The numerous debates on art films and classical cinema have been ongoing for some time. Classic Hollywood film and arthouse cinema are often presented as opposites. In one, the style of the film is bland, while the other tries to focus on the visual element which becomes central as a narrative unit. Throughout the film directed by Stanley Kubrick titled 2001: A Space Odyssey, we see that this film can be classified as an art film. On the other hand, it can also be seen as a classic film. Even though these two are complete opposites and contradict each other, they are both evident in the film. The depiction of arthouse cinema is to some extent accurate when considering the time period of this film. The art film was first introduced to the American film industry during the time this film was released. Art cinema uses its own set of artistic expressions. Classic Hollywood films, on the other hand, are at odds with the artistic concept and are considered mainstream. When we watch classic movies, we think of the classic Hollywood movie where there's a beginning, middle, and end, and the whole movie comes together at the end, with a little bit of romance. In this specific film, the audience is faced with the confusing dilemma of choosing whether this film is an art film or a classic film. Many even think that it has a documentary approach, but what makes this film even more successful and even more entertaining is that it is both art cinema and classic cinema. During this film, the first thing he noticed that the film was classified as an art film was the very first scene, when the music plays and the earth slowly rises with the sun in the background. This goes on for about 3 minutes... half the paper... lm. The director's use of special effects shows that he had an artistic way of showing the film, as does the use of ambiguous scenes and sequences provided in the film. By making it into a classic cinematic film, Kubrick did a good job of demonstrating the realism of space and everything, as well as using the order of the film to make the film in order. By turning the film into both art and classic cinema, this makes the film even better and the director smarter for being able to do it in one film. Works Cited 2001, A Space Odyssey. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. prod. Stanley Kubrick. By Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, Geoffrey Unsworth and Ray Lovejoy. Perf. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson. Cinematic art: an introduction. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 2012. (BT)