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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[darkiller65]

basically the monolith is like a "god" it holds infinite knowledge (if you see the beginning of the movie you will see the apes using tools with the monolith helping in the next stage of the evolution), what happened at the end is that the monolith gave dave the next step in the evolution and turned him into a perfect been, pure with no need of tools and free of even the laws of physics and time

[4widescreen4]

@darkiller65 nicely said

[LightHero117]

So in the end, Dave became a glowing fetus?

[4widescreen4]

@LightHero117 Well, yea, or it could be a symbolic shape; enlightened pure new being.

[nowisdasick]

@4widescreen4 It is known as a star child

[4widescreen4]

@nowisdasick yep

[Ph4nt4sm4ge]

This movie is so damn good.On the top3 of my all time favorites.

[LaodiceanMan]

@bonndiablo You probably already know this, but it's no coincidence that that sweeping tune we hear throughout is called "Also Sprach Zarathustra," in which composer Richard Strauss 'picks apart' Nietzche's philosophies.

[LaodiceanMan]

In the novel by Clarke, Dave has a "religious experience" as he transforms, relives his entire life in reverse and then gains an expansive consciousness, loses form ... the walls of that room fall out, disintegrate, and the Starchild finds himself able to survive the crippling gravity and heat of the nearby red giant. So, experiencing "disquiet" and then oneness, he returns to Earth, destroys a satellite containing nuclear weapons, and contemplates how he will change his species.

[0180917]

DAVE: "Well, I was cured alright."

[SweatEagle]

Kubrick, once again, I'm left mind-fucked.

[bonndiablo]

The last phase of Nietzsche's metamorphosis!

[sebaXXXteacher]

this movie is all about evolution ... well not the movie but the series of books written by Sir Arthur C. Clark. The only way I could undestand this book adaption was by reading the book itself.

[jollincones]

Now, wait a minute... I'm confused... "He who must not be named" is actually named Dave?!?! I think I liked J.K. Rowling's version better.

[bondita]

@darkiller65 It is God ! It holds infinite unimaginable indefinite endless knowledge and power and He will change us into a far beyond imagination BEING independent of time and clocks and sorrow FOREVER AND EVER into the Truth !

[Omar13Z]

Monolith = Giant "SPECIAL" Dark Chocolate Brownie!

I need to find me one of those for a maximum high!! hahaha kidding, I love this movie!

[junglistguy9669]

@Resurrected2011 or someone on lsd