Analysis Of 2001: A Space Odyssey

     The discussion about science leads into the second point of monoliths and technology. www.dictionary.com defines a monolith as something, such as a column or monument, made from one large block of stone. This is first portrayed in the first couple of scenes in the movie. As the gorilla finds the monolith, picks it up and uses it as a weapon to kill prey. Next, when the gorilla throws the bone up in to the air, it becomes a space ship over Earth. As I researched, this was the longest time change in history of all the movies. Considering the bone became the spaceship just shows that even though technologically people have progressed, the minds still stayed relatively the same with the same goals. As a saying my mother once told me, Men are like children, but when they get older they change their toys. I find this to be relevant in “2001” as the time change only portrays a different time period but more or less the same content. Because the movie is very slow paced, in my opinion, it gives the viewer a lot of time to question everything that is happening and make sure to understand everything. There is not much conversation there either which is not serving as another distraction. Makes the theme of the movie very clear. Stanley Kubrick also includes the

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.

“Dave, my mind is going, Hal says forlornly “I can feel it. I can feel it”. Nicholas Carr starts off his article with this line from the movie A space Odyssey basically using that specific line to unfold his argument saying that as over the years he can feel his mind deteriorate, no not because he’s getting old but because the usage and expand of using google has lead him to taking the easy way out which is followed by becoming lazier and lazier when doing or looking up certain things. Yes, he stated that the internet can be a big advantage for us, but defaults follow behind it also, it’s so quick to come up with a book online or come up with facts in two seconds which we have become so accustomed to doing instead of taking the time to go to

2001: A Space Odyssey has no narrator and is known for the minimal quantity of dialogues and abundance of long silent scenes that show the viewer how human life and actions are relatively unimportant in the history of human evolution and in the infinity of space. Each episode has its own main characters, which interact with the monolith: the first episode it is the hominid, in the second episode - Dr. Heywood R. Floyd; in the third episode - Dr. David Bowman, Dr. Frank Poole and computer Hal; and in the last episode – Bowman, who is the last surviving member of the mission. The settings of “The Sentinel” are the Moon and Mare Crisium, in particular, while 2001: A Space Odyssey takes place on Earth at the beginning of humanity, on a space ship, on the Moon, near the orbit of Jupiter and in an unknown apartment somewhere in the future. In “The Sentinel” the artifact, the pyramid, is considered a sentinel that transferred signals to those, who installed it. It is shown as a pyramid, which makes Wilson confuse the stage of development of its creators thinking that the pyramid is simple enough and could have been built in the Ancient Egypt. Only later he understands that human race is billion years younger, and the aliens are far more evolved. The pyramid symbolizes

While in the air, the bone is transformed into a spaceship and it seems we have arrived in 2001. So begins the Moon sequence. We meet Heywood Floyd, a scientist who is traveling to the moon to address this mysterious new object that suddenly appeared. Obviously we have humans by this point and they are much more intelligent than the monkeys (according to the film they evolved) and still have the same response to the monolith. They are a bit more eager but for the most part, the viewer can still sense the frustration at the lack of understanding when it comes to this monolith. The audience feels the frustration. They want an explanation, but the film does not offer one, leaving the audience to decide for themselves what exactly the monolith is. That is perhaps one of the most irritating things a film can accomplish. We see how technologically advanced this society is and it doesn’t take the audience long to realize that something new will be coming. The scene ends with our scientist and his little entourage touching the monolith. We expect something like the end of the Dawn sequence but then the monolith lets out a shrill piercing scream. And a new era begins. Hal 9000 would soon be

More examples of movies within the 50s and 60s include When Worlds Collide and the cult classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Rather than being influenced by the socio-political occurrences of the time, these films were mostly focusing more on the scientific possibilities that had appeared throughout the course of the Space Race. A quick synopsis of When Worlds Collide can be easily described as, “Science wielded by a heroic scientist confronts a catastrophe” . Despite the movie also including a possible doomsday scenario comparable to the nuclear scare present during the 1950s, When Worlds Collide provides us with the prospect of space travel and colonization of other planets. The film’s plot follows the story of Pilot David Randall and others as

Since the creation of the United States, women have been fighting for their rights. In fact, when John Adams left for the Continental Congress, his wife Abigail, wrote him to remember the ladies. Abigail explained, “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion” (Adams). While this rebellion did not begin right away, eventually in the 1960s, a clear female rebellion began. The Graduate is a film that incorporates the social changes in the 1960s in the United States.

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is one of the only romance movies that i actually find entertaining. The movie has believable characters with real emotions and problems. Joel is an antisocial person that seems to usually try to avoid people, He has trust issues and he isn't the generic knight in shining armor protagonist that you see in so many romance movies to day. The way the camera angles usually feel fitting, you can tell they had a great cinematographer. There is also a lot of imagery in the movie because for most of the movie he is unconscious going through his memories which gives the movie a lot to play with in terms of imagery because you are in his mind. Throughout the film Clementines hair colour changes according to the time in the story to show continuity and her emotions. When her hair was red she seemed to be more of an angry person but there were also good scenes with the red hair, representing anger and love. Than later in the movie when it shows how they met you can notice that her hair is green and she seems to be more of a calm, explorer type person. This is shown in the film when they go exploring and find the house. And finally her blue hair which i like to think through the film represents the sadness and emptiness in her life without joel even with patrick(who uses joels techniques with her because he had heard everything about the two). Along with the way they do the memory sequences it's

In the 2015 movies have huge million dollar budgets, Crude humor, and crazy CGI effects compared to movies from the 60’s. Movies made back in the day were very low budget and was set in a different society than the one we live in today with anything at the reach of our finger tips The Graduate is an overall great movie and it is still able to compete with movies from today with its humor from the view point of a graduated college student in a love triangle with a mother and daughter. However, The Graduate is a satisfying movie considering how relatable the main character is and how the humor is different from all the humor in today’s movies. Benjamin Braddock is a normal guy that just graduated from college and has no idea what to do with

Let yourself be transported to the future where drought, famine and disasters run rampant on Earth. The only way to ensure that the people of Earth survive is a journey into the depths of space. A story of survival, hardships, and triumph this is Interstellar. This film was directed by Christopher Nolan in 2014. To fully understand how this film uses the fundamentals of moviemaking to make a complete and complex film I will be discussing the elements of narrative, mise en scene, cinematography, acting, editing and sound.

The film “Distant Journey”, directed by Alfred Radok, narrates the story of a young Jewish doctor, Hana, and her family’s struggle in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Despite being Radok’s first film, Distant Journey effectively depicts the struggle of Jews in Czech, especially in the concentration camp of Terezin, during the Nazi occupation. To show how the progression of the war is affecting Hana and her family’s lives, Radok neatly weaves the newsreel of Nazi political propaganda with his fictional story of her and her family. Although there is no direct depiction of violence or blood in the film, Radok successfully uses editing, varying camera angles, and sound effects to depict the severeness of the persecution of the Czech Jews.

“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle” Stanley Kubrick once said. The first film to use special effects was The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots it was a 1895 black and white short film. The audience at the time was horrified over the sight of seeing a woman having her head chopped off. The audience didn’t realize was that in between cuts they replaced the actress with a mannequin to convey the execution and after the head was chopped off, the executioner raised it as the film ended.

Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry found the perfect, fragmented form to simulate memories in the non-linear storyline of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). The thematic elements of the film helps this simplistic story of love found, lost, and found again develop into a complex pattern, much like the workings of the brain. Each character is everything you would expect them to be in real life – down to earth, imperfect, and hopelessly searching for the love someone can only dream of. We can relate to them because we all long for more than we are, and want the best of us to be shown to someone else. Memories make up who we are, they define us. Life teaches us lessons which shape our memories, and in turn, we learn from them. What if those memories were gone? Are we still destined to be the same person? The protagonist of the movie is Joel, and the story surrounds his relationship with Clementine. The antagonist can be seen as Patrick, who tries to destroy their relationship, or Lacuna Inc., whose purpose is to make them forget their relationship. Charlie Kaufman has created a beautiful story that incorporates so many valuable forms in cinema, and leaves viewers on the edge of their seat until the very end. My goal is the show the class concepts of this narrative, as well as demonstrate how the way the film’s story is told

This week’s movie is entitled Gravity. It was produced by Alfonso Cuaron and David Heyman in 2013. Since this movie came out, it has been controversial in the science community for a plethora of reasons. I will be discussing a few of them in this essay.

“Interstellar” (Obst,Thomas & Nolan, 2014) a great science fiction story with so various elements. It takes us traveling through wormholes, into planets in other galaxies, and black holes. The characters keep colliding into the effects of relativity, which is thoroughly explained in numerous scenarios. It’s also a story about love and family, but there is a villain, whose actions result in shocking consequences for the other characters. There is a great deal of emotion expressed by the character, which make a great impacted on how the movie is viewed. The movie will take place sometime in the future where the earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable for the reason that of a global crop plague and a second dust bowl occurring. The science fiction movie “Interstellar” (Obst,Thomas & Nolan, 2014) does an excellent job portraying advancements in technology, astrophysics and real-life issues that could eventually happen, such as, food scarcity and catastrophic natural disasters.