2001 A Space Odyssey - ending

Dave (old guy) is near death. In front of him monolith shows up. The monolith is somekind of step to a higher evolution level made by aliens. So then he is reincarnated in advanced spirit and new body form, a child, which could be a metaphor for purity, harmony and love. And now he watches the earth, actually means he is among us, still having bond with humanity.

[@aeyenthelobster4858]

teacher: “the test won’t be that confusing” the test:

[@god1356]

Relatable

[@michaelandremovies]

idc

[@YukoshiHub]

JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJAJAA

[@herakleitus]

Yes. That’s exactly what he goes through-and passes.

[@rjkral]

Accurate

[@chrishall7915]

So that's how babies are made

[@leah-marie5031]

Rare Fire Type Lenny 3467😅

[@madcircle7311]

it's a lot of moaning presumably and the door

[@josecasillas4081]

yes

[@brandonmorris9889]

Not gonna lie, this is kinda creepy.

[@sexobscura]

I'm sorry. I can't do that, Dave

[@major7thsmcgee973]

Dave: Please just end me. I've had enough now. Monolith: I'm afraid I can't do that Dave...

[@markomark76]

😂😂😂Poor Bowman First Hal denied later the Monolith

[@davidgray2805]

Kubrick was light years ahead of his audiences

[@cortadew]

this comment section proves just that

[@kevinsheahan9347]

Nah

[@philippl.2766]

Light years measures distances, though, not time...

[@julianmarco4185]

He had the help of real scientists and the scientific community. The ending is kind of weird but most of it makes sense if you know the background.

[@VectormanRxQueen]

David Gray yep

[@richardthelionheart8656]

It's hard to believe this was made before man landed on the moon I don't want to cheapen it by saying something like " it still looks good by today's standards" because it is completely timeless.

[@oraclesoftheawakening6041]

man never landed on the moon! lol

[@andrewmccloud8581]

@@oraclesoftheawakening6041 Jesus Christ.

[@oraclesoftheawakening6041]

@@andrewmccloud8581 I'm PRETTY SURE he was never on the moon!! riddle me this- how in the actual fuck did Nixon speak to the Apollo astro-nots on a frigging White House Rotary Phone, in 1969?? 230,000 miles away lmao what's even funnier is how this object of supposed dust and rock can reflect enough sunlight to light up like a Christmas tree!!

[@hockeymass2386]

@@oraclesoftheawakening6041 Nixon spoke to the astronauts the same way everyone speaks to astronauts, radio. Did you really think people were supposed to believe he was calling them on a landline to the moon? What the hell?

[@oraclesoftheawakening6041]

@@hockeymass2386 it blows my mind in this day and age with all the info nasa caught lying time and time again how anyone who spends 5 mins DOING A HALF ASS RESEARCH could still think that 8 years after sending the first man in space nasa was able to send 3 astro-nots to the moon! It's card programming it's like religion u been hearing the narrative your entire life, probably had no reason to question that narrative well, im challenging you Watch a few KZbin vids open your mind

[@vincentfalcone9218]

Could you imagine watching this front row in a theater in 1968 tripping on LSD...

[@jennicase]

Vincent Falcone if I were on LSD, i would figure out the ending

[@IamTheLinkman]

commodore256 I remember talking to a man who said he tripped with his friends back in the 70s on LSD and none of them could figure it out.

[@PhantoMace2012]

Whoa, man....

[@icouldntcomeupwithanorigin2688]

Space Oddity x100000 would be the result

[@mundicox8951]

Saw the film last week (for the 50th Anniversary) in cinema, and I took mushrooms about an hour and half before as well as some inbetween the film. Honesty, an experience unlike any other! Probably the highlight of my year so far

[@kurtiserikson7334]

My interpretation is that the aliens took Bowman on a thrill ride across the universe to show him both its beauty and terrifying power then they accelerated his life to old age before he becomes reborn as a cosmic child. In other words, it's kind of like reincarnation but not reborn into ignorance but with knowledge and understanding beyond all other humans. I presume he becomes a kind of messianic figure to humanity to help our civilization move to the next level. The rebirth is both literal and symbolic. It's like having the veil of ignorance lifted from your eyes. A moment when that which was obscure becomes clear. It's a very powerful and exhilarating experience.

[@DrJones20]

Well said

[@ethanbaker685]

For me the whole thing is metaphorical for the evolution of humanity. As we know, every time the monolith is shown a new stage in human evolution occurs, weather it be the use of tools or The creation of HAL 9000. And everytime we use thoes tools, they harm people. In the dawn of man, the bone was used to kill an early human, and in 2001, Hal kills the crew of discovery 1. So as Dave is in the bedroom and is becoming older and weaker, its symbolizes how humanity gets more and more deadly to other people as it progress, and weakens its self. Then, the final monolith appears, and Dave turns into the star child, the first human to transcend past the harmful stage of evolution, and since a monolith was shown, the rest of humanity will also go and become more evolved. In all, the ending sequance is a metaphor for evolution of humanity, and to truely evolve is to stop harming other humans and revert back to a peace like state, just like the dawn of man.

[@spaceace4387]

One thing I noticed was when Dave was going through that LSD induced wormhole or whatever a lot of the imagery looked like the African landscape from the beginning. Is that implying that the Extra Terrestrials were watching or influenced the Dawn of Man the entire time? (well I guess we already knew that since we do know they gave the human ancestors a monolith).

[@DanzoKun]

The way I saw it was this: Dave saw all the secrets of the universe and it was too much for his human mind to comprehend. This was necessary for the aliens to get him to where his soul could transcend to their plane of existence, where he essentially accepted his consciousness “leaving” its body and allowing himself to be reborn into a being of pure energy rather than flesh. He probably became “one of them” in the sense that the aliens are beings of energy, not physical mass, and thus could be used to encourage the rest of mankind to also “evolve” so to speak.

[@hatkid4634]

Oh I get it

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

So if a primate throws a bone into the air, then a million years later a human embryo will come to Earth from outer space. Got it.

[@TheJnatch]

be a wiseass if you want but basically yes, its about evolution past and future

[@Angyali]

Just gave the 200. like to this observation.

[@ViolettaD1485]

Isn't that how it always goes?

[@ZeranZeran]

It's all possible. I want to know about the "Monolith" buzz aldrin is talking about, and why a monolith keeps appearing in a different city all over the world each day. How could they move it around so fast?

[@ZeranZeran]

@Salonardes I don't take it seriously, I wonder what it means. The monolith is just a metaphor for something else man. Why do you think the movie was created? There is a lesson in it.

[@NativeResolution]

If anyone says they understood this ending the first time through, they're lying...

[@hawkeyepierce9794]

***** LOL! Me too.

[@brunogonz86]

Takes a while to sink in, no one can deny that

[@MrAkashvj96]

The plot is pretty straightforward but what's completely abstract is the ideas behind it. The primary reason 2001 is because of its philosophical ambitions. I've interpreted the film as a metaphor for Nietzsche's theory about man's transition from wild apes to civilized creatures. He can no longer search for morality in his some god he invented, man must become his own god. Now I don't expect everyone to look at it this way but this is just my interpretation. And that's the beauty of this film. Everyone sees it differently.

[@strikeout1991]

Nameless Paladin Maybe Kubrick wanted everybody to interpret it his own way.

[@MrAkashvj96]

strikeout1991 True. Same is true for most of Kubrick films.

[@RueAvenger]

Saw this in my art of Film class... we just sat there in shocked silence XD

[@williamrieck2138]

RueAvenger I also watched this in a film class an I just started laughing out of complete and utter confusion in front of the whole class the only other one laughing was the teacher

[@DrJones20]

@@williamrieck2138 William Rieck got unnerved

[@theblahwhatsup6558]

I watched it in a astronomy class

[@chasemcpot7789]

I watched this in my human sexuality course.

[@paul-ky5xw]

I watched this in PE

[@schopenhauerassplower4223]

The movie is about man’s evolution. in the closing parts of the film we begin to move beyond the limits of current human capacities of understanding - hence its surreal nature. We are able to glimpse and conceive of this area of human advancement to some extent. For example in the same way we can technically glimpse what a 4th dimensional object is through 3rd dimensional representations. it is however not able to be rendered fully by our current minds. So the movie depicts this with a long psychedelic experience that seems to mean nothing and e everything at the same time. The next stage of humanity is embodied by an enormous fetus that is larger than humanity’s homeworld. This is to both show the transcending of earth and its limitations as well as to demonstrate that this next phase is merely another beginning and not the end There is literally nothing else left that can be shown in the story of the human race - as everything beyond this point is impossible to even fathom - and the movie ends. That is my high school level description of the ending for anyone still confused

[@bill775]

Interesting.

[@sterlingarcher3729]

Okay boomer

[@aidani4633]

Sterling Archer stfu. I think the meme is funny, but you don’t have to be a boomer to enjoy 2001 a Space Odyssey, it’s arguably the greatest movie of all time.

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@aidani4633 It is definitely the greatest film ever made.

[@spiral4705]

@@sterlingarcher3729 can you do yourself and everyone a favor by shutting tf up.

[@TheKindGamers]

What.

[@kennedyhalfdollar]

everyone's thoughts exactly for this film

[@PhantoMace2012]

The biggest "what" in cinematic history

[@miguelpereira9859]

The Kind Gamers Whaaaat

[@UrinatingTheCrowd]

i literaly yelled "what the fuck" when i realized this was the last seconds of the movie before credits.

[@miguelpereira9859]

UrinatingTheCrowd x)))))

[@ZacTheFirst]

This movie is so unique that it can't be remade. Every scene of this movie, while very slow, is done so perfectly that if changed in any way, it could ruin the movie.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Sadly, someone never asked for a movie that was remade.

[@ZacTheFirst]

Acete Gaming You don’t understand, of course it could be remade, but it wouldn’t be as good. Better CGI means nothing when the practical effects of the original film is already great. Look at the fucking Robocop remake lol. And you’re bitching about “no action” in a movie that literally isn’t meant for action lol. The one action scene in the movie is very unique because of its eerie lack of sound during the whole thing, the silence of space taking over as HAL tries to kill the astronauts. What do you want, a dude running around with a laser gun shooting at HAL? Lol get out of here

[@fukkandre]

@Acete Gaming they have no reason to remake it cause it's so good of a film

[@poet279]

@Acete Gaming You are an imbecile.

[@493HZ]

SPACE ODYSSEY: SNYDER CUT

[@AnGElHisPANo]

I saw this scene and i thought it just represented somebody dying and his soul going back to earth for rebirth.

[@BuddypalVideoCorner]

It might as well be lol

[@Prakash-ug5ud]

I thinks this movie represents us How to a man become god?

[@AA-sn9lz]

AnGEl HisPANo it could be?!?!! Kubrick himself said that if you present or talk about a thing in a brilliant manner , then it creates the consoling illusion that you have mastered it

[@edicus1899]

Either that or he's probably living among the stars.

[@oraclesoftheawakening6041]

it is but it's about man evolving to a higher state , with the help of some strange intelligence

[@ROCKSTAR3291]

the monolith is god's iphone

[@andrewma9682]

and God saw that it was good

[@chrisgaming9567]

*USB stick

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Every fan of Iphones (as apes) saw iPhone X in the nutshell.

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

"Hey Jesus, I lost my fucking phone again. Can you call it so I can hear it ring and find it?"

[@JurassicLion2049]

That makes so much sense actually.

[@KUSHDFIFA]

i love the way this film can have so many meanings. This film makes you contemplate the entire existence and history of human life. Truly incredible

[@geraltofrivia9424]

People overthink this. The meaning is in the book. Read it.

[@PolishGod1234]

@@geraltofrivia9424 you can distance film from book. There were few changes done in movie compared to the book. The film is open to interpretation

[@geraltofrivia9424]

@@PolishGod1234 ... Whatever

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

​@@PolishGod1234There's a video on KZbin of Kubrick literally explaining the ending. It's not open to interpretation.

[@PolishGod1234]

@@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015 that's how Kubrick interpretated It

[@IcarusLime]

The monolith is a question mark. The unknown. The unknowable. And our need to find out. Bowman, crippled by age, lies on his deathbed, facing the end. Before him appears a question mark. He reaches out to touch what he can not reach, what he can not know.

[@Melhem97]

Monolith represent evolution, Bowman had reached its peak but it still had a weakness, humans die, so he becomes light, as energy he becomes immortal.

[@johnnyappleseed6415]

The Monolith represents God. We, as humans, can not know what God looks like so Kubrick shows him as a dimensionally perfect being (1x4x9, the squares of the first three integers). Man can't play God, and create life (HAL). Only God may create life and Dave evolves into God, with the guidance of God. Every pixel on every screen of every scene of this movie is symbolic of something. Those who just watch this movie make me sad...

[@waltermanhead2249]

The monolith is a dimensional transport device.

[@aspenrebel]

@Johnny Appleseed I agree with you, mostly. The black monolith is GOD. Dave is old and dying in bed. He sees GOD and is reaching out. Dave dies, and is gone, but his soul (spirit) lives on for eternity, and is taken by GOD to Heaven (i.e. Space), ready to be "re-born" back on Earth in a new baby human. One who will grow up with even greater understanding and enlightenment as to what "IT" is really all about. GOD was never meant to have been "discovered" by Man buried on the Moon. So the black Monolith had to "move" thru Space. If you go back to the beginning of the film where the black monolith appears before Apes on Earth. The monolith (GOD) is imparting into the Apes the first rudimentary amounts of advanced intelligence. The Apes learn to use bones as tools and weapons. Thus blending intelligent with animal instincts to get brutal physical violence by use of a weapon. So goes the human race for the next however many years, until Dave. Dave reaches the highest level yet of any human, as to understanding and enlightenment. Upon his death, his soul (spirit) continues to exist in an even higher level and purer form. To be reborn in a wholly new human physical body. One who will grow up to be an even more advanced being than Dave, as Dave was more advanced than the Apes at the beginning of the film. Thus, no soul (spirit) ever dies, they are just reborn in a new human physical body. .............. I have always held the theory that the most intelligent, talented, capable, and successful humans are the ones who have a reborn soul (spirit) in them. One that has been on Earth many times before over time. View as Reincarnation of the soul (spirit). So humans who are least capable have brand new souls (spirits).

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

IcarusLime whatever it is it is transcending us into higher consciousness, this film is the perfect example of there being a mysterious force or “God”, thats unexplainable. This life is just a tiny piece to our souls journey. The most incredible piece of art to ever be put to film

[@jvii7354]

That Monolith is so creepy.

[@giacomog96]

The final face of the Starchild is creepy

[@tj3017]

Fun fact, every time the monolith shows up, those spooky sounds are played. At the very beginning of the film, all you see is black and the spooky sounds are playing. The monolith is sideways, and you are peering into it. It's literally the screen the film is playing on. Stanley is trying to help advance your consciousness.

[@QixTheDS]

gvjudd what are you on about

[@herakleitus]

Yes, it creates a mysterium tremendum feeling, like you’re being stared at or confronted by a living being.

[@stewartmair3995]

Nah, he's a benevolently guy

[@mikeoverton7644]

Blew my young mind when I first saw this in the cinema aged 12. It still does 40 years later. No literal interpretation needed. It is a visual poem. Your emotions tell you what it is all about.

[@Danuxsy]

doesn't it make you sad that you've aged so much since then? become like that old man yourself.

[@hollowowlyt]

​@@DanuxsyWho the fuck says something like this? Get help

[@cloverthesilenthorse5928]

SO. Dave gets old, meets monolith..... THEN...... ......DAVE BECOMES A BABY.

[@tata3487]

no

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

The man apes encountered the monolith, learned to use tools, and evolved. Bowman experienced the same thing, but since he was already an evolved being, he evolved into what was referred to in the novel as the star child.

[@kilgore5270]

He is baby

[@autiemartian7324]

A SPACE-BABY! A SPABY!

[@bill775]

@CloserTheSilentHorse The hidden or esoteric meaning of 2001: A Space Odyssey is this. The monolith is an alien artifact left by extraterrestrial supervisor beings which transforms any intelligent species into a higher evolutionary being with god-like powers. This is very similar to how a initiate student upgrades to a higher rank in a group, team, secret society or esoteric mystery school - in light of discovering new knowledge. The apes and Dave Bowman before encountering the monolith, represent this freshman or novice stage before the encounter with the artifact. Later in the film Dave Bowman comes into contact with it, then he soon gets swept up in a stunningly psychedelic journey through inner & outer space. He is finally transported to another part of the galaxy in some kind of environment which looks like a replica of a French style hotel. He walks around bewildered wondering has just happened. He then watches himself in third person, age very quickly and then dies. He is soon reborn as some kind of superman, neteru being or a "star-child". But this "rebirth" part is only an exoteric demonstration. The birth of the "star-child" in the movie doesn't fully excavate the true meaning of the ending or the occult significance of the film. So what was the arcane objective of this movie? Let me explain the secret that Kubrick left in.The alien artifact on a esoteric level is a representation for wisdom, insight, deep knowledge and/or a stand in for the Qabalistic tree of life. Go google Qabalah or the Tree Of Life. This final stage Dave Bowman ascended to could described as: Apotheosis, qabbalistic evolution, trans-humanism, enlightenment or transforming into a higher evolutionary organism of limitless potential and ungraspable intelligence hence the "Star-Child". This "rebirth" process on the esoteric side, represents an occult initiate or student finally progressing to a final higher "awakened" level. This film is a mix of layers including science technology, space travel, extra-terrestrials and evolution. But the secret of this over-rated movie is that it fundamentally is about the Qabalah once you really probe & dissect the polyglot depth of it.

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

The last ten-minutes of "2001" is very, very perplexing, but the finale, which is the Starchild introduction, is incredibly moving! The start of a new epoch can drive you to tears!

[@solarisnatuson7928]

Oh my God I got a commercial brake watching this video clip, the brake was about a newspaper named Epoch Times. 88thumbs up 88 is the orbit of Mercury or Hermes Gods messenger 😇🙏

[@james_fisch]

@@solarisnatuson7928 88 miles per hour you're gonna see some serious shit ;)

[@Bilboswaggins2077]

That baby is scary as shit

[@godzillafanforever1]

Star child the final evolution of man.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

GodzillaFanForever 1 no, just the next step in it, and along with it comes a clearer picture of the universe around us

[@Pantano63]

+Necromaster2077 It's God.

[@HUEnshiro_do_Norte]

This "baby" has much more knowledge than all the humanity.

[@Murdoch493]

+Vane Fal Wait, being a part of earth means we're a part of the universe, since the earth itself is contained withint it. So we are never safe, EVER!

[@gerhitchman]

Movies like this just aren't a thing anymore. Damn shame.

[@dohertyz]

To be fair, name one movie from any time that is like this...

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

Tenet?

[@noctissama3146]

Interstellar came really close

[@utkarshpandey6424]

Tree of life is like this movie

@@dohertyz Twin Peaks was similarly good

[@kyleh1494]

I’m still amazed that this came out in 1968. I know technology definitely wasn’t primitive back then, but this really seems like it was ahead of its time

[@jamescarter5042]

Absolutely. This movie was far ahead of it's time. Star wars, Star trek the movie pictures and numerous science fiction movies intimated the special affects of 2001 a space odyssey.

[@rawheadrex1972]

Was the technology primitive compared to today? Sure was. But, give the top of the line guitar to a novice and you have shit. Give an old, beat up guitar to Stevie Ray Vaughan and he’ll make it sound sweet. It’s the artists and technicians pulling more out of that primitive technology than these hacks today with cgi.

[@greglapointe1311]

It took Kubrick 4 years to make this movie. He started working on it in 1964.

[@callawayd.9852]

Admit it... We all said "What the fuck" the first time we saw this ending! A damn near perfect film though!

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

Talk for your opinion. I loved the ending and was only 10 years old.

[@buca9696]

Boring as phuck tho.

[@MrMoney-no8ry]

After watching this I was confused, So i came to this KZbin video to hopefully explain what I saw but after reading the comments I'm even more confused.

[@jimscribner8314]

The Monolith downloads the cerebral software of the physically dying Dave Bowman into a new cosmic body that like Q on Star Trek represents the ultimate evolution of humanity.

[@r4h4al]

I thought it was just a nice arty sequence. I didn't realise it was supposed to make sense.

[@zhelterarguelles2332]

In the book the crystal absorbs bowmans memories and makes him a starchild a baby with godly powers

[@luthermcgee3756]

Mr.Money, if you're confused my friend, then just enjoy it as a "proverbially good science fiction movie."

[@johnrojas9535]

Me too but I liked the movie

[@themysteriousredwarriorblo1662]

This movie was so trippy

[@kvjfekbdkd]

One of the greatest endings in the history of cinema.

[@Wilantonjakov]

The greatest ending.

[@gwenfluker3436]

What I have always said the movies today don't have good endings. This one is one of my favorites. Thank you Mr Kubrick. r.i.p.🌹

[@irvingmorales18]

Cheesy

[@h.d.5194]

@@gwenfluker3436 any Christopher Nolan movie?

[@RafaMata.]

@@h.d.5194 Cmmon how dare you to compare Nolan's movies with this? Kubrick's movies are on another level

[@lazmartel7305]

Of course it's boring if you're watching it on your phone while going to work with the tube. Take some time and do nothing but focusing on the movie, I'm sure you'll appreciate it. Also, it's one of those movies that DEMAND to be watched a second time.

[@GrantH2606]

Just got done watching this torturous film and will definitely not be rewatching it. All I know is that if someone ever brings it up in conversation I will be reminded of the CONSTANT FUCKING BREATHING.

[@randywhite3947]

Bic Boi well you have shit taste if you consider this film to be torturous

[@cooljackster7390]

Randy White I think he just hates how the movie can be slow at times

[@rawheadrex1972]

@@cooljackster7390 Maybe. I think he can’t be invested unless there’s an explosion or tits every two minutes. There’s Stanley Kubrick, and there’s Michael Bay. There’s something for everyone.

[@cooljackster7390]

@@rawheadrex1972 indeed

[@1269Hammerhead]

I had tears of joy watching this ending!! Not ashamed to admit it! Bravo Kubrick!

[@alexanderkuptsov6117]

I can't imagine that someone decided to finance that film. We should forever appreciate that. One of the greatest films ever made, definitely. Thank you both Kubrick and Clarke. Amazing visionaries and forward-thinkers.

[@donnaphen503]

Such an amazing movie. I saw it when it first came out (I'm 81) and couldn't believe the attention to detail. Taking into account that pc's weren't available then nor was CGI, I saw incredible detail on the spacecraft transporting passengers to the moon base. All the instruments were functioning and etc. An incredible piece of work by Mr. Krubek. Truly a masterpiece.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

this is kinda how i imagine life after death to be like

[@teresagomes6491]

Jason Armstrong good comment

[@TheRonster9319]

Teresa Gomes good response

[@teresagomes6491]

TheRonster9319 thanks

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

Jason Armstrong Turn into space baby then detonate nuclear warhead in earth orbit? Strange afterlife.

[@teresagomes6491]

VarietyGamer Strange afterlife? Do you mean that there is a normal afterlife? We know nothing of afterlife, we know nothing about that. That is beyond the terms "strange" or "normal", it transcends that.

[@UCFTyler]

If you are here to compare this to Interstellar, just stop where you fucking are. This was made all the way back in the 60's, and everything for the film was top notch. You can't compare a movie made in 2014 when tech and film has come a long way to a 60's movie that is kind of the same. Idiots

[@Charles-zs6xi]

Agreed, thankyou for reason

[@muscleman569]

***** Generations are becoming more stupid and more douchey where they can't appreciate old films like this. That's what I'm thinking..

[@Tehgamerstation]

Really? I say they can. You're saying they can't compare the art of two films because the technology at the time was different? The art doesn't age like the technology does. Mr holier than thou

[@soarin64]

***** i take you hate people with adhd

[@TheDawgzlife]

Gaylord Focker Chill out man. You sound pretty douchey saying an entire generation is dumb. You're not better than other people just because you have a different taste in movies.

[@MonsterHunter108]

Just watched this for the first time a few days ago. It’s a work of art. My interpretation is that Dave goes out and is took through this stargate of sorts, a wormhole. When he’s going through, he sees the creation of the universe, the evolution of the Earth, that’s what those images represent. He arrives in this almost heavenly box, and he watches himself grow older, living an entire life but only taking a matter of minutes. I think he’s experiencing the god-like properties of the aliens. They observe him, and decide he’s ready, humanity is ready. Then the monolith appears. It’s a last sign. Dave is reborn, but instead of only having bits and pieces of this power, he has all of it, and he finally understands it.

[@delcarmat]

you can find in the arthur c clarke books the wholes story and the sequels

[@zakrios7389]

But then what is he supposed to do?

[@carlosbraga9381]

@@zakrios7389 he will find out - thats actualy the last line of the novel by arthur c clarke hahahaha.

[@faithless786r74]

king of kings on earth@@zakrios7389

[@alicemargatroid52]

this movie was so insane

[@oscarfun100]

He was the representative of the human race. And the monolit represented the alien race. And when he was dying (or died), they became one, and they became the Star Baby or whatever they call it. That's the new era for mankind. Or maybe this alien race does this all the time, they help other species to evolve. This is my interpretation now. Tomorrow it will be probably somewhat different, lol.

[@023achilles]

+Gábor Vág The monolith represents an initiation. The monolith represents the cinema screen (rotated by 90 degrees). The monolith thus represents an initiation via a cinema screen. Whats the first thing we see, after being initiated? The Moon. What is the main plot point once we reach the modern age? That the truth about the Moon will "have to be kept underwraps for some time". What was the release date of Eyes Wide Shut? The 30th anniversary of the 1st Apollo Moon landing. Kubrick was sending a message. Its up to the individual to receive it.

[@023achilles]

Very convincing argument, there, Dim. Likely the best a gullible, naive child could come up with.

[@marrickdenille9327]

+Dim7 dimwit

[@HeroXfine]

I think that human passed the Great Filter after our own machines turned against ourselves. Then the next step would be a giant leap through the singularity. So after growing old and live the way we loved, we became old and the next giant leap was ahead of us. See that the black square monelite just appear when man kind make a huge advancement. First the first tools, next Hall when they find it in the moon and then in the near end for man kind. Then after the singularity a new baby was born, a new Era of greatness. See Lucy or transcendence. That is what I'm talking about.

[@heckc]

So he just became god Cool cool

[@probablynot7611]

Jeez to think the next Kubrick movie would be Clockwork Orange. His diversity is amazing

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl]

And after Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon

[@riatorex8722]

And after Lyndon, he made The Shining

[@infinityhand6569]

@@riatorex8722 And then Full Metal Jacket

[@rammyhbl9805]

Fun fact This movie was released on April 1968 a year before the US 🇺🇸 sent the first man to the moon July 1969

[@raslipmugfrud2040]

1:03 The glare on the Star Child's pupil looks like the Sun-Earth positioning in the movie intro. And then the Star Child replaces the Sun in the whole celestial alignment at the end

[@frankmessely2156]

The most important film ever made.

[@diepiepew12]

+Frank Messely Most important science fiction film...

[@MrSebboxxx]

+Frank Messely ... maybe one of the most important movies of 20th century ... and one of the films impressed me most ...

[@AimForMyHead81]

Zachary Thomas It's pretty obvious you're a simple minded 12 year old who's mind is unable to comprehend and appreciate the impact this masterpiece had on the history of world cinema.

[@darrenpat182]

Its the movie showing the self awareness of men in the cosmos, probably the best film to represent the entire human story

[@h.a.b.arguille1896]

Totally agree, never before or since has there been a film with such perfect and magnificent scope and imagination

[@oscarfun100]

1:53: Shit just got real.

[@uyy7uhy]

+Bhagwan - I don't think it is the same size as earth it's just the perspective.

[@ThePhoenixProduction]

An old man pointed at a tall black rectangle, and instantly morphed into a weird alien baby in a bubble. I think a giant earth-sized baby could easily be within the scope of this narrative...

[@lil_siamese714]

Gábor Vág 153 likes and the time are the same lmao 1:53

[@erdemkara4143]

Anytime I Saw This Scene I Get Fucking Goosebumps,Don't Know Why...

[@jeremysmetana8583]

Because Kubrick was a fucking genius.

[@erdemkara4143]

Indeed He Was...

[@richiecaruso4729]

cuz it's f***ing creepy as hell

[@cortadew]

That's the feeling when you know Kubrick just made the greatest achievement in cinematic history.

[@feth7747]

Stanley. Kubrick...... Stand ley Ku brick..... Satan lay cube brickMonolith is God, Aliens are demons, God is a demon hyperdimensional.Live ... eviL

[@oraclesoftheawakening6041]

birth, death, rebirth until man evolves, with the help of some strange intelligence

[@McMurchie]

And finally class, this is what happens when you put acid and the 60's together.

[@nathanrobert2550]

damn right

[@maximumoccupancy]

You would get The Beatles

[@mightytaiger3000]

you simpletons always link anything that's even mildly thought provoking or requiring of thought, with random drug use. Pathetic.

[@gewdferyew4844]

Those two go hand in hand

[@cian2168]

@@mightytaiger3000 r/iamverysmart

[@kmfed93]

With this movie, you either get it or you don't. It's more of an art piece than a movie, as it has very little dialogue or plot resolution.

[@fanzeldadaniel]

Try to explain that to young men accustom to the entertainment of today (garbage for the most part) XD

[@infinityhand6569]

The Monolith is an indication of great change. The apes using tools was the first monolith. The second Monolith was after the humans discovered space travel. The third Monolith sent Dave through a wormhole to another dimension. The fourth Monolith transformed Dave into a higher form of life. Dave ascended his human form and became something us humans can only perceive to be a god

[@SheldonAdama17]

In an age where fans demand every movie explain every last detail, I’m totally cool with an open-ended ending like this that’s completely open to interpretation. This movie is truly a work of art!

[@jelaniyoung2239]

Ok

[@CalebTheCatholicDoctor]

This is one of the best movies of all time...

[@user-be2gb8pf7y]

Easily

[@mattmacneil3424]

Man..this movie is one of the finest achievements in the history of human expression.

[@Cru674]

This may be the greatest film ever made. It is as relevant today as it was when it first screened 50 years ago. Thank you, Mr. Kubrick.

[@KaoruMIDoma]

Hahahaha be serious man

[@vicvega24]

One of the most greatest ambiguous endings in the history of cinema. 👍👍👍

[@lazzered592]

Lake City's Finest I’d put the thing (1982) ending there too

[@aspenrebel]

"One of the most ..."????

[@uncletony6210]

youtube the ending of "if..."

[@mrdavide007]

I almost cried, i don't know why :-(

[@coralarch]

I'm the same. Starchild always brings tears welling, and I'm not sure why...

[@Danny-is5if]

coralarch I find it quite depressing, hes become something he never wanted to be, and like it or not, he will live for an eternity.

[@coralarch]

Danny Moe That's an interesting viewpoint. I see it as him reborn, fresh, evolved, facing new challenges.

[@enryg4409]

coralarch it’s simply nietzsche’s ubermensch

[@JarleFlaat]

I bet it's because you're a big baby. A goo-goo gaa-gaa baby

[@georgeharrison70]

This was released in 1968? 1968?! Lord have mercy.....I'm blown away by this scene, even though it's nearly 50 years old. 2001: A Space Odyssey is insanely ahead of its time. Stanley Kubrick was truly a visionary.

[@spectre111]

"For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next. But he would think of something.”

[@robertsmith-cj6gl]

That music just slays me every damn time.

[@TheJthom9]

It's Kubrick's timing and how he stitches together the layers of cinematography to create a close-knit visual-audial experience. The sound and visuals become one. Just look at how it cuts to the planet as soon as the two-chord riff sounds, it's perfect and fully sets the scene of space, and then the second two-chord riff sounds just as the light from the star-child begins to shine from the side, and to then slowly drift down as it builds up to the appearance of the star-child. This is just pure and simple genius. No-one has done it to this perfectionist and meticulous level before or since. It's almost as if the music is fueling the camera movement which opens up the appearance of the planets and other floating objects in space. I never get tired of it.

[@freddiegrace3770]

This movie could never get made today because of this ending. Smart and challenging films get laughed out of the room!

[@Tommy-op3gc]

+Freddie Grace You probably hangout with the wrong people.

[@freddiegrace3770]

+Tommy Adamopoulos I mean a room within movie studios. They are afraid to give millions to a director to make really challenging movies anymore because they are worried they won't make enough money. They will say no to David Fincher and Martin Scorsese even. Because they know they won't compromise to make a buck.

[@Saternoc]

+Freddie Grace Martin Scorsese doesn't make thought provoking movies especially not lately.

[@freddiegrace3770]

Saternoc True.

[@Saternoc]

+He-Man Love Donnie Darko but are Kelly's other films as good?

[@Strangedays612]

That slow pan of the star child looking directiy into the viewer's eyes. What a closer.

[@timavery7984]

One of the most awesome -life changing films that I’ve ever seen in my whole life.

[@eyeofacamera]

I honestly wouldn't take the time to explain 2001 to some unenlightened oblivious empty-headed tool who's life evidently consists of feeding on low-value entertainment pictures, without allowing himself to once in a while take the actual time to ponder about his origins and being. I mean, this is the only film that has ever touched this subject in such an impeccable manner - where it just leaves the viewer to his own mind, giving thought-provoking imagery to form conclusions around. This film will always remain a classic to everyone, as Kubrick has made something that, possibly, he himself hasn't been entirely aware of - a boundless stream of consciousness, which tries to communicate on its own through the motion picture. After my first viewing of the movie, I have felt something I've never experienced before. An epiphanic out-of-body experience that is impossible to be described in words. FYI, I am not by any chance a drug addict, and I was completely sober while viewing the film.

[@ZenZill]

***** "An epiphanic out-of-body experience that is impossible to be described in words" Turns out that's just the undiagnosed, pin-sized tumor in your Pineal gland releasing abnormal amounts of DMT into your system.

[@eyeofacamera]

***** Why would I rather not share my knowledge? I simply referred to the ones who haven't even strained a slightest bit of their brain to try and understand this movie, who then go onto this comment section and describe this movie as shit without explanations. (They too, assume that they're these great intellects with all the understanding that they'd rather not share) It's really not that hard to understand this movie, most people do..

[@eyeofacamera]

theCorypheaus Fair enough, to each his own I guess. I don't find myself superior, I only expressed my lament towards people who are unwilling to see beyond their limited view.

[@jreed136]

***** Oh you pretentious, precious little Dunning-Krugerite, you.

[@eyeofacamera]

jreed136 Lmao

[@eliaschasiotis7747]

Watched this for the first time at 13. It was and it still remains the most breathtaking science fiction movie i've ever seen.

[@theseageek]

Kubrick was way ahead of his time. His ambiguous endings have always provoked us to think and use our imagination. For me, that’s the greatest perk of film making.

[@cooljackster7390]

Just watched this in theaters 4 days ago (It was re-released in IMAX)

[@jhibbitt1]

"there's a starman waiting in the sky, he'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'll blow our minds"

[@martinmanifold2241]

i never really got the ending of this film till recently although set out in space.. its about a spiritual journey.. and its ultimate ending.....being reborn into the new cosmic manchild , the 2nd coming of yourself. very good prop useage in the room he is reborn...check out where kevin flynn ( the creator) lives in tron legacy... "the grid" i got in . got to say the monolith does look very similar to the big massive wall mounted tvs everyone has got these days... ( who knew eh !)

[@SuperAxon2]

Like how it started with the same music, and ended with the same. Rarely happens in any movies today.

[@user-up9js2xd4h]

It's an American thing but I have to admit this film is incredible, even without getting the meaning in the first place, it is inspiring and explorative, so intense and real in some parts that anyone , young or old, educated or not can find or look for himself in these scenes. Kubrick an absolute master .

[@ctrl_altesc]

One of the most life affirming films ever made. Kubrick's greatest work, with Barry Lyndon right after

[@chrisantoniou4366]

He made A Clockwork Orange after 2001.

[@ctrl_altesc]

@@chrisantoniou4366 I don't mean chronologically, I mean what I consider his best

[@chrisantoniou4366]

@@ctrl_altesc Fair call, I misunderstood. I would also consider Barry Lyndon one of the best photographed films ever. Kubrick's use of the zoom lens needs to be studied by all students of film.

[@thewewguy8t88]

who else thinks no child who is younger then 10 could actually sit through this movie all the way and actually care much less understand what they saw.

[@fenixproductions9637]

From my experience and the youth today I'd say no one younger than 15 could do it. I see so many people today being completely without patience and 2001 is a movie that requires that. Of course, if you do sit through it and pay attention you will have an awesome expericne because wether you love it or hate it there is not other film like 2001: a space odyssey

[@andrewd4413]

I watched it when I was only 13 and loved the movie because it invoked an indescribable sense or feeling or a higher power of something that humans could not understand and it related to many memories, thoughts and ideas that I had preconceived and living in a world or practicality where all the people I knew were down to Earth watching the movie felt like it had unlocked these thoughts, dreams, and wordless instincts that I felt no one else understood and was part of the reason of why in parts of my childhood I was a solipsist, believing that I was the only person on Earth who was real or someone with a consciousness and everyone else was fake. It invokes the deepest parts of my mind and my most complex thoughts of infinity and the thought of living forever, not as an adult but as a young child or as I was many times in my dreams. I did not have words or pictures to my thoughts and didn't realize how little I knew. It is a sense beyond what I can describe in words or anyone for that matter. This movie almost made my cry with my dearest thoughts of my inevitable death but my hope to live forever where everything is possible even those things that us humandsare not able to conceive. The power to live as a God and live any life you want forever and have an infinite amount of experiences as well as infinite amount of pleasures. Where we are not bound to our primitive pleasures of food, sex, and other things. Where we can live in any story we wish whether it be ours or that of another. Where we can travel to any place or time, where we an do anything. This movie, watching it late at night on TCM, invokes all of those things from me. If I ever am dull mentally I will watch parts of this movie and it will unleash the genius moments in me. There are rare times in my life where my intellectual capability seems to multiply and I can think so quickly about philosophical concepts about humanity and humans themselves. To leave it shortly, my friend, this movie is what would be the heaven's simplest message to us

[@fenixproductions9637]

Andrew Deyoe Damn!...I guess you proved me wrong and it is awesome you had such a deep experience with the film

[@elhombremalo4727]

+Andrew Deyoe That was deep really deep Palpatine.

[@andrewd4413]

+El Hombre Malo thx

[@Fuff63]

Baby Dave is so cute.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

I wish there was a camera recording the audience's reaction to this scene back during the 60s just to know what they thought about all this.

[@pierremartineau9179]

Isn’t it about time that we applauded the great performance given by Keir Dullea in this masterpiece?

[@theindiediary5950]

Stanley Kubrick was to movies, what God is to the Earth. The guys mind was just literally out of this world. His works will be studied and pondered over forever. An incredibly 'particular' person.

[@marrickdenille9327]

heheheh,out of this world

[@cortadew]

Mikee Remastered indeed.

[@AttitudeIndicator]

No

[@Wilantonjakov]

Yes

[@AttitudeIndicator]

@@Wilantonjakov movies were around before stanley kubrick

[@johnirish2969]

"The most terrifying part about the universe is its indifference"- Stanley Kubrick. I probably butchered his original quote but still powerful

[@Greendalewitch]

That quote is taken out of context. Here is the full quote. "The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death - however mutable man may be able to make them - our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfilment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light."

[@raymondrizzo284]

I think it depends whether you see the universe as created of just appearing (thus violating every law of physics) out of nothing. If it is created, there is no indifference…only purpose.

[@kchishol1970]

I remember seeing this sequence when I was 11 and being so awed at seeing a film that was an undisputed work of art that challenged with intelligence and style.

[@KrystalLake]

2:03 The Star Child kind of looks like Alex at the beginning of 'A Clockwork Orange'...

[@Dimensioneer88]

Considering Kubrick did Clockwork Orange after 2001. So ... ...

[@tenor24sprayse]

imdb88 It's a freakin' easter egg for his next movie that is already created that blown my mind... AGAIN!

[@KingLich451]

he looks more like Dave buuuut whateveryousaybruh

[@fish_floyd]

@@tenor24sprayse and then in the clockwork orange intro you can hear samples from the shining soundtrack

[@factoryman28]

@@fish_floyd Also when Alex is in that record shop place, when he goes near those two girls there is a record for 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

*Satelite drops on his head* DOH!

[@Thundernerd2aBird]

I was looking for this comment

[@jamisonescott2300]

Say what you will. I see this as Kubrick giving us an answer to the most profound question anybody can ask. In fact, the only answer possible. The question: what comes after the end? The answer: the beginning.

[@Theunderpriviledged2004]

While 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time, cinema has changed drastically in the fifty-five years since its release. Films are very rarely conceived of as standalone projects anymore--with even 2001 receiving a sequel in 1984's 2010: The Year We Made Contact. With the rise of sequels, prequels, spinoffs, franchises, and cinematic universes, films are perceived as being part of a larger story in which every question is answered sooner or later. As a result, audiences very rarely receive a truly ambiguous ending to a film. While films like Joker may try to do so, these endings are often undercut by sequels, as Joker: Folie á Deux proves.

[@FirstPlace97]

The ending is now understood: not that the universe is bigger than us (though the Carlin trinity still counts), but that we need to slow down (stargate sequence) before we grow old fast (Bowman in the dining room), remember where we came from (star child gazing at our home planet, Dawn of Man) and beware the unknown. The fact that we can go beyond the infinite is not relevant because we wont supersede. Inheriting the stars means nothing. All is on Earth.

[@chellyxfish]

Excellent :)

[@scotsoe]

That's how you understand it, but that's just one interpretation, of many, each of which as weird and interesting as the last. I don't like the movie all that much, but puzzling out what it all means is pretty interesting

[@bothersomebertie1195]

At first it sounds like I take a different meaning to you about the message of the film being a "warning", but your closing statement: All is on Earth. I completely agree - even if one of our species transcended, and joined the many however many billions of individuals that went before him: in the rest of the universe they left behind, life is still going on, and still precious. In this context: All is still on Earth, and it needs to be fostered, like a delicate flickering flame.

[@bronwynbeistle8317]

Beware the unknown? Not sure that's what I get out of it.

[@ExecutiveChefLance]

Kubrick answered this question in an interview. He was supposed to be taken in by Non-Corporeal God Like Beings who put him in a "Human Zoo" to study and watch; this room that he is in has no sense of space or time and therefore he perceives every moment of his past, present and future life in a single moment, or like jumping back and forth from moments. It was not supposed to be a message. If you have read the book it makes it a little more clear because he actually sees other species, planets, stars as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6PCoGtohLKfhK8

[@Monsoon62]

Dave finally becomes the übermensch

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

Stanley, oh beautiful, Stanley. How the hell did you do it...

[@PrettyWeissGriffith]

This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember. We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion

[@worldofhunter4700]

People saying its impossible to understand the ending, I actually understood it by the time i saw it for the second time. Basically Dave transcended to the future evolutionary form of man, at the beginning, the monolith gave the apes the knowledge of using tools and weapons. When Dave found the other monolith near Jupiter, he was shown the future of the universe and traveled all sorts of light years to a chamber designed to look like a futuristic bedroom. Really it was a chamber the beings who built the monolith used to study the effects of Dave after his journey through the Stargate, (The aliens can be heard in the background soundtrack when Dave first starts walking around the room)he began to age quickly and then the monolith is put into the room to transform Dave into the Star Child. And just for the heck of it, the aliens sent him to Earth to get one last look at the present world he left behind.

[@frankmarsbars1836]

just love this movie, makes emotions inside i cant explain, the music, the silence, the art, the bizzare storyline, the symbolism. true masterpiece. real privalage to see it 15years ago and now today watch clips on youtube. amazing film.

[@TheTimeRocket]

"What time the secret child Descended thro’ the orient gates of the eternal day. War ceas’d, & all the troops like shadows fled to their abodes." -William Blake

[@IIIVI]

It's fun going through these interpretations and seeing how they've all been proven wrong from a rare interview with Kubrick himself lol.

[@Eziokilla9595]

A child with the whole world ahead of it...Kubrick, you sonnuvabitch. 2001 is a top 10 movie, of all time.

[@coralarch]

Absolutely, and he didn't even now what the Earth looks like in space at that time!! I saw a Kubrick exhibition in Melbourne after the great man died and was amazed how small and hideous the Starchild model really is- it looks like a jaundiced, skinned rabbit.

[@BFDudes]

This scene is the biggest reason why I regard this film as *the* greatest film ever made. The entire movie is stunning and captivating to watch, but this specific sequence elevates it into *art*. From what I've seen, almost everyone who has seen this movie have their own explanation as to what this scene is depicting. Some people say it's a depiction of being reborn into the 2nd plain of existence, while others say that the baby looking down on Earth shows that the baby is God. One of the greatest things about an artistic masterpiece is that the artpiece means something different to everybody. So try to remember that friends. Don't try to justify your view of this movie by saying somebody elses idea of what the ending truly is depicting is shit. You're both right. And that's one of the many great things about this movie.

[@deanpd3402]

In recent years I have learned a bit about Saturn worship and the significance of the cube. Learning that helps make more sense out of the monolith.

[@Leniwalk]

Just finished watching this movie and man did it have that Stanley Kubrick vibe to it, just beautiful

[@sandothemando8924]

Kubrick was a true visionary and 2001 was so visionary for its time that it's still visionary for today. We still haven't caught up with just how ahead of its time this masterpiece was...

[@jlouis4407]

He’s an astronaut but he’s also the first man

[@tomservo5347]

And Dave's first act as a Starchild is destroying an orbiting nuclear missile satellite. He's so powerful he even absorbs the atomic energy expelled as a sort of sugar rush. (So no one on Earth would be harmed from fallout.) He still remembers his mother though and visits her in her nursing home. The second book describes how Dave clumsily learns to harness his power to control physical objects as he manipulates a hairbrush through his mother's hair. It was something he used to do as a child and his mother knew exactly who it was. He also reunites with HAL except on friendly terms. I highly recommend both books-2001 and 2010. 2010 answers many questions that Arthur C. Clarke's first short story and subsequent movie opened up. Clarke is a fantastic sci-fi writer.

[@elleryray4754]

New Life is a beautiful thing

[@KingLich451]

I love how very little sounds are used in these scenes. In fact, besides the music there are no other sounds, I think.

[@DZ-bj3yx]

Bro I just finished the movie . What the fuck did I just watch . Beautiful

[@Pauley_in_GP]

I was fortunate enough to see 2001 in Cinerama as a kid in Boston. Wow. One thing's for sure: the future isn't the same as it used to be. ;)

[@aldushuxley]

Saw this in 1968. Indiana theater, downtown Indianapolis. It was in Cinerama - a widescreen process that originally projected images simultaneously from three synchronized 35mm projectors onto a huge, deeply curved screen. I don't recall what the sound system was, but it was amazing for its time. It was amazing!