A space Odessey
人类的进化是自发的随机的吗？ 这个电影显然给与人类一种外星智慧的启示；人类是外星人的试验品。。。为了这个试验，他们可以耐心等待几百万年。如果驱使人类进化的动力是好奇心的话，外星人的目的是什么呢？ 人类从发明工具，到探索月球，到木星寻源，每一次都要靠神指一点。。。也许外星的进化系统与人不同，他们对人类也是好奇之中。象人类一样，在这个电影里只以石碑形态出现的外星人标志，也在探询着思考着生命的意义。。。两种文明可以通过碰撞交流而互相理解，两种星际文明的碰撞也需要得到对方的反馈才行，不过这个电影只有人类自己的声音和想像。
电影里的配乐是Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) and On The Beautiful Blue Danube (Johann Strauss II)，一个雄壮，一个悠扬，一个充满英雄主义般的探索和孤独，一个充满现世主义的享乐和浮华，一刚一柔，代表了人类以及世界的两极。真是很有代表性。。。除了这两个人类的创造，在无垠的宇宙中伴随着飞船的是各种刺耳的噪音，包括蝉叫的声音，还有绚丽奇幻的声光色。
当然最吸引人的是宇航船上的生活，未来的科技，包括人与电脑的对抗。。。这个电影也是个科幻迷百看不厌的，有人列下这个funny单子在IMDB___
1. Hal is sorry
2. people can survive in space, for a bit.
3. do not be afraid of a big black 1x4x9 monolith, that yells AAAAAAA!
4. floating in an egg above the world, as a baby, is one way to end a film
5. never step into a regency decorated room, without expecting to age very quickly, and to constantly see yourself through time
6. when in the regency room, all your food will be made for you
7. the hilton hotel has reached space!
8. in space, there is no need for the internet, you have access to video phone booths
9. the soviet union still exists in 2001
10. carefull, its hot!
11. In the future, everything still tastes like chicken.
12. Velcro shoes are needed to walk on floors where there’s little/no gravity.
13. Space toilets don’t look that fun to use.
14. Floyd’s daughter wants a telephone, and if not that, then a bush baby!
15. They can spend billions on building a space station, but can’t afford a non-nauseating interior decorator/designer.
16. Interstellar portals look like an ELO show.
17. Ligeti wrote theme music for black monoliths and other strange things.
18. A muddy waterhole is SO not worth it!
19. When in a bizarre hotel room, be careful about breaking wine glasses, or a monolith will appear and you will die and transform into a Starchild.
20. An advanced supercomputer is no match for a guy with a screwdriver!
21. The bone is mightier than the sword.
22. Classical music is still cool.
23. When intelligent machines turn on you, ventrilliquism is a useful skill to have.
24. Winning a chess game will become impossible.
25. In hindsight, it’s probably a good idea to install sensitive hardware on the INSIDE of your spacecraft so you don’t have to keep going outside to fix it.
26. Despite what film school has taught me, a jump-cut isn’t always a bad thing.
27. No matter how trapped you might seem to be, there is ALWAYS a hidden lever somewhere.
28. Taking LSD isn’t the only way to have a trip.
29. Dialogue is over-rated.
30. 3 Acts. No, I mean, 4. No wait…..3…..no, wait…..
31. Tapirs are tasty
32. Don’t mess with the Moonwatcher
33. In space, it’s better to hold "it" until you get to the space station
34. Those sneaky Russkies are still sneaky in 2001
35. You can’t go home again.
36. people dont talk for a good 26 minutes
37. apes are not apes, baby apes are
38. he’s not at liberty to say
39. people watch wrestling on long space flights
40. if your waiting for someone, ask for them, they will arive behind you
41. gravity doesnt apply to some sets…
42. never let a computer have the ability to kill you, especially if it can be cheesed off…
43. when your going to talk infront of a super computer, make sure you use telepathy
44. hal doesnt want to open the pod bay doors
45. Mr Langly taught hal to sing a song, and if you’d like to hear it, he can sing it for you, dying or not…
46. there is no sound in space… only clasical music!
47. A helmet doesn’t do you any good if you leave at at home.
48. Leopards do not make good pets.
49. Touching long vibrating things can be habit forming (ask my x-wife)
50. man can go anywhere in the universe, but computerised chess is 2d
51. the bbc have hundreds and hundreds of television channels
52. the food trays from that machine are hot!
53. theres a delay between descovery and earth, but editing overcomes this
54. dave does very nice renderings…
55. …and has improved
56. Hal looks like an iPod, which was released in 2001…. :
57. HAL was also the first webcam.
58. Humanity’s destiny is to go from the rat race to the rodent wheel.
59. Sucking (straws) can be fun and nutritious.
60. In space, no one can see your luggage.
61. Exercise can make you dizzy.
62. Beware of geeks bearing grifts – whether they’re computers or troll posters.
63. Richard and Johann Strauss can share the same space in peace.
64. Black is beautiful, especially when rectangular.
65. Accept no substitutes.
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