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Skybird · 12-29-08, 12:05 PM

What makes you so sure that you speka of the monoliths in plural?

I personally always considered them to be one and the same.

Both views are highly subjective opinions only, of course - and necessarily.

I would remark that the film is not basing on Clark's book, but a short story by Clark, called "The Sentinel". The novel was written by Clark AFTER the movie was made. It also seems to me that Clark was not pleased with kubrick's open ending, open to speculation and mystic interpretation. Thus in his later novels "2010" and "Odyssey III" he gave almost boring, causal, rational explanations for example for the behavior of HAL. Clark was a rational, science-oriented man, basing in the fields of engineering very much. This is what also formed his style of Science Fiction. I think regarding the monolith, he and kubrick were a bit apart.

On the other hand, Clark did not deliver any explanation in his novel "Rendezvous with Rama" as well, so maybe my view of Clark does not do him justice. so understand this also to be my very subjective opinion only. "The truth, as always, will be far stranger" (Clark).

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,731 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What makes you so sure that you speka of the monoliths in plural? I personally always considered them to be one and the same. Both views are highly subjective opinions only, of course - and necessarily. I would remark that the film is not basing on Clark's book, but a short story by Clark, called "The Sentinel". The novel was written by Clark AFTER the movie was made. It also seems to me that Clark was not pleased with kubrick's open ending, open to speculation and mystic interpretation. Thus in his later novels "2010" and "Odyssey III" he gave almost boring, causal, rational explanations for example for the behavior of HAL. Clark was a rational, science-oriented man, basing in the fields of engineering very much. This is what also formed his style of Science Fiction. I think regarding the monolith, he and kubrick were a bit apart. On the other hand, Clark did not deliver any explanation in his novel "Rendezvous with Rama" as well, so maybe my view of Clark does not do him justice. so understand this also to be my very subjective opinion only. "The truth, as always, will be far stranger" (Clark). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 12-29-08 at 12:07 PM.