2001: A Space Odyssey - What it all Meant

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1. Man evolves with his inventions (tools), that are meant to help us. But due to man's imperfections, these tools are sometimes used to destroy or kill. It will take a spectacular event (Star Gate) to knock man out of this orbit and into a New Age, where death and destruction are a thing of the past. We must shed the old man and clothe ourselves with the new. (Just my take on 2001...)
2. LOL Evolution the human species is a complete failure
   
   Too stupid to move to the next level .... Backstabbing treacherous species that will do anything for a dollar to establish itself in the pecking order no better than chickens in a coop
3. boring and superfluous
4. Phidias (490–430 BC) made the Parthenon statues that seem to embody the golden ratio.Plato (427–347 BC), in his Timaeus, describes five possible regular solids (the Platonic solids: the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron), some of which are related to the golden ratio.  
   
   Euclid (c. 325–c. 265 BC), in his Elements, gave the first recorded definition of the golden ratio, which he called, as translated into English, "extreme and mean ratio" (Greek: ἄκρος καὶ
   μέσος λόγος).  
   
   Fibonacci (1170–1250) mentioned the numerical series now named after him in his Liber Abaci; the ratio of sequential elements of the Fibonacci sequence approaches the golden ratio asymptotically.  
   
   Luca Pacioli (1445–1517) defines the golden ratio as the "divine proportion" in his Divina Proportione.  
   
   Michael Maestlin (1550–1631) publishes the first known approximation of the (inverse) golden ratio as a decimal fraction.  Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) proves that the golden
   ratio is the limit of the ratio of consecutive Fibonacci numbers, and describes the golden ratio as a "precious jewel": "Geometry has two great treasures: one is the Theorem of Pythagoras, and the other the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio; the first we may compare to a measure of gold, the second we may name a precious jewel." These two treasures are combined in the Kepler triangle.  
   
   Charles Bonnet (1720–1793) points out that in the spiral phyllotaxis of plants going clockwise and counter-clockwise were frequently two successive Fibonacci series. Martin Ohm (1792–1872) is believed to be the first to use the term goldener Schnitt (golden section) todescribe this ratio, in 1835.  
   
   Édouard Lucas (1842–1891) gives the numerical sequence now known as the Fibonacci sequence its present name.
    Mark Barr (20th century) suggests the Greek letter phi (φ), the initial letter of Greek sculptor Phidias's name, as a symbol for the golden ratio.
5. A little history of the "golden ratio" also known as the "golden mean" - "golden section" the "DIVINE PROPORTION" and 'DIVINE SECTION" In mathematics, two quantities are
   in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. The golden ratio is also called the golden mean or golden section divine proportion, divine section Some twentieth-century artists and architects, including Le Corbusier and Dalí, have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio—believing this proportion to be aesthetically pleasing. The golden
   ratio appears in some patterns in nature, including the spiral arrangement of leaves and other plant parts. One sees the monolith all throughout the film!
   Consequently, the monolith is more akin to the "all seeing eye" of the enlightenment. Hence, it appears to me to be more akin to a representation of deism - the infinite creator who is unknowable of deism.
6. Clarke wrote the story "The Sentinel" but the movie rights to the story were purchased by others. Although, Clarke was supposed to contribute and collaborate with the making of the film; Kubrick excluded Clarke from any input in the film. He avoided Clarke and excluded him
   from all input concerning the film. Kubrick "ran away" with the film and did what he wanted with the creation of the film. Clarke was actually disgusted with Kubrick and distanced himself with the film after it had been created. The two things - the story and the movie - became two different things.
7. Had to comment on what awesome production all round this was, narration and everything was on point! Thanks for making.
8. I think this one's a bit of a stretch to be honest. The thing about Space Odyssey's ending is you can interpret it just about any way you want. I've heard so many theories and analyses of it, all wildly differing but equally as likely to be 'right'. This one doesn't feel any different.
   
   My own theory is that Kubrick's real genius was he knew how to make things that seem like they have a grand hidden, secret meaning that people will analyze and debate over forever, without any actual meaning being there. He was basically making puzzles with no solution, because he knew that's what would make people talk about them for decades afterwards.
9. This movie was so long I couldn't get through the first 30 minutes of apes 😓
10. Really awesome man. Now I finally understand the Movie. Especially how you explain it.
11. some one plz explain the ending. what type of baby is it what will he do hiw it is formed???😞😞
12. I know it was released in '68 - I'm not sure when it was filmed but I'm sure I saw a rough cut of this film or some scenes.
13. Greatest motion picture ever crafted in the history of the medium.
14. This film is way beyond its time...
15. Enjoying the commentarys on the Kubrick films. do you plan to do "The Shining" or do you feel like its been done too much already?
16. The civilian clothes are the only thing that has dated.
17. Nature, the sun and the reason and creation of humanMother nature has been here since the earth was created. Nature was given the seed of life by the sun, the two have created everything living on the earth. In a way our true father is the sun and our mother is nature. nature can be described as a current and everything on earth has this current running through them. Even things we class as dead has this current, this vibe of natures dna. She is our energy and our energy is nature.living is easy to understand, it loves to spread in high volume and spread as far as possible. It's like a disease, you can tell this just by looking out your window; Trees, grass bugs and the big one us!everything on earth shares the same mother and father, living wants to spread as far as possible and this is where humans come in. She created us who have the knowledge of time, we can create invention and have a understanding to keep humans alive, also beginning to look after other creationswe are all ready researching how to bring back the dead in some cases just from Dna in bone for example they are doing this in found bones of dinosaur's we are finding new sources of energy and renewable energy that we can usewe have scientists testing theory's and discovering the universe we have science mechanics building ships for the purpose of space travelthe list goes on of what we are all ready doing as nature intended of us. And why we were created by herwe are her tool to spread her gene, current vibe everywhere. By this I mean we are to travel to planets in our solar system travel to other solar systems, galaxy's eventually other universes. This is why we were created by the current needing to spread and grow. Everything on this earth is us and we are itOur job and reason of life is to go and start new civilization, society in other planets in the universe naturally bring nature with us.
18. the more things change, the more they stay the same...and we get a second chance. well said
19. So does this film have anything to do wuth Astronomy? Its seems that in a nutshell its just about survival
20. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that most Kubrick movies contain a Teddy Bear? This is used to evoke a sympathetic reaction (Lolita), (Full Metal Jacket), other times its just there for no particular reason (Odyssey).