2001 Space Odyssey Analysis

‘The Dawn of Man’ sequence is based in a prehistoric time period and the most important theme of this sequence is nature. Kubrick shows the two stages of nature before showing us as the audience how humans evolved as a species. The various shots of land are staged in altered settings within different time zones, which express the Earth as a large place. With no characters and no type of dialogue, the non-diegetic sound of birds chirping is a representation of nature. The sound of the birds in this sequence created a natural atmosphere and made it believable for the viewer.

     The following paper will analyze the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick” and “The Centinel” by Arthur C. Clarke. Although there are many themes present between the story and the film, the following are the most dominant. I will be discussing Scientific themes, Religious and Moral Themes, and Clarke’s development of the short story into a full-length film.

The movie “Interstellar” takes place in a vast, desert of a land which is barely recognizable as the planet, Earth. America suffers severely from famine, dust storms, and lack of advanced technology. Due to a previous accident, as well as with the worldwide food shortage, Cooper, a former NASA pilot, now works as a farmer to produce the only food left in the world.

The novel 2001: A Space Odyssey written by Arthur C. Clarke applies many literary devices and stylistic features to humanise one of the main characters, Hal. Some examples of the literary devices and stylistic features used in the novel are the atmosphere and mood, characterisation, dialogue and diction, repetition, analogy, the point of view and the overall plot of the story. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a story of evolution, the future of mankind, space exploration and the thirst for knowledge, technology and Utopian society. The novel was originally written as a film script, however in the 1960s it was adapted into a novel.

“2001: A space Odyssey” opens in the African Rift Valley, where a tribe of hominids encounter a stone monument which has obstructed on their domain. This stone monument transmits radio waves that end up expanding their IQ 's, teaching them weaponry and other tool uses to help them live, as they proceed to defeat a rival tribe. Four million years later, we see the luxurious space travel that the vintage science fiction of the 1960’s, with space stations for air terminals and such. Dr. Heywood Floyd is heading to Clavius Base, a United States lunar station. Along the way, he finds out about gossipy tidbits about an unidentifiable disease going around on the Clavius Base and his responsibility to study a four-million-year-old structure. Floyd

Odyssey is an Epic poem about a man odyssey that fought in the trojan war and his story of his 20 year journey home. He is the leader of a crew of men that are coming back form the the trojan war. His ship and men land on Cyclops island which they rest in a cave that was inhabited by a cyclops. Odyssey is then to escape and is cursed by Poseidon which they have that long journey. He is trying to get home to his wife Penelope and his family.

Hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host that show liberality and goodwill. When investigating about Penelope's role in ''The Odyssey''by Homer, the actual character of Penelope and the importance she gave to the story. Many of the texts researched have been in books and specific websites. "The Odyssey" by Homer is one of the books that helped give a general background of Penelope's personality and the suitors nature. ''The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood gave the same story, except in Penelope's version, which gave a more extensive idea of Penelope's thoughts. A few websites that specifically state Penelope's patience and toleration of the suitors was where the greatest research

Through imagery, Mr. Clarke shows a whole new world, or galaxy if you will. They explored thedeepest parts of the solar system looking for Intelligent Life. One of the quotes, “The stars werethinning out; the glare of the Milky Way was dimming into a pale ghost of the glory he hadknown—and, when he was ready, would know again. He was back, precisely where he wished tobe, in the space that men called real.”, used very good

Before the Odyssey is explained, there is much historical information about Ancient Greece to cover. To begin, the time period that Odyssey is a part of is known as “Homeric society.” Homeric society is a concoction of diverging assortments in various points in history. Because the setting is a combination of different times from several coteries, the story includes many ideas and values particular to each one. In the 8th century BC, the Mediterranean saw a growth in population after the “dark age,” thus leading to the menagerie that the Ancient Greeks partook in. Moving forward, there is much evidence that suggests that epics were created between 750 and 650 B.C.E. These stories were set in Mycenaean Greece around the 12th century B.C.E, also known as the Bronze Age.

The concept of Xenia was extremely significant in ancient Greek culture. As such, it played a prominent role in the works of authors, most specifically Homer. In fact, some of the most significant information we have about the concept of Xenia, as it relates to cultural norms come from the work of Homer, and the examples of hospitality demonstrated in the protagonist’s journeys in the Iliad and the Odyssey. More specifically, Xenia is presented by Homer as a duty, or a cultural expectation in both works, which belong to a set of complex social rules and which is subject to a specific set of social demands.

These fears are what were caused by the advancements of technology used in a horrific manner, threatening with such destructive weaponry, there seems to be no hope or bright future ahead. In the book 2001: A Space Odyssey, it greatly reflects that predicament.

Recently, our class read the book and watched the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. The book is written by Arthur C. Clarke and the movie was directed by Stanley Kubrick. The book was written as a framework for the movie, so the two are mostly the same. But, while there were similarities, there were also some major differences.

The Dawn of Man. Four simple words introduced what is remarked as one of the greatest films of all time. There is no spoken dialogue within the first 25 minutes and the last 23 minutes of the film. “2001: A Space Odyssey” is an ambiguous film. The broad range of audience captures various interpretations of the film. The main theme seems to be about the evolutionary process of mankind interwoven with elements of a higher or extraterrestrial entity guiding this evolution. There are some film theories that suggest this movie was all propaganda used in conjunction with the space race that occurred during World War 2. Some even go as far as to say that the same set used in “2001: A Space Odyssey” was used to fake the moon landing of 1969. However, theories with more evidence suggest that the iconic monolith doesn’t represent aliens or “God”, but instead represents the cinema screen of which we are viewing. The artistic importance of “2001: A Space Odyssey” is derived from its ability procure various conclusions.

Introduction. Now, Voyager is a 1942 melodramatic movie starring Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale, a depressed, overweight Bostonian spinster who transforms into a confident, independent woman. Charlotte has been dominated and repressed all of her life by her mother, Mrs. Henry Vale (Gladys Cooper). Eventually, Charlotte 's depression reaches a breaking point, and a nervous breakdown ensues. Renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains), takes Charlotte to his sanitarium for treatment. After Charlotte’s mental health improves, she takes an ocean voyage, where she falls in love with a married man, Jerry Durrant (Paul Henread). When Charlotte returns home, her mother still continues to bully her. Mother accidently dies of a heart attack and Charlotte blames herself. To cope with this tragedy, Charlotte travels to Dr. Jacquith’s sanitarium where she discovers Jerry 's neurotic, mother-dominated daughter, Tina (Janis Wilson). Charlotte decides to become a second-mother to Tina. By the end of the movie, Charlotte blooms into a more confident and independent woman (Wallis & Rapper, 1942).

Literature can, at times, have a fascinating connection with film. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature, both are written by someone that wants to leave an impact on an audience. However, movies and books have different roles. They each have different strong points wherein books give better characterization, stronger revelations, and inner conflict, but movies create a better mood with music and visuals, showing much more emotion. It's a totally different kind of experience, of course, and there are a number of differences between the book and the movie. The novel of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, for example, attempts to explain things much more explicitly than the film does, which is inevitable in a verbal medium. The movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, on the other hand, is essentially a visual, nonverbal experience. It avoids intellectual verbalization and reaches the viewer's subconscious in a way that is essentially poetic and philosophic. The film thus becomes a subjective experience, which hits the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does, or painting. Utilizing its verbal medium, Clarke is able to explain his narrative, whereas Kubrick creates a visual and audial experience, through means of ambiguity, in which the viewer sees everything, is told nothing, and in which one cannot detect the presence of the film as one at all.