So dave, in the spaceship discovery, circles the stargate for a while, transmitting his observations back to earth. A space odyssey 1968 in order to provide the basis for the brilliant film of the same name. When the surviving astronaut, bowman, ultimately reaches jupiter, this artifact sweeps him into a force field or star gate that hurls him on a. Apr 23, 2018 fifty years ago this spring, stanley kubricks confounding scifi masterpiece, 2001.
Hal 2001, the eerily humanlike computer aboard the discovery space ship, represents technological advancement. Stanley kubrick is a stunning filmmaker who challenges audiences at every level. I decided to pass that information along to you with this explanation and analysis of the book. Clarke collaborated with stanley kubrick to produce the novel version of 2001. The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be. Setting toughometer writing style ae35 unit diana halvorsen hibernating astronauts the others the slab narrator point of view bookers seven basic plots analysis plot analysis threeact plot analysis.
Having been instructed not to reveal the nature of the. The monolith on iapetus acted as a wormholewarpgateintergalactic transport network, transporting dave across the universe and at one point bringing him to the. I found the book gripping and intellectually satisfying, full of the tension and clarity which the movie lacks. A space odyssey has fascinated audiences for years. Clarke and kubrick worked on the book together, but eventually only clarke ended up as the official author. After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer h. A space odyssey is based on the final version of the script for the 1968 motion picture, but, even so, in some regards they. Dave manages to survive, stumbles onto jupiter, and encounters a species of highly advanced beings. A space odyssey ending explained by stanley kubrick. A space odyssey, which he cowrote with stanley kubrick. In 1945, he proposed global broadcasting via communication satellites in geostationary orbit.
Unfortunately, much of its audience left the show baffled, babbling about the trippy lightshow, and the weird ending. When they get finished with him, as happens in so many myths of all cultures in the world, he is transformed into some kind of super being and. A space odyssey 1968, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. P poole is seen to be mouthing his moves to himself during the game and it is later revealed that hal can lip read. The final odyssey the lost worlds of 2001 clarke, arthur c. In the two movies, bowman is played by keir dullea. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. A space odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus. The dawn of man in a sere african landscape, a group of apelike hominids and some tapirs compete for the meagre green plants. Evolutionprogress of humans the novel begins, not in a futuristic society, but three million years in the past.
So although the book can be considered the original. This collection comprises the science fiction novels 2001. At the end of the novel we learn that hals odd behaviour stems from an improper conflict in his orders. In 1980, he was making a documentary about paranormal experiences and chose to explore stanley kubricks the shining through a set visit and interviews. The perfect collaboration between book and film originally posted at fantasy literature arthur c.
A space odyssey was a film aboutwell, what is about. In the book, dave bowman actually meets these aliens and they explain the ending of the movie to him. Stanley kubrick is an enigmatic director who put a lot of layers into all his work. A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The end of 2001 has david bowman as space baby starchild whooshing through hyperawesomewhatever space back to earth. Those wanting to pick apart the exact meaning of the ending star child and. For a more detailed account of the production history of 2001. A space odyssey has been analysed and interpreted by numerous people, ranging from professional movie critics to amateur writers and science fiction fans. Today, were analyzing the themes, motifs, and talking about what actually happened. A video has surfaced which appears to feature stanley kubrick himself explaining the end of 1968s 2001. It can think as well as, if not better than, any human. Clarkes novel 2001 a space odyssey, his short story the sentinel, and kubricks famous film, 2001. Clarke 19172008 wrote a hundred books and more than a thousand short stories and essays covering science fiction and science fact in a career spanning more than six decades.
Heres an indepth analysis of the most important parts, in an easytounderstand format. Among his bestselling novels are childhoods end, 2001. A space odessey is a satire on darwinism this interpretation deals with only the movie and not the novel because novel does not give as much space for subjective interpretation as the movie. Second, its inner workings are not completely understood by his creators. Understanding the film 2001 is best done through the lens of homers the odyssey hal as the cyclops, nietzsches thus spoke zarathustra and the genealogy of morals, along with finally frueds civilization and its discontents the film is structured around the odyssey, while it contrasts neitzschian transhumanism on the one hand against frueds thesis that civilization. A space odyssey, a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick, and cowritten by kubrick and arthur c. Clarke and stanley kubrick teamed up on the mindblowing 1968 film 2001. One of the greatestselling science fiction novels of our time, this classic book will grip you to the very end. A space odyssey was written concurrent with the film, and is not a novelization of the movie. In honor of the book and movie, nasa named a mars orbiter. I always found this a pretty disappointing end to the film because it seemed to make no sense. The monolith is somekind of step to a higher evolution level made by aliens.
One of the most mindbending parts of the movie is its seemingly nonsensical ending. A space odyssey, had its premieres across the country. All the parts of the movie that are vague and unintelligible, especially the beginning and the end, become clear and convincing in the book. Unfortunately, hal scrambles the message and informs the crew that they have definitely lost contact with earth. A kind of zoo of humans for aliens where they can see you, but you cant see them i remember that in the book, the decoration was similar to a hotel, but with low definition, you couldnt read the labels of the food neither the books, as everything. Like all of kubricks films, there is much to analyze, and in 2001 s case, much to confuse the hell out of you the first time you watch it. Aug 12, 2017 the following content is mainly based off of arthur c. After seeing space odyssey, i read arthur clarkes book. When i was a kid, i was terrified of the movie counterpart of this book. The earth people say, this ending sucks, and they shoot nuclear missiles at himor maybe theyre shooting missiles at each other. In the end, mariners pictures showed a harsh, cratered, moonli.
A space odyssey novel actually explains the crazy ending. Both can be ordered from my digital download store. This was not the first time nasa had a connotation with the film. To richard strauss tone poem thus spake zarathustra, the title sequence shows the sun rising behind the earth, which is behind the moon. The hominids use their tools to kill animals and eat meat, ending their starvation. The pinnacle of science fiction cinema and the ultimate experience enhanced by an ample supply of hallucinogens, stanley kubricks 2001.
The story deals with a series of encounters between humans and mysterious black monoliths that are apparently affecting human destiny, and a space voyage to jupiter tracing a. It took many years to figure out the meaning of the ending alone. A space odyssey, we explored everything from the echoing strains of also sprach zarathustra to the lonely. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes 1951 short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the film. The other guys already gave good answers, so all im going to say is read the book. Odyssey two the novel, and in the movie adaption, 2010. A kind of zoo of humans for aliens where they can see you, but you cant see them.
It seems to explain the ending of the film more clearly. The end of 2001 has david bowman as space baby starchild whooshing through hyperawesomewhateverspace back to earth. Clarke and, unlike other movie novelizations, 2001 was written in conjunction with the movies production so they actually follow each other very well. Anyway, when they get finished with him, as happens in so many myths of all cultures in the world, he is transformed into some kind of super.
A space odyssey is the sort of movie that frequently gets called difficult. Apr 02, 2021 2001 s screenplay is credited to both kubrick and acclaimed scifi author arthur c. In fact, clarke wrote a novel companion to the movie concurrently with the filmmaking. Or, if you prefer, lasercut into a giant black monolith. Just before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft passed mars in july. In the end, 2001 was chosen as it is the first year of both the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
A space odyssey is as mysterious, stunning and current as ever. It makes a parallel between moonwatcher, the evolved human who holds the future in his paws, to. In the movie bowman dons a spacesuit, disconnects hal, establishes contact with earth and learns that learns that his mission is to explore iapetus to contact the society that buried the monolith on the moon. One of his short stories inspired the world wide web, while another was expanded into 2001. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. It is symbolic of many longheld concerns about technology.
A space odyssey by arthur c clarke and its three sequels 2010. The book ultimately came out a couple months after the movies april. In 1969, kubrick told joseph gelmis you begin with an artifact left on earth four million years ago by extraterrestrial explorers who observed the behavior of the manapes of the time and decided to influence their evolutionary progression. Newest 2001aspaceodyssey questions science fiction. Something the rest of the crew knows and that you know. A space odyssey see my 50 min video kubricks cover story and my 60 min video 2001. A space odyssey, david bowman enters in a room decorated as a hotel. A space odyssey gave science fiction recognition and class. A space odyssey for the first time, and although the ending sequence was really cool, i didnt quite understand what was going on. The novel traces mans evolutiondevelopment through prehistoric times, up to the present time, and into the future.
A space odyssey celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Which is, ultimately, never true of a film that costs that much money laid out by a major studio mgm, in this case, though ill concede that if by difficult one means the ending is a deliberately obscurantist explosion of borderline nonsense, then i can see why youd think that. Clarkes novel explicitly identifies the monolith as a. So the end of the book loops back around to the beginning. Clarke, wanted to leave the film open to philosophical and allegorical interpretation, purposely presenting the final sequences. Kubrick liked to work from books, and since a suitable one did not yet exist.
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