Just watched it again. What's the ending all about?
2006-11-24 09:33:02 · 11 answers · asked by jiggery_pokery 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
read the book... the movie and book are a package deal... viewers were actually meant to have read the book AND see the movie...
2006-11-24 12:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by lisa_mynx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I thought so too. When I saw it I was in high school and well, to be honest, all my friends were stoned and they just were mad about the effects, they said it was like a drug trip. I wasn't stoned, not even a bit, and the story was slow, boring and at the time, I didn't get it. Later though, when the sequel came out, I went back and read the books, and that changed everything. It's a very philosophical story - and film - it was made to make you think, question, and there wasn't meant to be an answer but to allow your mind to question what you think you know. It makes you think - and if you like thinking about our place in the universe, how man evolved and any influences that were party to that evolution, well then you would love the film. But if you don't want to go there, then the film would be just one big boring question mark. Arthur Clarke, the author, wrote a far more complete story that Kubrick interpreted quite ethereally. Pretty much everyone who saw the movie left the theater either in awe from the visual experience or shaking their heads not knowing what they saw. But one fact was true, everyone said that you wouldn't get the film unless you read the book. Kubrick meant for you to guess, to question, and he didn't want any one interpretation to define the film, he meant for it to be bantered about, subjected to a personal perspective. Read the book, you'll underst and more. And if you don't, well that was the point. Ask more questions and you will fulfill Kubrick's odyssey.
2016-05-22 23:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Star Child" is the next step in evolution for mankind.Dave Bowman was changed by the Aliens into this.The book clarifies the ending,although it is not exactly like the movie.I would also recommend trying to find a copy of "The Making of 2001" which is a very informative companion to the movie.
2006-11-24 15:19:12 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all a matter of interpretation. For me, I saw it as moving through the stages of life to find out what is beyond mortal understanding. It is transcending our limited experiences, and grasping something that is almost beyond our comprehension. But everyone will take it to mean something else. I don't think there is one "right" answer.
2006-11-24 09:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by miggy635 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a crap Stanley Kubrik film that was MGM's failed attempt to cash in on Star Wars.
The ending is supposed to be Dave Bowman travelling through a stargate and transforming into a non corporeal entity.
2006-11-24 09:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Darth Emiras 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm still thinking about all the monkeys at the beginning.
It's like a night out in Stockton on tees.
2006-11-24 09:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question - I have no idea. Hope someone does, though, 'cos I'd be interested to see the answer.
2006-11-24 09:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hal9000 and Dave get married and have a kid...the star child u see at the end...the hotel is where they have the honeymoon.
and ,.,.i agree about the "stockon-on-tees " bit in the answer above...
2006-11-24 09:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by androoow 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's about reincarnation/recreation with jupiter as the new birthed sun and it's moons as planets
2006-11-24 09:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all about this Great Music. Peaceful and calm.
2006-11-24 09:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by pooterilgatto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋