Most films today rely on dialogue to further the narrative‚ allowing characters to explain what is happening at all times. In Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ dialogue is purposely minimal. In fact‚ the opening and closing sections of the film have absolutely NO dialogue whatsoever‚ amounting to nearly one hour of no spoken word. This kind of "deafening quiet" had not been known in movies since the silent film era‚ however this does not mean the story remains stagnant. Like in the silent
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The dystopian film‚ 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick journeys the galaxy during the commencement of the earth. During this enthralling journey comes the development of apes‚ which ignite the idea of the evolution of the most insolent species to ever roam the planet—humans. Now man has to prepare for the evolution of extreme intelligence—technology. Hal is an artificial intelligence that was created by Dave and Frank to help man with tasks easier and efficiently in the spaceship Discovery
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In the book 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ there is a very obvious theme that is reoccuring throughout the book. That theme is the theme of evolution. The theory of evolution is alluded through the changes that different characters throughout the book go through. There are many characters in the book‚ however‚ only a select few characters change and grow in someway. The main group of characters that are changing in the book are humans or forms of humans. The humans want to become this god like figure
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Donnie Darko and 2001: A Space Odyssey has central meanings that focus on science and religion. Richard Kelly ’s‚ Donnie Darko‚ introduces the protagonist as a teenage boy who is given the chance to live for twenty-eight more days after the mysterious jet engine crash that was intended to kill him. Donnie is plagued by visions of a giant sized evil-looking rabbit named Frank. Frank orders Donnie to commit acts of violence‚ warns of the impending end of the world‚ and is his guide throughout the movie
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Comparison and Contrast: Penelope vs. Penny Though Penny Wharvey McGill is portrayed as a “Southern 1930’s” version of Penelope‚ this heroine has many contrasting characteristics compared to the wife of Odysseus from Ancient Greece. In the Odyssey‚ Penelope stayed loyal to Odysseus while he was gone at sea for 20 years‚ and Penny couldn’t even stay faithful to Ulysses Everett McGill‚ who was only in jail for 2 years. Many pieces of evidence show the lack of allegiance Penny had to Everett. When
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intervention. This my friend is the reason why humanity survives‚ thrives‚ and dominates. With a lavish lucrative machine provided‚ the only downside is when they take over. 2001: Space Odyssey will forever be missed. I once saw a man. His name was Timothy James Vamanos. His name will always perpetually be with us till the end of space and time. Our class likes to adress to him as Don “Tim” Corleone Vamanos. So one morning Tim wakes on his bed‚ on his bed right next to his box of bleach. Clorox was his
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The film segment chosen was the final scene from Stanley Kubrik’s 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968. As the name would suggest‚ the film is set almost entirely in the future. Already having projected itself over 30 years into the future‚ it would be safe to assume that this motion picture offers a wealth of imagery and futuristic vision. It does. It is towards the end of the film‚ however‚ that Kubrik offers this to us on a much greater scale. In these few minutes‚ we are presented with the dawn
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1960’s for the United States: the Space Race. This heated competition began between the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union‚ lead to immense costs‚ heightened rivalries and a blooming of scientific discoveries in the space exploration field. The extensive Space Race was just an element to the Cold War‚ an expanding strain between the Allies and Axis powers. Each side wanted to exceed the other’s accomplishments. While the Cold War and 1950’s Space Race created intense debates and
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until there is light; the darkness reveals the dark side of the moon‚ then the earth and the sun rising behind it. This new perspective ignites our imagination and curiosity. It offers us life and death‚ beginnings and endings. In the film‚ a space mission to Jupiter is led by Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Poole (Gary Lockwood)‚ in order to trace signals being transmitted there by a monolith discovered on Earth’s moon. Overseeing the voyage is a supercomputer known as HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain)
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In Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series‚ there are two things that are clearly focused on throughout: evolution and intelligence. So‚ for this analysis‚ the evolution of intelligence‚ both human and artificial‚ seen in Clarke’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) and “2010: Odyssey Two” (1982)‚ with a brief look into the rest of the series: “2061: Odyssey Three” (1987) and “3001: Final Odyssey” (1997)‚ will be the main topic of analysis. In 2001‚ Clarke introduces us to the evolution of the man-apes
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