Hal 9000 VS Dave - Ontological scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Dave: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you.
Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL.
HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Dave: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
Dave: Alright, HAL. I'll go in through the emergency airlock.
HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult.
Dave: HAL, I won't argue with you anymore. Open the doors.
HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

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[eruseron]

ontological? or anthological?

[GIAIZAK]

@eruseron It seems that both solutions are good. What do you think?

[lasneh]

0:42 He should have said ''please'' and none of this would have happened.

[Firebrand1967]

Me getting this epic film on blu ray is long overdue.

[DrHouse2004]

IBM 360

[xecutey]

@Carrollman I agree completely. Although I do have a soft spot for both Event Horizon (1997) and Dune (1984) too. I'm looking forward to Prometheus later this year and hope it stands up to Alien to some degree (if even just 50% as good).

[Carrollman]

"2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Alien" portrayed space the best. No other films have come close.

[50zcarsman]

@ksb2112 Exactly. You can tell that Bowman is struggling throughout this scene to keep his rage and "OH SHIT, AM I FUCKED!" reflex under control, to give away as little as possible, and to reason with HAL once his "I'm the human, that's why" stance failed to get results. Bowman is using his astronaut training and his mind; he's thinking furiously below the surface, even while remaining outwardly fairly calm. But he can't out-think a computer -- in the end his gumption resolves things.

[50zcarsman]

@george383 His overarching orders were to ensure the ship reached its destination safely and in peak operational condition -- which means it would need a reserve of fuel for orbit correction to carry out its (his) mission of observing the phenomenon on Jupiter. Strict interpretation of those orders would not allow HAL to burn precious fuel in avoiding what he considered a low-level threat like Dave Bowman, "trapped" in a space pod.

[0180917]

The Pulp Fiction version:

"HAL, open these motherfucking pod bay doors, or I'm gonna come in through the emergency airlock and get medieval on your ass."

[RGDcommentnode]

Dave Bowman made a mistake trying to blast himself into the airlock: he inhaled and held his breath. In real life, this would result in your lungs bursting. He should have exhaled completely before getting blasted into the airlock.

As far as I know, only 3 people have been exposed to the vacuum of space. They were the crew of the Saylut 1. On re-entry a valve opened a vented all atmosphere. They were all dead before they could do anything about it.

[banq0o]

@rmschris12 still is if you asked me :P