tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915291681370812755.post5080010756746736615..comments2023-08-05T07:17:39.612-04:00Comments on Random Notes: 2001 is dumbLeah Kleyleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796483107434706318noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915291681370812755.post-54294800373169496742008-12-17T10:47:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:47:00.000-05:00I have the book somewhere. I'll find it for y...I have the book somewhere. I'll find it for you. Then you will come to a full and complete understanding.<BR/><BR/>:->Rich Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851914542167271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915291681370812755.post-33251590594248558372008-12-17T09:53:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:53:00.000-05:00HUH?!?!?! What ring of nuclear weapons? Are you ...HUH?!?!?! What ring of nuclear weapons? Are you saying he attained nirvana? What???? Who's in charge of the monolith and why don't they just fix things? Are they not allowed to interfere due to the directive, and if so, isn't the presence of the monolith interfering????? Ugh.Leah Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796483107434706318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915291681370812755.post-17464945214642919722008-12-11T18:01:00.000-05:002008-12-11T18:01:00.000-05:00Don't understand? Awww. Poor thing. Don't forget, ...Don't understand? Awww. Poor thing. Don't forget, this was a Kubrick movie made from Clarke's BOOK which provides much more of an explanation. I'll give you the nutshell: mankind coasts toward destruction at various stages of existence and is 'motivated' by the monolith (provided by an unseen force) at these stages to leap forward instead of die. As a result of Bowman's trip, he moves to the 'next level' as a result of those rapid aging steps and finally the star-child that he becomes saves mankind from destroying themselves. Oh, you didn't know man was on the verge of nuclear war? Oh, you couldn't see the ring of nuclear weapons in orbit that the star-child obliterates? It's a Kubrick movie of a Clarke novel. I suggest you read the book, then see the movie again. You'll love it.Rich Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851914542167271998noreply@blogger.com