This instalment is in two parts and is slightly different. In a way, thats where kubrick and clarke got it really wrong. The odyssey is a long greek poem by homer about a dude named odysseus who goes on a long voyage. Clarkes short story the sentinel into a screenplay as well as a fulllength novel. A space odyssey was written parallel with the movie. A 1968 sciencefiction film, written and directed by stanley kubrick, with help from arthur c. I found the book gripping and intellectually satisfying, full of the tension and clarity which the movie lacks. For in the real 2001, computers are tiny specialists embedded in our car dashboards or. A space odyssey by arthur c clarke and its three sequels 2010.
Set piece for director stanley kubrick, four million years since the dawn of man sequence, astronauts on the surface of the moon investigate a mysterious monolith identical to the ones the apes saw, in 2001. 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. Jun 11, 20 we look back at the landmark scifi masterpiece 2001. Heywood floyd goes to the moon to investigate a mysterious situation. In a newly unearthed interview, the ending of 2001. The prologue and ending of the original book of 2001 are. A space odyssey 1968, directed by stanley kubrick credit. Just finished reading the book, 2001 space odyssey. One of the most obvious is that the haircuts and clothing styles and general formality look wrong. The book disposes of several mysteries that the film intentionally withholds from the audience, and in my opinion it made for a much more cohesive story. Mgm movie tiein with 16 pages of photos from the film.
Clarke, and how it changed our vision of the future forever. This collection comprises the science fiction novels 2001. Speaking as a true blue, dyed in the wool science fiction nerd, it may be heretical for me to claim that stanley kubricks landmark film 2001. Mar 06, 2012 i feel like its daring me to sit through it. A space odyssey 4k uhd 103018 i saw the 4k imax version last week.
Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. A space odyssey film, cowritten by stanley kubrick and arthur c. Unseen aliens observe early humans struggling desperately to survive in a brutal world, and realize they are on the verge of becoming intelligent beings, they just need a little help. While im a huge clarke fan, i cannot say youre wrong since clarke himself said he wrote the book with a more concrete interpretation of events. A space odyssey for the first time, and although the ending sequence was really cool, i didnt quite understand what was going on. The single thing that i think the film gets most wrong about the future is the video call sequence. A computer rebelling against humans is always unsettling, but one. It may even seem paradoxical or quibbling that a movie that is the source of undisputedly powerful pop cultural iconography could possibly be thought of as overrated. It later served as the starting point for the film and novel, 2001. A space odyssey is a landmark in visual and cinematic storytelling.
A space odyssey is still the ultimate trip the new york. A space odyssey is one of my favorite films and my favorite scifi of all time, i ve committed far. A space odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus i always found this a pretty disappointing end to the film because it seemed to make no sense. Nov 08, 2014 on april 2, 1968, a scifi epic premiered in washington d. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the film. What on earth did the end of 2001 a space odyssey mean. They awaken to find a featureless black monolith has appeared before them. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Mar 03, 2016 when writing the earlier posting on the movie, 2001.
It seems to explain the ending of the film more clearly. The real star of 2001, the hal9000 is one of the most memorable and terrifying examples of artificial intelligence gone wrong. Some seats and many fixtures are upside down relative. A space odyssey off my book shelf to reread that as well. Today we may consider it as common place, but in 1968 when the film was released, humankind had yet to walk on the moon. I am not saying they were wrong, just not how i interpreted it. I had wanted to read it for a long time, and kept trying to find time, but things got in the way.
After rewatching that film last month, i was driven to pick up arthur c. Just watched it again, first time i was very young and dont really remember anything other than the pretty pictures and the apes. What do you think about the cinematography in 2001. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. A space odyssey is a true classic in how films look on the screen and the artistic sensibility behind it. Clarkes novel 2001 a space odyssey, his short story the sentinel, and kubricks famous film, 2001. Other notable works include his rama series of novels and the hugo awardwinning short story the star. I was asked by a friend why had i never read the iconic scifi book, 2001space odyssey.
A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. After seeing space odyssey, i read arthur clarkes book. A space odyssey, i came across several interpretations of the cryptic ending that consists of only images with no explanatory dialog, and i agreed with none of them. A standalone monument in cinema history, stanley kubricks magnum opus 2001. The first occurrence on earth appears in ancient africa four million years ago where it helps a group of proto. Understanding the film 2001 is best done through the lens of homers the odyssey. Update, the new penguin galaxy edition is beautiful. I always found this a pretty disappointing end to the film because it seemed to make no sense. The apemen use their tools to kill animals and eat meat, ending their. A space odyssey 1968, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The monolith is somekind of step to a higher evolution level made by aliens. They were written and made concurrently, so its not an adaptation of the source. It depicts the differences between the written work and the movie production, and analyzes possible alternate meanings to certain themes and motifs.
A space odyssey is a series of vignettes about an ancient and unknown race of aliens that use a device in the shape of a monolith to encourage the development of intelligent life. Get a full month of mubi, a handpicked selection of cult, classic and award winning films, for free. I noticed that whenever they showed hal logo the surrounding text was extremely fuzzy. Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnu. There is something drastically wrong with the design of the spherical aries moon shuttle. 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. Hal then claims that the replacement ae35 unit will fail. A space odyssey ksa ma architectural visualisation. Finally, i put it on my ereader and began the journey.
A big part of that is because theres no real character development to speak of. A space odyssey about seven years back and almost losing my mind during the overlong stargate sequence and what followed after that acid trip. The acclaimed director then goes on to explain the final scene of 2001. 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. Daves passage through the star gate is the only time 2001 really breaks loose. This site is dedicated to the science fiction work 2001. A space odyssey was the name of an oversized comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name and a 10issue monthly series expanding on the ideas presented in the film and the eponymous arthur c. But while he was gone, hal decided to euthanize the three. In an african desert millions of years ago, a tribe of hominids is driven away from its water hole by a rival tribe. I still found time to read, but other books, and not that one. A space odyssey ending explained by stanley kubrick. Dave is coming to rescue him, but isnt wearing his helmet, which means if hal actually jettisoned frank into space, then dave is as good as dead.
Clarke 19172008 was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001. Get a full month of mubi, a handpicked selection of cult, classic and awardwinning films, for free. A space odyssey, david bowman enters in a room decorated as a hotel. So whats up with the title is that clarke is saying, that old greek dude went on a long voyage and had adventures way back when, and so heres a story about the future of 2001, when some other dude is going to go on an awesome voyage also. The 85 best movies on amazon prime uk, from green book to paddington. Kubricks movie, 2001, a space odyssey, finally debuted, late and over. A space odyssey s ending is famous among strange film endings, and when you consider that the competition includes magnolia, mulholland drive, and rockadoodle, thats sayin something. A space odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of 2001.
The result was the appearance that dave bowman was moving through time and space at infinite speeds. A space odyssey off my bookshelf to reread that as well. So then he is reincarnated in advanced spirit and new. Clarke 19172008 is regarded as one of the mostinfluential science fiction writers of all time. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago wired. A space odyssey is one of my favorite films and my favorite scifi of all time, i ve committed far too many hours of my. A space odyssey seem to become more relevant as time marches on. See more ideas about 2001 a space odyssey, stanley kubrick and sci fi movies. Kubrick liked to work from books, and since a suitable one did not yet exist they would write it. Yet, despite that, the plot actually isnt all that complicated.
A space odyssey is based on the final version of the script for the 1968 motion picture, but, even so, in some regards they differ due to late changes made by director stanley kubrick to that picture after the novel had largely. Instead, ive just heard general statements about the two films having a similar style and being about the vastness of space. Dec 07, 2015 stanley kubricks 1968 science fiction opus 2001 a space odyssey is an adaptation of arthur c clarkes book of the same name. It wasnt really the spacecraft id seen plenty of them in books by then, and in.
A space odyssey, alien and her so dont be surprised to see those pop up in my writing from time to time. Unfollow 2001 a space odyssey book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The i might puke face fast forward to 2017, one of my buddies called me up and said, sreyas, 2001. Among his bestselling novels are childhoods end, 2001. Id like to hear some interpretations from others and see if i cant grasp what kubrick was going for. Bowman ends up in a room somewhere in one universe or another, and we have no idea where.
All the parts of the movie that are vague and unintelligible, especially the beginning and the end, become clear and convincing in the book. A space odyssey many times, but ive never heard anyone put their finger on all of the similarities. As a fan of stanley kubrick and cinema in general, i find that the cinematography of 2001. On monday i wrote about stanley kubricks 1968 film, 2001. Well explore the events in the book, discuss and analyze its main themes, and finish with a short quiz. He was named a grand master by the science fiction and fantasy. 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.
A space odyssey is the sort of movie that frequently gets called difficult. But in the final film a lot was left up to interpretation. Having gone from jupiter and beyond the infinite, bowman keir dullea arrives in a strange bedroom with louis xvistyle decor. The following content is mainly based off of arthur c. Jack kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the series, which were published by marvel comics beginning in 1976. A space odyssey wasnt so much a movie based upon a book as much as it was a collaboration between kubrick and clarke. I was asked by a friend why had i never read the iconic scifi book, 2001 space odyssey. The director of the film, stanley kubrick, and the writer. He sees himself outside of the pod and suddenly the pod is gone and he is alone in the hotel room. A space odyssey has been analysed and interpreted by numerous people, ranging from professional movie critics to amateur writers and science fiction fans. A space odyssey brought space science to the general masses. A space odyssey is based on the final version of the script for the 1968 motion picture, but, even so, in some regards they. Clarke and kubrick worked on the book together, but eventually only clarke ended up as the official author. Apr 24, 20 how stanley kubrick broke the rules of classical hollywood cinema and made a better film with 2001.