Stanley Kubricks 2001: A Space Odyssey is reexamined in a postmillennial context in this heavily researched, highly detailed study of the making of the landmark film Its artistic and mythic pedigrees are of special interest Kubrick and writer Arthur C Clarke faced a number of challenges in producing an intelligent and innovative Alist movie in whatalmost a decade before Star Warswas considered a secondclass genre, science fiction The author explores the films enigmatic storyline and offers a fresh perspective on several artistic elements such as production design, special effects and the use of music