the dawn of man

[maxqd3]

its saying that if the monolith hadn't showed them the light, they would'nt of evolved

[rallandollo]

Richard Strauss - also sprach zarathustra

[videos11223344]

I can explain basically the black figure or as you would call it a monolith was created by an alien species far from our galaxy that was here millions of years before us they managed to become non corpreal beings but anyway they use monoliths to study the universe and promote intelligent beings like early humans to evolve and then it fast forwards 3 or 4 million years in time to the present or what arthur Clarke imagined it to be and because of the monolith we evolved

[IhateMTVandVIVA]

The man's first tool: a weapon.

That says everything about the mankind.

Success granted.

[altjff15]

7 people are still monkeys

[ps3matty]

LMFAO !!!at the monkey smashing that other monkey on back of head. LMFAO!!!!

[RubberRoss]

6:25 That poor Tapir ):

[rogerpenna]

holy shit, I get tears in my eye every single time that fucking bone becomes a satellite... the wonders that we humans are capable of! 4 million years of evolution in 10 seconds...

[shoekstra1419]

anybody know what the song is called?

[johndoo79]

@shoekstra1419 in italian is "Danubio Blu"

[BlueLemon19]

so what s that black thing?

2:40

[EvilSlyGuy]

@BlueLemon19 The Tycho Monolith.

[RawkinDJ]

It's not a rock, or an alien, or a monolith representing God, it's the new iPhone! Hello??

[animallover2047]

OMG!! Ape with a bone for a weapon!!! RUN!!!!

[Chribyl]

since hunting is invented, everything is getting worse:-)

that was my hippie side:-)

since hunting was invented, it gets more interesting, indeed;-)

[Jamesparker19751975]

Lame asshole you skipped the best parts!!! where he kills the leopard and then the other ape! God you make me just sick! Don't download anything else ever on youtube! Or I will find you and beat you and make you watch the Return of the Jedi over and over again minus the last 20 minutes dipshit!

[doormagic]

We almost see ourselves portrayed in these images. We were nothing pacific.

This is almost art.

[agentzippo]

Its not aliens or god, Its a ROCK. They used the rock to discover celestial cycles. (notice the sun above the rock).... And from there discovered how to predict solar eclipses (as seen in the very opening scene) to gain an advantage over the rest of the ape man by tricking them.

[agentzippo]

The bone club he's using is the metaphor, NOT the monolith!

[scottkarol6469]

dude...it's space aliens...read the book...or better yet, actually watch the movie...moron!

[agentzippo]

@scottkarol6469 I have, its SYMBOLISM

[smilingpug]

The first tool should have been a '58 Les Paul.

[SatyreIkon]

Aside from all the implications, this is one of the greatest cuts in movie history - bridging over 2 million years in a blink!

[swpngegl27]

"Man is a rope, tied between beast and Overman--a rope over an abyss. A dangerous across, a dangerous on-the-way, a dangerous looking back, a dangerous shuddering and stopping."

Nietzsche

Zarathustra I, Prologue

[kenishi28]

god is a black monolith !!!!!!

[miriyaa]

it's not god, it's an alien civilization

[fookziz]

maybe god is an alien civilization...

[thingplate]

i think i almost beleive that

[YawnGod]

This is possibly the greatest scene in all cinema. Well, up to the Danube part.

[doormagic]

what means the megalith?

[therichman]

you mean monolith. when those apes touch it, it changes their consciousness. they recognize that they can use the bones both as tool and weapon. they become hunters. it's their first step of becoming men.

[doormagic]

I thought it was the abstract representation of God or a supreme being, although stanley kubrick possibly be an atheist.

[srdjasrbin01]

Stanley Kubrick is genius!!!

[batatedoomnezeu]

this reminds me of the game spore where ,when U can space travel ,U can put that object on planets with savage population & they evolve! NICE...

[SarahPatterson18]

that idea was taken from this movie. and when they evolve from animals to tribes, that little movie clip that separates the two is a spin off of this movie as well (the characters throw the bone into the air)

[militarypillz]

i think spore i s supposed to remind you of evolution... lol

[paleomike8]

Nietzsche wrote a book called "Thus Spoke Zarathustra." I have yet to read it, but its in line...

[jlara36]

I don't get it..... maybe I need to drink more

[z4crad]

maybe u should

[qminusis]

Rambo!

[GirlCort]

let me clarify, i understand the significance of the end... but i don't get the part where the black wall appears all of the sudden and the proto-humans go nuts, then calm down

[gibbsies]

maybe its cuz there scared shitless of the thing because theyve never seen shit like that but then they realise its just sitting there so they investigate, meh i could be wrong i dont understand the rest of it. Btw, is this from a movie?

[Katarn84]

2001: a space odissey. The momolith is what gave proto-humans the intelligence to build tools and rise to the dominant species.

[GirlCort]

i don't get this scene -- could a movie buff please explain...

[00333554894519684]

Read the books.

The first two, at least.

[movieguy4]

well the only part i understood was the part with the bones. it was showing man learning to kill. hence him hitting the sekeleton with his bone and then preceeding to hit another monkey with that same bone

[tychoSNM]

I think it went beyond that. It was man learning to use a tool. He used the first tool (an improvised bone as a club) not just to kill, but to gain access to an invaluable resource: water and food. And from there... all the way right into outerspace with space capsules, stations and whatnot!

[pixelator30]

Wow, what an amazing piece of movie history! Mankind inventing a tool. The invention that will slowly, but inevitably lead to space travel. At the same time begging the question, are we fundamentally so different from the man at dawn.

[Lautarogang]

Richard Strauss Poeme Symphonique Ainsi parla Saratustra ouverture.....

JORGE TdC

[KNALLtrauma89]

Whats the name of the komposition at 5:40 ?

[qminusis]

Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra

[lamboman998]

whats the song? thanks!

[AkumaWolf]

the first thought

[bigboss3888]

HULK SMASH

[soxyfoxytuttut]

NZSIS releases historical sutch files too divert attention fron the CIA director visiting new zealand.

[soxyfoxytuttut]

NZSIS Warren Tucker

[soxyfoxytuttut]

Warren tucker is the one playing with the bones.

[crazyrsbuell]

Oooooh, monkeys!

[cybrpunk7]

um...what?

[blueman100]

nice work