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Re: Kubrick2001 - The Space Odyssey Explained

I enjoyed the presentation, but disagree with its hypothesis. Arthur Clarke in the book version of "2001", and Danny Peary, in his essay on the film in "Cult Movies", suggest that the...whatever (who came up with the word 'supernatural forces'?!) uses the Discovery and HAL as tools. I also agree with Auricle that "2001" is not a 'battle with the tools' film and that the Monoliths are probably much, much more than sentinels or even agents of evolutionary change.

Fun to think about it all, though! The presentation did not use one of my favorite shots in the film, however...the one that concludes the first part of the movie.


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