2001: A Space Odyssey

interstellar space station orbiting the titular planet. The decision for Tarkovsky to explore a film set in outer space has ties into the Cold War-era tensions between the United States and the USSR. Stanely Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was released only five years before Solaris and is the most ground breaking cinematic work to bring the galaxy to movie theaters since Georges Méliès’ 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. The success of 2001 inspired Tarkovsky to take a risk a set a film in space…

conditioning. The box office results were £618,615 in 2000. A third film of Kubrick’s that I chose is The Space Odyssey. A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, was partially inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel". Clarke concurrently wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, published soon after the film was released. The film follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient…

Space and the sky have long affected cultures around the world. The American – Soviet Union Space Race (1957-1975) had a deep affect on American culture, technological advancements, and politics. The impact the Space Race had on culture includes changes in art, television/movies, and architecture. The influence on technology lead to the development of satellites and software systems. Finally, the race's effect also made space the center of politics, as seen through analyzing Dwight D.…

This paper is a summary response to Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains.” Mr. Carr is an author, which gives him firsthand knowledge on the subject of reading and writing. Carr’s main point is that it [the Internet] seems to be interfering with his and others’ ability to read more lengthy papers. He questioned many acquaintances and other literary professionals, receiving their feedback. According to Carr, excessive use of the Internet…

Both GERTY and HAL were programmed to fulfill a mission. HAL begins to start exhibiting signs of emotion and reveals his motivations which makes him one of the most humanistic characters in 2001, and we later find out that he will do whatever it takes to complete his mission, even if it means killing. On the other hand, GERTY is there to support Sam, and says things like, “I am here to help you” and “Can I make you something to eat.” GERTY…

Introduction There is much to learn when one takes a music class. This is not always apparent when the course is started or before an individual enters the class. Once a student starts the class there is a completely new world opened to the individual that was once before unknown. A student will learn about the many composers and discuss the most influential to music history. There are different musical time periods full of numerous types of music. There will be different things that…

bizarre. The future of humanity is uncertain and can be very scary as to what will happen next. Many wonder what will be the next big event? The novels that will be discussed are A Scanner Darkly, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. These books identify different aspects of mans interactions with technology. A Scanner Darkly follows Bob Arctors decent into the “rabbit hole” as he becomes more and more addicted to a future drug. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy…

John M. Ford was an American game designer, poet, science fiction and fantasy writer, and wrote essays like Eventful History: Version 1.x. This essay, written in 19951, was written not too much earlier than Y2K. Y2K was the fear of all computers going berserk after the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, due to the uncertainty of computers using two-digit programs interpreting the number 2000, or 00, as 1900. This would have caused huge trouble for places like banks, who would be…

the defeat of Ronan. An open ending is mainstream due to the fact that it is the most common ending seen in films and TV shows. Whereas an example for an open ending would be 2001: A Space Odyssey, where its open ending consists of the old man seeing the monolith at the foot of his bed, which then cuts to a foetus in space looking over planet Earth. With this type of structure, the audience may feel more imaginative by coming up with different meanings of…

which thrusts viewers into a 60,000 person demonstration. “Her” (2013) depicts love between a person and AI (artificial intelligence). This is a marked contrast from the dystopian future evoked by threats to humanity posed by HAL9000, from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Skynet, from “Terminator," and the replicants*9 from “Blade Runner.” A number of commonalities can be seen between the works of the aforementioned innovative directors and the works and projects of THE EUGENE Studio, such as their…