He picks up one up, has a flashback to the monolith, and hits another bone using the one he picked up.
In a later scene, the leader ape is sitting near a pile of ape bones. As they start to slowly calm down, they become more and more curious as they all reach to, and eventually and touch, the surface of the monolith, starting with the leader ape. The next day, a monolith appears near the apes.
We see the apes are curious while sharing with each other, but are also territorial within their own species. Section I: The Dawn of ManĪfter the title sequence, the film opens up on Earth, specifically prehistoric Africa, where we are situated near a tribe of animals. Ok, now that you know the film’s backstory, let’s jump into dissecting each section of the film. In a 3rd dimensional construct in the 5th dimension.On Earth, specifically in prehistoric Africa near a tribe of apes.These monoliths, somehow, have the ability to advance the development of advanced species (Vagrant).Īround the year 4,000,000 B.C.E., four monoliths were placed in the universe. To accomplish these tasks, the “Firstborn” invented what humans ended up calling “Monoliths,” - these matte-black rectangular prisms seen throughout the film. To eliminate any issues before they get out of control.To encourage development of new species throughout the universe.Their sole purpose is to be the caretakers of the universe.
Early, during the creation of the universe, a group of beings came into existence known as the “Firstborn” (Clarke). Section III: Jupiter and Beyond the Infiniteīefore I dive into the film itself, I need to explain the background of the story.This explanation will be split up based on how Kubrick split his film up: The small amount of remaining information is speculation.įinally, as I continue learn more about Kubrick’s masterpiece, I’ll precede to update this resource. All of these quotes will be from Joseph Gelmis’s interview with Kubrick in 1969. Throughout the article, I’ve added direct quotes of Kubrick’s, backing up parts of my information. Clarke’s novel 2001 A Space Odyssey, his short story The Sentinel, and Kubrick’s famous film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, which I won’t be citing specifically. The following content is mainly based off of Arthur C. So, I’ve spent the last few days collecting and combining information from many sources (which I have cited using “(author name)”) to create a working understanding of the film. It being one of my favorite films of all time, I needed to, of course, figure it out in its entirety. Last week, for the 3rd time, I saw 2001 (but this time in 70 mm) and I left the theater both stunned and pretty confused. You just watched 2001: A Space Odyssey… but you don’t really know what just happened.
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