what goes on behind the scenes of the K-pop industry?
Netflix's new docuseries Explained looks into obscure topics like these to shed light on
some of the oddest mysteries of our time.
You can catch the whole show when it drops on May 23rd.
Fauda: Season 2
Possibly the highest rated show you've never heard of, Fauda is an Israeli political thriller
that was voted one of 2017's best international shows by The New York Times.
Season 1 followed a military unit on the hunt for a diabolical terrorist.
If Season 2 follows in the same footsteps, you can bet that it'll be packed with action,
drama, and political intrigue.
Find out on May 24th.
Ibiza
In this romantic comedy, Gillian Jacobs stars as a woman who takes a working trip to Spain,
with her best friends in tow, and ends up on a search for a famous DJ on the island
of Ibiza.
Phoebe Robinson and Saturday Night Live's Vanessa Bayer costar, along with Game of Thrones'
Richard Madden.
Look for it on May 25th.
The Toys That Made Us: Season 2
Netflix's documentary series The Toys That Made Us takes a nostalgia-fueled look at some
of the most iconic toys of the '80s and '90s, from Star Wars figurines to He-Man action
figures.
But with only four episodes in the first season, fans were definitely clamoring for more.
Season 2 will delve into the rich stories behind even more toys, with Legos guaranteed
on the horizon as well as a deep dive into the numerous disasters that plagued Star Trek
toys.
Look for it on May 25th.
Trollhunters: Part 3
Few animated shows have garnered as much praise, or been surrounded by as much tragedy, as
Dreamworks' Trollhunters.
Spearheaded by Guillermo del Toro, the show is about a boy who uses a magical amulet to
travel to the realm of trolls.
After the passing of Anton Yelchin, who voiced the main character, del Toro decided to go
ahead and release Part 2 as Yelchin's vocals were already recorded.
What direction they'll take in Part 3 remains to be seen, but we'll all find out on May
25th.
Sara's Notebook
Years after Laura's sister goes missing in the Congo, a photo turns up that may give
Laura a clue to her sister's whereabouts.
She decides to head deep into the jungle to track down her sister and get her home safely.
Filled with high-stakes adventure and drama, Sarah's Notebook looks like a sure winner
for Netflix this month.
Look for it on May 26th.
The Break with Michelle Wolf
Netflix has enjoyed some success with its weekly series like The Joel McHale Show and
My Next Guest with David Letterman, and they're apparently eager to explore the format a little
more.
The Break with Michelle Wolf will see The Daily Show's Michelle Wolf hosting a weekly
sketch comedy show.
Netflix hasn't released many details yet, so we'll all have to wait until May 27th to
find out what it's all about.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4
Three seasons after leaving her underground cult bunker, Kimmy Schmidt is still going
strong.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns for a fourth season on May 30th.
Original stand-up comedy
Big changes are on the horizon for stand-up fans this May.
John Mulaney kicks off the month with his new special Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City,
and on the 8th, look for Hari Kondabolu : Warn Your Relatives.
On May 13, Ali Wong takes shots at parenthood, children, and pregnancy with her brand-new
special Hard Knock Wife, followed by Tig Notaro Happy to Be Here on May 22.
Finally, May 25th sees the reunion of comedy greats Steve Martin and Martin Short as they
land on Netflix with An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.
That's all the Netflix originals coming in May.
Now let's turn to all the other movies and shows you can look forward to this month.
New movies
It's high-stakes action all the way this May, with new highlights like The Bourne Ultimatum
and Hellboy II: The Golden Army coming to Netflix's lineup on the 1st of the month.
You'll also be able to scare up plenty of laughs, with a whole host of new comedy films
making their way to the streaming service.
The first of the month will see Amelie, Beautiful Girls, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo
Bay, and The Clapper, to name a few.
May also marks the arrival of some great new dramas.
On the 14th, check out The Phantom of the Opera, and the day after that, look for Only
God Forgives.
That's definitely a selection to get excited about.
For brand new documentaries, keep your eyes peeled for 27: Gone Too Soon, a fascinating
glimpse into the surprisingly long list of rockers who passed away at the age of 27.
That arrives on the first, along with A Life of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana
and The Carter Effect.
And if the kids aren't excited about a new pot documentary, don't worry: Family time
is going to get even better in May, with over half a dozen new releases hitting Netflix.
Highlights include Shrek on the first and Bridge to Terabithia on the 19th.
And on the 29th, Netflix is bringing in Disney Pixar's Coco.
Netflix is also sneaking some brand new chillers and thrillers into their selection, with plenty
of great films to scare the pants off even the most die-hard horror fan.
Several classics are showing up in May, including Red Dragon and Scream 2, both of which arrive
on the first.
"I'm gonna blame the movies."
New television
On the television front, viewers will have plenty to choose from this may.
If you're looking for kids' shows, Netflix has you covered with Season 1 of Barbie Dreamhouse
Adventures and Season 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Arc-V on the first.
For more grown-up fare, look out for new seasons of Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce on the 15th,
Scandal on the 19th, and Shooter on the 22nd.
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2001 - A Space Odyssey: Crash Course Film Criticism #15 - Duration: 13:39.
[Ominous Music]
Well, here we are!
The last episode of Crash Course Film Criticism.
So to round out this series, it's time to talk about a movie that's known for being
both profound and timeless.
Occasionally a film comes along that touches something so deep within the collective human
experience that it seems to exist outside of time.
Often, these films dare us to see things in new and unexpected ways.
In 1968, a movie that's arguably a modern masterpiece was released.
And it continues to reward multiple viewings and interpretations five decades after it
first hit the screen.
It's time to travel back to our old future, with 2001: A Space Odyssey.
[Intro Music Plays]
2001: A Space Odyssey was dreamt up by director Stanley Kubrick and science fiction writer
Arthur C. Clarke.
On the heels of his savagely satirical nuclear war comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped
Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb, Kubrick was eager to expand his canvas.
He wanted to tackle a film that would burrow deep into the viewer's subconscious.
He wanted to make a modern myth.
Or as his collaborator put it, Kubrick hoped "to create a work of art which would arouse
the emotions of wonder, awe ... [and] even, if appropriate, terror".
Years before, Clarke had written a short story called "The Sentinel," about the discovery
of an alien object buried under the surface of the moon millions of years ago.
This "sentinel" acted as a kind of tripwire.
Once humans had become technologically advanced enough to discover it, the object would warn
distant aliens of our existence.
From that idea, Kubrick saw an opportunity to explore some of the most profound themes
in human history: the limits and consequences of technology, the nature of existence, and
the evolution of humans — past, present, and future.
Working from an outline based on Clarke's short story, Kubrick and his co-writer developed
a screenplay and a novel simultaneously.
They settled on an unconventional structure that breaks the story into four distinct sections.
The first, called "The Dawn of Man," follows a group of prehistoric man-apes as they struggle
to survive.
They fight over food with plant-eating tapirs, and spar over a watering hole with a rival
group.
Then one day they discover a mysterious object.
A tall, black, and perfectly rectangular slab of… something, standing on the plains.
A monolith.
Soon after this meeting, the man-apes get the idea to use broken bones as tools to hunt
with and weapons to fight and kill with, conquering their hunger and their rivals.
The chief man-ape then throws the bone into the air and, as it rotates, the film cuts
to a shot of a spaceship mid-flight.
The second section of the film, which has no title card, follows Dr. Heywood Floyd,
played by William Sylvester, an American scientist traveling to the moon.
Once Floyd arrives at the moon base, he reminds his colleagues of the need for secrecy, and
then travels with them to a hidden crater… where they've excavated another monolith,
buried eons ago under the lunar surface.
Not long after Floyd approaches the slab and touches it, the alien object emits a loud
and painful sound.
The tripwire has been activated.
Then we move into the film's third section, titled "Jupiter Mission."
It's eighteen months later, and we've swapped protagonists again.
This part of the story follows a group of astronauts and their supercomputer HAL – who
may or may not be sentient – on a long-distance mission to Jupiter.
Eventually we'll learn there's a connection to the monolith on the moon, but the exact
nature of this mission is never explained.
We follow two of the astronauts, Frank Poole, played by Gary Lockwood, and Dave Bowman,
played by Kier Dullea, as they work with HAL to oversee the space flight.
Meanwhile, their scientist-colleagues hibernate in little pod-beds.
When Dave and Frank uncover what they think may be a dangerous glitch in HAL, they secretly
plan to shut him down and continue the mission on their own.
But HAL finds out.
He kills Frank and the sleeping scientists, forcing Dave to make his way into the heart
of the ship and painstakingly destroy the supercomputer.
Finally, we reach section four.
Dave's ship arrives in Jupiter's orbit, where he discovers at least one more monolith
floating in space.
After investigating, Dave finds himself whisked away on a psychedelic, perhaps even inter-dimensional
journey through space and time.
He ends up an old man in the most Kubrick room ever built, with baroque furniture and
a glowing floor.
And when he dies, Dave transcends the material realm and becomes a now-iconic starbaby.
The last shots of the film show the starbaby returning to Earth and turning to the camera,
before the film cuts to black.
Whew!
Lots to chew on here.
One way critics have analyzed 2001 is to look for patterns between the film's four sections,
to understand what the story could be trying to tell us.
The first clear pattern involves change, or evolution.
You might notice how many times birthdays are referenced.
The film begins with a section called the "Dawn of Man," basically "The Birth
of Humans."
Once we jump to our future on the moon, Heywood Floyd calls his daughter to wish her a happy birthday.
Heywood Floyd: Can't you think of anything else you want for your birthday?
Then, once we're aboard the Jupiter mission, HAL discusses his "birth" as it were.
Then, once we're on board the Jupiter Mission, Frank Poole gets a message from home
wishing him a happy birthday.
Mrs. Poole: Happy birthday, darling. Mr. Poole: Happy birthday, many happy returns!
And Hal discusses his birth, as it were.
HAL: I became operational at the H.A.L. Plant in Urbana, IL on the 12th of January, 1992.
Finally, when we reach the final room with Dave Bowman, he turns into a newborn star-baby.
The film seems intensely interested in when and how things evolve, as well as the consequences
those changes unleash.
Technology clearly plays a vital role in the progress of the film, too.
It's the man-ape's discovery of simple tools that paves the way for everything that
follows.
This reading is underlined by one of the most famous cuts in cinema history, when Kubrick
and his editor Ray Lovejoy cut from the man-ape's spinning bone-tool to the spacecraft flying
among the stars.
This single cut not only carries us tens of thousands of years into the future, but implies
all the technological advancement of those years – the wrong turns, the dead-ends,
and the triumphs Kubrick seems to suggest that humans evolved
not just along with, but because of technology.
And the monoliths present a question of technology, too: Are they there to cause technological
leaps forward?
Or are they there to witness those leaps?
In Roger Ebert's "Great Films" review, he considers how the monolith could have affected
human evolution in this story.
He says, "I have always felt that the smooth artificial surfaces and right angles of the
monolith, which was obviously made by intelligent beings, triggered the realization ... that
intelligence could be used to shape the objects of the world."
As we move into the second section, technology surrounds the characters and carries them
into space.
Kubrick stages elaborate set pieces depicting space shuttles docking and space stations
spinning to simulate Earth-like gravity.
And the deliberate pace of all of this stands in stark contrast to the chaos of the man-ape
lives.
To create these gorgeous sequences, both outside and inside the spacecraft, Kubrick relied
on a mix of old and new cinematic technologies.
Front projection and carefully crafted model work created the space flight sequences, as
the ships dance among the stars to Johann Strauss's "Blue Danube."
[Blue Danube Plays}
And to create the interior of the spinning station, Kubrick commissioned a giant ferris
wheel-like set that would actually rotate, letting characters appear to be walking or
jogging up the walls.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of all this technology is that none of it is designed
to draw attention to itself.
Kubrick wasn't interested in making a fantastical space opera.
Instead, his chief concern seems to be creating, as closely as possible, the ways space travel
might actually happen.
That was stranger and more fascinating than anything he could invent.
Some people have criticized the film for being overly interested in technology at the expense
of fully developed characters.
And it's true.
We don't learn much about the inner life of Floyd or Dave or anyone else.
But as the American film scholar Carrol L. Fry argues, that may be the point.
In both the moon and "Jupiter Mission" sections of the film, technology has outstripped
character relationships.
Specifically, he writes, "The film repeatedly invites us to see the contrast between the
sophistication of technology … and the banality of human conversation."
From Floyd's empty dialogue with his daughter and his bureaucratic pleasantries on the moon,
to most of the conversations between Dave and Frank on the ship, spoken words reveal
very little about the characters.
Woman: Now, are you sure you won't change your mind about that drink?
Heywood Floyd: Ya, I'm positive. Oh, I really must be going.
Frank: Well, what do you think?
Dave: I'm not sure, what do you think?
On the flip side, there's so much time and visual attention paid to the elaborate spaceship
docking procedures, their labyrinthine interiors, and the panels of buttons, knobs, and computer
screens that control them.
None of this is an accident on Kubrick's part.
In fact, it builds his case that technological advances might doom interpersonal relationships.
Fry points out that the film's most interesting and complex character is the supercomputer
HAL.
And HAL becomes the ultimate extension of this anti-tech argument when he starts killing
the human characters on screen.
This calls attention to another pattern within the movie: territorial disputes that lead
to violence.
Just like the man-ape killing its rival over the watering hole, and Floyd politely sparring
with his Russian counterparts, here we get a battle between Dave and HAL.
Dave: Open the pod-bay doors, HAL. HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
And when Dave finally succeeds in shutting down HAL, the computer begs him to stop and
ultimately regresses to a more basic machine.
HAL: I'm afraid... I'm afraid, Dave.
Kubrick seems to be saying that Dave has to destroy this incredibly sophisticated computer
to move into the film's final transcendent section.
And it's this last section that invites the widest variety of opinions and readings.
Bowman's ship arrives at Jupiter to find the planet perfectly in line with another
monolith and several other terrestrial bodies.
The monolith, which is also a recurring pattern in the film, is often presented as a solid
piece of material.
A barrier.
In the "Dawn of Man" section, Kubrick holds a wide shot for several minutes as he
observes the man-apes tentatively approach the monolith, until one dares to touch it.
Once it's deemed safe, they all crowd around it.
This image echoes the shot of Floyd and his fellow scientists gathered around their
monolith for a photograph.
In the film's final section, however, Kubrick presents the monolith as a kind of doorway.
And it's through this doorway that Dave begins his fantastical journey.
The colors flash and strange landscapes whiz by, intercut with shots of Dave's face inside
his space suit, distorting as he travels through the cosmos.
As the images become more abstract, Kubrick keeps cutting back to extreme close-ups of
Dave's eye, grounding us in his point of view.
This is Dave's experience, he seems to remind us.
And once Dave is in the baroque room and the film cuts forward in time, toward his death,
each cut continues to pivot off Dave's perception.
He looks into the room, and sees himself as an old man with white hair.
That older Dave hoists himself up and walks over to look for the original Dave, but can't
find him.
Then, when old Dave looks back into the room, he sees a really old Dave lying in bed.
That Dave looks past the foot of the bed to see the monolith, once again appearing
as a kind of doorway.
And then an interesting change happens: We get the monolith's point of view, looking
back at the bed.
And we see a glowing ball of energy with some kind of baby in it.
This series of cuts seems to suggest that Dave might have become the monolith, or
at least entered it.
Whatever the case, humanity seems to have been called to this room over the eons, through
time and space, so that we – through Dave – might be reborn.
In the film's last shot, as the Dave-star-baby creature looms over Earth and turns toward
us, its eyes appear older, soulful and intelligent.
And as it looks right into the camera, it seems aware of us.
It also seems to have abandoned technology altogether, able to travel vast distances
without the need for pods, ships, or simulated gravity.
Technology may have been an essential part of human evolution, but perhaps the only way
we can move to this next level is by conquering technology and letting it go… somehow.
Whether we look at it as an examination of the dangers of technology, or a thought experiment
centered on human evolution, there's no doubt that 2001: A Space Odyssey is a stunning
achievement of visual design and unconventional storytelling.
And on top of all that, it's an engaging, watchable film made by a director at the peak
of his powers.
Kubrick was able to use cinema to explore some of the deepest questions facing humankind
— in ways only a movie can.
I'm Michael Aranda, and this has been Crash Course Film Criticism.
Crash Course Film Criticism is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios.
You can head over to their channel to check out a playlist of their latest shows, like
It's Okay to be Smart, Origin of Everything, and Eons.
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For those who have experienced this eerie phenomenon, no explanation or description
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experiences they have ever had the displeasure of enduring and feels like you are being attacked
and held down by some type of a dark sinister presence. If you haven�t though, imagine
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It�s the middle of a peaceful night, and you are sleeping contently. All of a sudden,
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Breathing normally is difficult because panic strikes. It also feels like there is something
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In 2011, 35 researches studied more than 36,000 individuals. The authors found that an estimate
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experiencing these traumatic episodes.
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�When you�re experiencing sleep paralysis, you become mindful. The idea is that your
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So why can�t the body move if the brain is awake?
Everything actually relates to the different stages of non-REM sleep (rapid-eye-movement
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of sleep, the dreams experienced in REM sleep are more tangible and real. The brain is very
active during Rapid Eye Movement sleep, and individuals end up being paralyzed during
REM. But here�s the interesting thing, researchers don�t actually know why.
Researchers also cannot explain why individuals feel a sinister menacing presence when they
are trapped in sleep paralysis. This makes you wonder if what is going on is something
else? Unfortunately science is not fool proof. Never has been and never will be. Dr. Denis
offers the following theory; �You get up with your amygdala yelling, �There�s a
danger! So your brain needs to invent something to repair the paradox of the amygdala being
active for no factor.�
This is one of the biggest problems with science though, they try to explain things that go
beyond their knowledge in conventional terms. My guess is keep an open mind, we don�t
really know what is going on.
Different Kinds of Sleep Paralysis. There are 3 types of hallucinations that can
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Incubus
Here, people feel intense pressure on their chests and they feel they can not breathe,
or they have great difficulty doing so. This, however, is in the mind and it seems like
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The experience of the intruder is when we have what researchers believe to be �hallucinations�.
The researchers describe it as a �hypervigilant state of the midbrain,� which makes people
overtly sensitive to what�s going on around them.
Unusual bodily experiences
These individuals feel as if they are having an out-of-body experience and feel as if they
are levitating or flying around. This type of sleep paralysis is very different and is
still one that scientists struggle to explain.
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have anxiety and depression tend to show a greater risk. Being as such, tackle the problem
as you would when combating these mental disorders� not with pills or medication, but with healthy
alternatives such as exercise, healthy diet, spending time in nature, etc.
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