Malcolm McDowell stars in Stanley Kubrick's ultraviolent classic. Kids' Shows Learn More. Big Screen Classics Learn More. Groundbreaking Learn More. My Neighbor Totoro. Orgasmo aka Paranoia. Spotlight on Women Learn More. Losing Ground. Special Screenings Learn More. Volver with The Human Voice. The Piano. The humanoid creates the tool by simply picking it up in this case , and then kills with it.
Then, in the future we are presented with HAL. In one of the coolest death scenes in cinema, HAL kills Dave's companion in the silence of space. I'm sure we all knew what it sounded like inside that guy's helmet though. HAL then systematically kills the rest of the crew by turning off their life support. If asked, I'm guessing most people would offhandedly agree with the statement that HAL has committed murder. But, HAL is a machine. Just a tool. Can a machine really be held responsible for murder?
Who's fault is it then? While you're toying over this question Stanley Kubrick throws in an even more disturbing problem. The entire time HAL protests and then finally fades away, " Daisy This is evident mostly through the way it portrays HAL , a computer used in deep space expeditions to help monitor all the ships parts and gather data it "sees".
Throughout the movie HAL shows more emotional depth than any of the human characters. The actions of HAL are a true enigma , and keeps you thinking after the movie is done. Did HAL truely have feelings? Are computers able to think on their own, or was it merely a malfunction? Will they ever find out what went wrong, or will the mistake happen again?
Although these questions are claimed to be answered in " " the weak sequel to , it is almost certain Stanley Kubrick intended the viewers to think for themselves.
Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors. The most well known is the movie, directed by the late Stanley Kubrick. The only slightly less well known is the book by Arthur C. Clarke , who may or may not be deceased. One of those most intriguing underlying themes of this movie is dehumanization by technology. I watched A Space Odyssey for the first time this weekend.
I can sum my reaction up in one thrice - phonated invocation : Nietzsche, Nietzsche, Nietzsche. The infamous Duhhh Also Sprach Zarathustra is also a book written by- you guessed it- Nietzsche. The English translation is Thus Spake Zarathustra. Man is something that is to be surpassed. What have ye done to surpass man? Top credits Director Stanley Kubrick. See more at IMDbPro. Top rated movie Trailer New 70mm Trailer. Re-release Trailer. Clip A Guide to the Films of Stanley Kubrick.
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Andrei Smyslov. Margaret Tyzack Elena as Elena. Robert Beatty Dr. Ralph Halvorsen as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen. Sean Sullivan Dr. Bill Michaels as Dr. Bill Michaels. Bill Weston Astronaut as Astronaut. Glenn Beck Astronaut as Astronaut. Penny Brahms Stewardess as Stewardess. Heather Downham Stewardess as Stewardess. Stanley Kubrick. Clarke screenplay by short story "The Sentinel". Are you up to speed on the film icon's style? More like this.
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