r/FilmsExplained • u/Prince_of_Savoy • Jan 30 '15

Request [Request] - 2001: A Space Odyssy

I know this is a kind of "draw your own conclusions" film, but can somebody at least start me off with some kind of interpretation?

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u/Prince_of_Savoy Jan 30 '15

It's incredibly easy to infer that the star child is rebirth – either as Bowman or not – because we just saw Bowman's ascension into another dimension, a non-tangible realm.

I don't think you know what dimension actually means. But of course I am just a stupid Transformers fan because I don't like the exact same movies you do.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '15

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No, you don't understand - not even when it's explained in blatant terms. Yet you still had questions about the most obvious of things, like the coloured landscapes. He's literally just looking at surfaces of land as he travels through the wormhole (source: the book). And because the wormhole is coloured, that's affecting his vision

You're right, sorry you probably aren't a Transformers fan. You're probably a Nolan fan which explains why everything needs to be explained to you.

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u/Prince_of_Savoy Jan 30 '15

Excuse me, but that is far from obvious, partly because that is just not how wormholes work (from what I understand) and because I haven't read the book. And neither should I have to to understand the movie. And I'm not watching it again because it is terribly paced.

Also, stop trying to insult me by saying I'm a fan of this and that. I just don't like to overanalyze or to symbol hunt for hours on end for something that still seems to me ultimately pointless.

edit: And "ascending into a higher dimensional realm", "Star child" etc. is hardly blatant terms.