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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

2001

I watched this in the theater when I was 6 or 7 years old. Freaked me the freak out, especially that baby at the end. That baby, man.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds incredibly trippy to see in theaters at 6-7. Kinda jealous of your story!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm not sure what the adults were thinking in that situation. My guess is they weren't thinking at all. They knew I was into sci-fi and space so maybe they thought it was just going to be a cool sci-fi space movie.

Who knew there would be monkey murders, creepy voyeuristic killer computers, and giant space babies?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unrelated, did you ever watch the sequel? It's sort of great

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I did, and I enjoyed it, and in fact the original movie became a bit of an obsession for me. I watched a video that explained the meaning as related to tools and man's use and relationship with them.

I can't find it now, but this article gives a good overview of the concept with quotes from Kubrick backing the idea up. I'm still a pretty faithful Kubrick fan, with exceptions.