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Originally Posted by Diopos
Excuse me for quoting myself!  But instead of assuming what Arthur Clarke was thinking about the Monolith(s) why not have a look at the link above. It's a summary of "3001 The final Odyssey" the final word on the Monoliths. Final indeed, because as you know Clarke died recently. Great guy!  |
There is no final word about the Monolith. Either you subscribe to Clarke's rationalistic point of view, or you prefer Kubrick's mystical open endness.
Really the film is not about the Monolith at all, think of it as a macguffin.
The film really is about humanity, and our place in the universe. If you replace the Monolith with a higher being, or God does it change the nature of the film ? I don't think so. 2010 and 3001 are not to be considered sequels to 2001.
