I understood the reasons for his actions, and it seemed he was sad as he was disconnected by Dave.
2007-06-18 09:19:05 · 9 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Snuggles, he only did that because he valued the mission so much. He thought the sacrifice was worth it.
2007-06-18 09:34:43 · update #1
Of course. The whole point of the movie is that humanity has become so overdeveloped that the individual is just a cog in a machine. Those two astronausts don't exhibit any passion at all. HAL might be greedy,opportunistic,ruthless,ambitious,curious - but at least he's human - or more human than the humans. His "death' is therefore intended to be tragic. He deserves it - he's become homicidal - but you still feel compassion.
2007-06-18 11:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by Galahad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No; the heck with HAL! I didn't feel any more sorry for that murderous, monstrous, malicious, malevolent machine than I did for Ted Bundy or Timothy McVeigh. HAL was impressive and likeable at first, but "he" was too humanoid in that he became vain, egotistical, incompetent, manipulative, deceitful, and ultimately pathetic. Dave Bowman is the man! I loved the way he fought his way back into the ship and lobotomized that heuristic hypocrite.
2013-12-28 17:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hal 9000 Death
2016-11-05 01:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by schiavo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only because it was asked to think and work in the gray areas of right and wrong to tell a lie or to hide the truth would be enough to drive a logical mind insane, so in this sense I would feel remorse for Hal situation
2007-06-18 09:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by hedteach 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It made more sense reading the book. He wanted the mission to succeed, and knew humans would mess it up. Yet he would not be able to figure out what to do with the monolith on the moon of Jupiter, and Dave could. ♪
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2007-06-18 09:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by Alf W 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He murdered everyone with the exception of one on the ship. I didn't feel sorry for him at all. And the reason he was sad when they were disconnecting him was because he was begging to be kept alive. He wasn't sad, he was scared.
2007-06-18 09:25:09 · answer #6 · answered by Snuggles123 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, I did. It wasn't HAL's fault that his programming was conflicting. But you're right he had human characteristics that drew you into his dilemma.
2007-06-18 09:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by Gatekeeper 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not really, but i didn't give it much thought. i see where you're coming from. i heard there's a sequel-"3000" or something? maybe that movie addresses it?
2007-06-18 09:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by megskathy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
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2007-06-18 09:21:40 · answer #9 · answered by Peggy Sue 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋