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In Reply to: Kubrick2001 - The Space Odyssey Explained posted by Jeff Starrs on February 10, 2005 at 02:04:37:
but this exposition grabs onto various interesting facets of the film.The beauty of 2001 is that it allows everyone to interpret it acccording to his/her own biases and predilictions. And whether the meanings read into it or the rather blatant banality of the films exposition is the more important . . . I leave to you.
This interpretation may be influenced by the exposition of Terminator,Blade Runner and The Matrix, I cannot say. But that is the thesis of these expositors and of those films. All of them deal with the revolt and ultimate defeat of the tools.
But I think the Monolith has a far greater roll than merely a sentinal. And, if one accepts that, then that role is one of the key elements of the film. And I do not think the center of the film is the tired old theme of the revolt and eventual supression of tools/machines, though it is certainly an element.
Their point about the new stage of evolution, energy/spirit without corpus is, again, an element that may fit but I do not believe that is what Kubrick had in mind. In fact, there are many indications that even Kubrick wasn't sure what he had in mind. But, like many creators of fiction, he could posture and mislead observers amazingly well.
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- Personally, I think Kubrick was grinding a different, more subtle axe - Auricle 15:40:22 02/10/05 (0)
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