The general idea of this movie is evolution. The apes that appeared in the first act of the movie show this evolution, since the monoliths gave the apes the ability to use bone tools and eat meat. The idea of evolution was also apparent when one of the apes throws a bone into the air. Time flashes forward, and the bone transformed into a spaceship. Evolution was again evident when the team which was dispatched from Clavius touched the monolith, and a radio signal was heard. Finally, evolution happened when Bowman was pulled back in time, placed into a room, and changed for the last time.
Hal was symbolic of the Law of Nature. In order to evolve further, or to ascend, we have to defeat our toughest obstacle. We can then move further along in our evolutionary line. HAL represents this obstacle. He took control of the spacecraft and killed Poole and the defenseless sleeping members, symbolizing the weakest ones. Bowman survived using the explosive door at the back of the EVA pod, blowing a hole in the emergency airlock. He quickly disconnected HAL. Bowman used his intelligence to survive. Because of this, Bowman was ‘rewarded’ by the monoliths. He was allowed to evolve/ascend into the next and final evolution of man. …show more content…
After the aliens placed the monolith on the ground, and after the apes evolved into a more sophisticated race, they placed several monoliths in the solar system. One was on the moon, and several were orbiting Jupiter. Once the humans found the monolith on the moon, they could be advanced enough to reach Jupiter and Jupiter’s monoliths. Finally, they placed one last monolith in Bowman’s little room, so he could resurrect as the final form of
Hal was symbolic of the Law of Nature. In order to evolve further, or to ascend, we have to defeat our toughest obstacle. We can then move further along in our evolutionary line. HAL represents this obstacle. He took control of the spacecraft and killed Poole and the defenseless sleeping members, symbolizing the weakest ones. Bowman survived using the explosive door at the back of the EVA pod, blowing a hole in the emergency airlock. He quickly disconnected HAL. Bowman used his intelligence to survive. Because of this, Bowman was ‘rewarded’ by the monoliths. He was allowed to evolve/ascend into the next and final evolution of man. …show more content…
After the aliens placed the monolith on the ground, and after the apes evolved into a more sophisticated race, they placed several monoliths in the solar system. One was on the moon, and several were orbiting Jupiter. Once the humans found the monolith on the moon, they could be advanced enough to reach Jupiter and Jupiter’s monoliths. Finally, they placed one last monolith in Bowman’s little room, so he could resurrect as the final form of