In 1945, he proposed global broadcasting via communication satellites in geostationary orbit. Although kubricks movie is a masterpiece for several reasons, i was never able to understand what exactly was happening, especially towards the. It depicts the differences between the written work and the movie production, and analyzes possible alternate meanings to certain themes and motifs. I loved the way it told a story without necessarily explaining everything, and really allowing. Just finished reading the book, 2001 space odyssey. A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Part i africa 3,000,000 years ago views of african drylands drought the remorseless drought had lasted now for ten million years, and would not end for another million. Clarke 19172008 wrote a hundred books and more than a thousand short stories and essays covering science fiction and science fact in a career spanning more than six decades. Get a full month of mubi, a handpicked selection of cult, classic and award winning films, for free. I was asked by a friend why had i never read the iconic scifi book, 2001 space odyssey. Finally, i put it on my ereader and began the journey.
A space odyssey wasnt so much a movie based upon a book as much as it was a collaboration between kubrick and clarke. In terms of its themes and symbolism, 2001 was con. I still found time to read, but other books, and not that one. Strangelove, the shining and full metal jacket, it is important to note that no film is more synonymously identified with stanley kubrick than his film 2001. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. What on earth did the end of 2001 a space odyssey mean. A space odyssey many years ago and being blown away by how powerful it was, and also a bit scared by it. Clarkes 2001 to stanley kubricks 2001, even though kubricks movie broke more ground than clarkes novel.
So then he is reincarnated in advanced spirit and new. This instalment is in two parts and is slightly different. A space odyssey spoilers i just finished watching 2001. Well explore the events in the book, discuss and analyze its main themes, and finish with a short quiz. A space odyssey is the most important science fiction movie ever made.
Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. I always found this a pretty disappointing end to the film because it seemed to make no sense. So whats up with the title is that clarke is saying, that old greek dude went on a long voyage and had adventures way back when, and so heres a story about the future of 2001, when some other dude is going to go on an awesome voyage also. A space odyssey is still the ultimate trip the new york. A space odyssey was a collaborative effort of science fiction writer arthur c. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the film. A space odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus. A space odyssey is a true classic in how films look on the screen and the artistic sensibility behind it. The director of the film, stanley kubrick, and the writer, arthur c.
Clarkes first book was prelude to space in 1951, but he is best known for his book 2001. As a fan of stanley kubrick and cinema in general, i find that the cinematography of 2001. Rock hudson walked out of the premiere, hal was originally a cockney, and stanley kubrick used. Before the films production began, director stanley kubrick sought technical advice from over fifty organizations, and a number of them submitted their ideas to kubrick of what kind of products might be seen in a. Clarke studied at kings college in london, and worked in scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction. The ending is largely symbolic, and reading the book helps with its interpretation. Which is, ultimately, never true of a film that costs that much money laid out by a major studio mgm, in this case, though ill concede that if by difficult one means the ending. This site is dedicated to the science fiction work 2001. Kubrick liked to work from books, and since a suitable one did not yet exist. Jack kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the series, which were published by marvel comics beginning in 1976.
Transcript of the film 2001 a space odyssey miscel. A space odyssey is the sort of movie that frequently gets called difficult. Im always trying to broaden my horizons with 2001 so id really love to hear your thoughts in the comments. A space odyssey featured numerous fictional future technologies, which have proven prescient in light of subsequent developments around the world. A space odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of stanley kubrick.
A few words were spoken quietly and are hard to transcribe such as the last by michaels on the moon shuttle. He has a long argument with hal, at the end of which, because bowman threatens to disconnect him, hal agrees to give him. A space odyssey 1968 is a landmark, science fiction classic and probably the best sciencefiction film of all time about exploration of the unknown. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. A space odyssey, detailing the lengthy production, is a work befitting its subject. It was released, coincidentally, at the height of the space race between the ussr and the us. A space odyssey for the first time, and although the ending sequence was really cool, i didnt quite understand what was going on. A space odyssey 1968 in order to provide the basis for the brilliant film of the same name. The one based on the book goes like this the black monolith you saw in the beginning of the film, and the one found buried on the moon, were placed there by a supremely advanced alien race as a way to nudge along the evolution of humanity. Just watched it again, first time i was very young and dont really remember anything other than the pretty pictures and the apes.
Clarke collaborated with stanley kubrick to produce the novel version of 2001. In the end, mariners pictures showed a harsh, cratered, moonlike. This allegory about humanitys exploration of the universeand the universes reaction to humanityis a hallmark achievement in storytelling that follows the crew of the spacecraft discovery as they embark on a mission to saturn. I was asked by a friend why had i never read the iconic scifi book, 2001space odyssey. Clarke, wanted to leave the film open to philosophical and allegorical interpretation, purposely presenting the final sequences. Clarke considered screenplay writing to be tedious, so he and kubrick initially planned to write 2001. And piers bizonys 550page the making of stanley kubricks 2001.
A space odyssey is the quintessential science fiction book, filled with both inspired visions of the future and startling philosophical questions about humanitys place in the cosmos. The odyssey is a long greek poem by homer about a dude named odysseus who goes on a long voyage. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The perfect collaboration between book and film originally posted at fantasy literature arthur c.
At the same time he created his own version of the 2001 narrative in the form of a standalone. So if youre able to get through some of the slower parts, 2001 can be a great companion piece to kubricks film for those that want to delve further into the movies story, characters and ideas. You neednt be a scifi junkie to appreciate this book. As such it recreates the words spoken rather than those scripted. Its one of clarkes most passionately written books, and of course 2001, film and book, made his reputation to the point where he was able to sign.
A space odyssey ending in a rare, unearthed video the director famously refused to give his interpretation of the scifi masterpiece. A space odyssey is the classic science fiction novel that changed the way. I had wanted to read it for a long time, and kept trying to find time, but things got in the way. Clarke wrote the film script, which was an expanded version of a short story hed published many years earlier. Among his bestselling novels are childhoods end, 2001. A novelisation of the film released after the films premiere was in part written concurrently with the screenplay. Clarke and kubrick worked on the book together, but eventually only clarke ended up as the official author. A space odyssey as a novel, then to adapt it for the movie. What do you think about the cinematography in 2001. In a career that brought us such films as a clockwork orange, dr. But while there arent a lot of personal dreams in the book, there is a kind of diffuse species dream. A space odyssey was the name of an oversized comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name and a 10issue monthly series expanding on the ideas presented in the film and the eponymous arthur c.
A space odyssey is one of my favorite films and my favorite scifi of all time, i ve committed far too many hours of my. Early in its making, clarke had said, if this film can be completely understood, then we have failed, and his third law of science fiction states, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. A rare and never before seen alien race uses a tool with the appearance of a large crystalline monolith to. The monolith is somekind of step to a higher evolution level made by aliens. Our cinefix series, whats the difference, rounded up the differences between the 2001. I continue to claim that the assertion that the book and film versions of 2001 are. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of 2001. The following is a transcript of the soundtrack from the groundbreaking 1968 film 2001.