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2001

                                                December 11, 2012

The cold artificial
environment, the
emotionless style of          Surrounded by
Dave speaking to Hal--        human beings
a machine, talking to a       on ice.
machine, embedded in a
machine, in a vaccuum.
                                              Space: Can you take it?

                                              I used to think I could,
                                              but then I was also a
     The closing scenes                       kid who scrambled around
     "My god, it's full of stars!"            in empty lots, ran across
                                              fields, climbed buildings
     It's difficult to get                    and trees, studied the
     that line without further                clouds and the stars...
     explication: so the film
     doesn't stand alone, it                      I prefer "urban"
     relies on external                           environments, but
     commentary of some sort.                     I also prefer them
                                                  to be natural.
     A novel plus movie, not
     just a movie alone.


              Looking back on 2001, I wonder about the
              fact that it's (apparently) based on two
              disparate elements: fighting an AI out of
              control, and the encounter with a superior
              alien race.

                  The connecting thread might be
                  triumphing over a false "higher
                  intelligence" (a false god?) and
                  encountering the real thing.

                                           2001_KAELS


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