2001 A Space Odyssey - ending

Dave (old guy) is near death. In front of him monolith shows up. The monolith is somekind of step to a higher evolution level made by aliens. So then he is reincarnated in advanced spirit and new body form, a child, which could be a metaphor for purity, harmony and love. And now he watches the earth, actually means he is among us, still having bond with humanity.

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[James Ghodbane]

This movie is a mystery as the universe itself

[Ivan Devald]

My ''load'' is actually neutral to be real.. it might be true, might not, might be nice, might not. But it is so much not important what that is - important is what you are in regard to my ''load''. Judging my ''load'' does not define me, it defines you.

Don't you see from who those words ''linguistic bullcrap'' are coming from? They maybe are directed to me, but their source is from within you. That bullcrap is firstly in you actually, and now you spill that crap. You are what leaks from you.

[frank marsbars]

from reading all the comments below, i bet stanley is very happy wherever he is now, having people still fighting and debating his films, you just have to read both the positive and negative viewpoints to realise this movie is really worth seeing and thinking about after.

[edwin11373]

The fact that you're an artist and all the other jazz makes me believe that you're the classic frustrated artist that haven't been recognized by anybody. Many critics back then hated the movie like you do, but where are they now? Their gibberish have been forgotten by time, and this movie is ever winning new audiences: it has withstand the test of time. And btw, you ARE the "pseudo" artist. Only a wannabe artist views things in black and white.

[MrLmnop63]

daft punk



[georgeharrison70]

This was released in 1968? 1968?! Lord have mercy.....I'm blown away by this scene, even though it's nearly 50 years old. 2001: A Space Odyssey is insanely ahead of its time. Stanley Kubrick was truly a visionary.

[Nc Witch]

There is no free thinking or alternative thinking lol , people just try labeling themselves to be in a different category when in fact and truth they can not be separate from common human stupidity; life imitates art but art comes from life as well, so basically we copy each other from the origin

[thewayofcain77]

To anybody who criticized this movie poorly or who just does not understand it. You rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreally need to get better drugs.

[mjimih]

"...(I am not COMPLETELY stupid) in art therapy. I am a free thinker, an alternative thinker. But I have to say that 2001 was the greatest load of up trumped pseudo 'art' I have ever seen in my life! Sad!"

art is art, it can't be pseudo art bc there is no such thing. Who are you to say what is or isn't art? Pseudo art can only be defined as highly pretentious and contrived. Or as just ugly.

You've got to be NUTS to think 2001; A Space Odyssey is ugly.

[slybuster]

You are one of the greatest trolls in the history of trolldom.

[Edward Bennett]

Bullcrap. No one who studies anything to do with the arts comes out with the admission 'I am a free thinker'.