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From the end of 2001.
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~Young-stoaty-chap Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I didn't really get what this movie was all about.
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*darthhell Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Well, in the short run down. Basically something (alien race maybe?) discovers the earth to have life on it, so it sets these probes at various locations to measure progress. The first one that appeared by the sleeping apes sort of monitored and suggested things to them. Then the one buried on the moon was to see how long it would take them to find it, and when they found it how long to find the one out further by Jupiter (Saturn in the book). And when mankind could achieve the last one, they were ready for the next step of evolution.
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~Young-stoaty-chap Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
So does the fetus at the end represent the next stage of human evolution? That would make sense. Was the bit with Hal a different story to the rest? I thought that was good, how they had him slowly developing emotions. in that bit it was very easy to get what Kubrick and Clark were trying to say. But what did it have to do with the rest of the movie?
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*darthhell Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Exactly, the fetus was Dave evolving to something new. And you're right about the Hal and crew part being a different story. Arthur C Clark wrote a short story called the sentinel that was basically the story of the devices left by the whatevers to monitor human progress (but for different reasons than in the movie). Stanly Kubrick liked the story and wanted to base a movie on it, but Kubrick's story was the drama that unfolded on the ship with Hal and the crew, and he just used the basis of Clarks short story as a catalyst for his drama. And during development of the script Clark went back and wrote a book based on Kubricks script which is how we have the full length book now based on the movie. So in a sense the movie containing two different stories is accurate.
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~Young-stoaty-chap Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I see. I thought Hal was the only character that it really developed. I can see how it was made in a different style to the rest of the movie. The rest was good, only I think some scenes went on too long. Are Kubricks other films like this one?
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*darthhell Apr 29, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Well, he definitely has a unique style about his movies, but as far as them being like this one, not really. He likes to use the classical music alot, and if he's basing the movie off a book he likes to make it his own. It's rumored that Stephen King was not real happy with Kubricks version of 'The Shining'. Personally I love his movies, some of my favorites are Clockwork Orange, 2001, and Dr Strangelove. I always recommend those movies to people.
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~Young-stoaty-chap Apr 29, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I saw Doctor Strangelove, I thought it worked well, but I thought it was better as a drama than a comedy. Would you like to continue this discussion via notes?
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~Gyromorgian Oct 10, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
The Monolith always looks out of place because it's so alien.
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*darthhell Oct 10, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yeah its sort of perfect in its own 'personality' that it seems to emit. That's why this is and probably always will be one of my top favorite sci-fi movies.
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~Gyromorgian Oct 12, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I think, because it's such a simple object, that we can project any emotion we want onto it; it can seem menacing or curious, even though it's completely inert. That's one of the reasons I think it's such an interesting and complex character.
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