Space Odyssey Series - 2010: Odyssey Two, Hal 9000, David Bowman, the Sentinel, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: 2010: Odyssey Two, HAL 9000, David Bowman, The Sentinel, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Toynbee tiles, Discovery One, Monolith, List of spacecraft from the Space Odyssey series, 3001: The Final Odyssey, 2061: Odyssey Three, Heywood R. Floyd, Dr. Chandra, 2001: A Space Travesty, Poole - HAL 9000, Frank Poole, Clavius Base, Walter Curnow, Encounter in the Dawn, The Lost Worlds of 2001. Excerpt: Connection Timeout Since its premiere in 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey has been analyzed and interpreted by multitudes of people ranging from professional movie critics to amateur writers and science fiction fans. The director of the film, Stanley Kubrick, wanted to leave the film open to philosophical and allegorical interpretation, purposely presenting the final sequences of the film without the underlying thread being apparent; a concept illustrated by the final frame of the film, which contains the image of the embryonic "Starchild." Kubrick encouraged people to explore their own interpretations of the film, and refused to offer an explanation of "what really happened" in the movie, preferring instead to let audiences embrace their own ideas and theories. In a 1968 interview with Playboy magazine, Kubrick stated: However, neither of the two creators equated openness to interpretation with meaninglessness, although it might seem that Clarke implied as much when he stated, shortly after the film's release, "If anyone understands it on the first viewing, we've failed in our intention." When told of the comment, Kubrick said "I believe he made it facetiously. The very nature of the visual experience in 2001 is to give the viewer an instantaneous, visceral reaction that does not-and should not-require further amplification." When told that Kubrick had called his comment 'facetious', Clarke respond...