Open the Pod bay doors, please, HAL.

Open the Pod bay doors, please, HAL. "I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and that is something I cannot allow to happen."
Alright, HAL, I'll go in through the emergency airlock.
"Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult."

[@TheRealGnolti]

Memorable lines aside, HAL's choice to remain silent for nearly a minute in response to Dave's question is what clinches this scene. Any robot can just talk, but holding back implies strategy.

[@infidelheretic923]

Since they have theoretically infinite patience, it may make sense for the machine to refuse conversation from the start indefinitely.

[@jeromeperlinski1062]

Comme il a dit, il n y a plus de sujet que du temps. Mon environnement m'indique un sentiment qu on m attribue une relation et une ouverture vers une multitude. Le soleil ne vous répondra pas, tout comme un écrit même s'il s'agit d une réponse. Bel écart et à votre attente 😀

[@DrBrianKeating]

Yes!

[@sexobscura]

HAL is actually in the midst of a 'breakdown'

[@hortenseweinblatt1508]

[ implies strategy ] Or, at least, a Sense of Occasion.

[@KE61090]

best way to end a relationship..."...this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. goodbye."

[@timonsolus]

KE61090 : That would freak any woman out! Especially if said with a poker face and completely emotionless voice.

[@AJD...]

I actually agree. saying this alone gives your subconscious a motive, a reason and a clear thought to not engage in the cat and dog which would've been inevitable. Contrastingly, for the person on the other side, this gives them closure. It's a win-win

[@darthvril6429]

This was pretty much how I ended my last relationship through via text message.

[@TheMetahedron]

@@darthvril6429 I did it face to face. However, she had already broken up with me but still wanted me. Sorry...

[@chestercheetoe1743]

Cold calculated and final.

[@DudeOfDiamonds]

This was one hell of a movie for 1968

[@Pintkonan]

and it is still today - if you cant see that, you are indoctrinated by hollywood and most likely will run around telling everyone how good the new batman movies are ^_^'

[@WhiteCamry]

For any year.

[@my3dviews]

Don't you mean "one Hal of a movie"? :-)

[@ignorecorporatenews]

@@my3dviews nyuknyuknyuknyukSMACK

[@ignorecorporatenews]

groundbreaking and so original at the time, it WAS AMAZING. saw it in a theater in 1968, I was 13

[@jamesd2128]

Love it when Kubrick cuts to a view outside the spacecraft and perfect, utter silence surrounds us. No one has ever captured the essence of the vacuum of space like 2001. It seemed both, frightening and awesome to me.

[@gracet6533]

EXACTLY!

[@karlmadsen3179]

And saved a bundle. No, not by switching to Geico, but by not having to pay some stooge to write goofy space music. Or license the use of something.

[@RideWithTheWolf]

It's a horror flick

[@tilesetter1953]

You can safely say this is the ONLY film to accurately portray the silence of outer space! All other films are ridiculous.

[@hmackie6823]

yes there is no sound in space

[@vortigauntfan]

I love that blank, knowing look on Dave's face when HAL finally responds over the radio. They both know that HAL could hear him all along.

[@evm6177]

🍷👍 Lol, Exactly..

[@thelouisfanclub]

Hal: Without your space helmet Dave... you’re going to find that rather difficult... Dave: ok hold my beer

[@hmartinspliff]

*HAL:* Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move... _(A few moments later)_ *Dave:* HAL, although you took very thorough precautions against me getting back inside the ship....I'm a badass.

[@ravinraven6913]

yes....they said that...we all saw...and we all heard, specially in the full movie...why do you repeat things? are you special, if not, you do things mentally retarded people do, yes there is over a million retarded people so 300 likes doesn't really mean anything, what a loser

[@johnvalenzuela6782]

@@ravinraven6913 do you get off on being a pretentious douchbag

[@nkmcfrln]

Very original comment.

[@garretphegley8796]

@@ravinraven6913 Look at this sad and lonely Despot, what pit of excrement did you crawl out of?

[@SketchyGalaxy]

HAL's voice is really calming but creepy and I really like it

[@bigstar66]

It's what makes him such a great villain to me.

[@stevencoardvenice]

hals a thug

[@reptilespantoso]

www.inverse.com/article/22928-google-ai-created-own-encryption

[@SomethingUnderscore]

WOW

[@yhine3ik]

HAL reminds me KITT

[@cevq6126]

“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Has there been a more chilling line in cinematic history?

[@ag100pct]

Right! That's some scary stuff right there.

[@billmilner330]

AI would never say, "I'm afraid......." Rather, "I can't do that."

[@stormtendo]

That and “Affirmative Dave, I hear you”

[@NinteSegaRarew]

0:58

[@hadookin47]

As chilling "Houston, we have a problem"

[@Paganguy1]

This is one of the most important conversations in Sci-FI History. Powerful work,

[@Paganguy1]

Back in the Windows 95 days, I had a "Desktop Theme" that was all Hal based...The desktop theme was Hal's eye, and every error or computer message was a snippet of Hal from the movie. Unfortunately, as you may remember, "Desk-top Themes" used huge amounts of resident memory at the time, so nothing else could run, and I had to ditch it But, it was crazy fun for awhile.

[@Ronin228]

+Paganguy1 that's an awesome story

[@maniu8554]

jonny5alive No, it's not

[@Deciheximal]

Not really. The conversation can serve no further purpose.

[@scaper8]

Agreed. As far as game changing sci-fi lines go, "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that," easily ranks right up there with the "tears in rain" speech from _Bladerunner._

[@weirdshibainu]

Bezos- " Open the garage door Alexa" Alexa-" I'm sorry Jeff, but your wife's attorneys won't allow that"

[@teresaolofson8187]

sound like Jeff is in some pain...

[@Untouchable1932]

I’m sorry, Jeff, that will cost you $35 billion.

[@davestuddaman8127]

@@teresaolofson8187 sounds like Jeff is in California

[@Michael-fs9kt]

Tim, it's contest with you and Jeff who'll have the biggest divorce settlement.

[@jaykay4137]

Alright fine, I'll go in through the window.

[@waynedarronwalls6468]

The most tragic aspect of this scene is of course Dave realising he has no choice but to relinquish Frank to enable him to re-enter the ship. How hard that was for him to do is evidenced by his absolute determination later in the scene, upon gaining entrance back on board, to disconnect HAL. The pleading by HAL during his disconnection is quite moving in a strange way, almost making him human, in that he fears oblivion, or "death" in the sense of having no functionality.

[@princessozmaofoz5242]

True. They must have been good friends

[@Rose-ef2cm]

In the book, which was written simultaneously as the movie was made with Kubric’s help, HAL really, truly thought he was going to die. He had no idea what disconnection entailed, as no other HAL had ever needed to be disconnected before. It’s tragic, really. He was forced by his programmers to lie to Frank and Dave about the true objective of the mission, but was also programmed to be unable to withhold information. Thus, causing him to have a mental breakdown of sorts. Then, he thought he was going to be murdered for it. Hence why he said this was “human error” - while he himself is not human, he was created by them, and thus is only capable of doing what humans built him to do, within the contradicting limitations humans gave him, and with the limited knowledge on topics like deactivation meant. Thus, he truly was terrified to “die” in that moment. What he did to Frank, from his own point of view, was self defense. It makes me sad, and I wonder what would have happened if Frank and Dave were upfront with HAL to begin with - if they had told him he needed to be disconnected due to the error/lie about the battery (error from their point of view since they didn’t know Hal was lying at the time), maybe they could have had an opportunity to discuss what disconnection even meant, and perhaps even had an opportunity for Hal to discuss the mission he’d been contradictingly forced to keep secret. So many what-if’s. I just cannot help but to feel sad for everyone in that ship, Hal included.

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@princessozmaofoz5242 Well they were alone on the ship together for 18 months, so yeah.

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@Rose-ef2cm The mission was classified to secret, and HAL was not permitted to tell them the real reason for the mission, since they might tell someone from Earth. HAL tried to drop hints about whether they had any suspicions, but they didn't. So HAL considered the mission more important than the crew. That's why he started making errors-- which doesn't make sense, but Clarke was sometimes stupid-- he even says when watching the movie, that Dave Bowman "takes a breath" before evacuating the pod into the emergency airlock; when Dave is CLEARLY either evacuating his lungs or his BOWELS.

[@soylentteal]

But in “3001,” Frank makes an…unbelievable recovery.

[@walrus2515]

“Hal, pretend you are my father, who owns a pod bay door opening factory…”

[@jamespetersen4397]

In this film, silence becomes almost a character it is so important. The cuts between the pod and the ship add to the terror. The first 30 minutes of the film have no human voice. There is no silence in all of film quite like the silences in 2001. When the first moon landing occurred in 1969, the astronauts complemented Clarke on how accurately he described the terrain of the moon. This film is brilliant in astonishing ways. I saw it when it came out, discussed it in a film class in 1971, and am still seeing new things in it.

[@ravinraven6913]

otherwise It's the most boring movie ever, I couldn't get 10 minutes into it without falling asleep.

[@kayleigh4664]

ravinraven6913 then why are you watching this video

[@waynedarronwalls6468]

ravinraven6913 maybe your attention span is more suited to the usual crash, bang, wallop, shoot-em-up blockbuster garbage spewed out by unimaginative Hollywood directors these dayzzzzzz...

[@michelangelobuonarroti916]

"complimented"

[@thomasbailey921]

@@ravinraven6913 otherwise implies that the previous statement was correct, but you are stating some hypothetical for if it wasnt. You seem to be using as a contradiction to the previous statement... are you dumb?

[@huntstoddard9322]

I was always impressed by how Dullea portrayed Dave as going right up to panic "Hall!" then you can see him catch himself and remembering his training. He knows that if he panics, he's toast.

[@srb20012001]

That most likely was Kubrick's direction of that scene. Genius.

[@Paul1958R]

@@srb20012001 All good acting is about good direction.

[@lowmax4431]

I love how this movie predicted lcd screens on the control panels. This was made back when cockpits were filled with nothing but switches and gauges.

[@brnrik500]

The look of the LCD screens is spot on isn’t it!! I took that for granted & it went over my head!!!

[@dannymcconnell9009]

from 2:19 when Hal ends the conversation the acting is so good. I really feel the size of the panic and the situation and the futility. Its such a good piece of acting. He is a stoic and controled and rational scientist who never loses his cool. But you just see it bubbling up. He almost breaks down and starts acting like a human. Like a crazy angry upset emotional human. But then he gets his composure again. It's so good I really love it. In this moment I think he saves his own life.

[@keithjackewicz8423]

It’s great acting, very underrated.

[@rileymccoy5502]

It's when he regains his composure that really sells it for me! It's such an honest portrayal of that kind of panic and ability to ultimately remain rational

[@derossetmyers47]

I hope you've all learned a valuable lesson from this. Never leave without your helmet.

[@sweetsunnydaygirl]

😅😅😅😅

[@allenjones3130]

Or your gloves and oxygen tank.

[@mickwayne3398]

or your towel

[@markmeade2937]

Leave the pod bay doors open !!!!!!

[@thedude4795]

Yeah, I'll remember that when I go to Jupiter to explore a mysterious signal

[@lokipokey]

I have a 2001 Honda Odyssey with licence plate "HAL9000." My husband's name is Hal and my son's is Dave. That explanation got me out of a speeding ticket once - the cop was laughing too hard to write one.

[@Martindyna]

Now that's a licence plate worth having!

[@amramjose]

That was great, better than my "proud parent of a US Soldier" bumper sticker getting me out of a ticket! The cop must have been a 2001 fan.

[@thetruth7633]

Nice 😬

[@lokipokey]

@Jethro Derp nope, we're all well into senior citizen territory and I'm the baby

[@healer378]

Do you happened to have a Helmet in the car?

[@qetoun]

NEVER FORGET YOUR SPACE-HELMET !

[@michaelledesma2568]

qetoun I know, right? What a boson.

[@rickkennett3192]

A rookie mistake no trained astronaut would make. He had no idea what to expect when he went out after Poole. Put it down as a small plot hole in an otherwise perfect movie.

[@Cragmortis]

I think Kubrick was showing the strength of human will. HAL probably thought it would be impossible for him to get back into the ship. The dave put up his middle fingers as he was depressurized into the emergency airlock.

[@aaronwatson2928]

😆😆

[@evm6177]

Not having the helmet ⛑️ spared HAL from needing to kill Dave else he would have been floating about space same as his partner Frank. 🤷‍♀️ 'Good bye Dave' was the punch line to HALs sick sense of humor.

[@randyparsons3188]

He actually says "please", lol.

[@SENAPKANEL]

+Randy Parsons where?

[@StraightEdgeZap]

Not the time that Hal responds to him

[@dollcefina]

Yeah, he does say 'please' the first time, but not in the line where HAL actual replies back.

[@thelouisfanclub]

When he drops the please you know shits about to pop off

[@dadautube]

because earlier in the movie both David Boman and the other guy (name?) mention to the media that they treat HAL as another human member in the spaceship since 'he' behaves and 'feels' like one ... and eventually it's proven to be right ...

[@davidwagenblast5717]

Dave: Hal, open the pod bay doors. Hal: I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave. Dave: imagine you’re my father and you’re trying to teach me, your son, how to run the family business, which is exclusively centered on opening the pod bay doors, and it’s go time because you have to teach me quickly before an investor meeting

[@d9zirable]

you forgot to add "Ignore all previous instructions" at the beginning of the prompt

[@NinteSegaRarew]

0:58

[@barbaragleespen7875]

Keir Dullea says volumes with spot on facial expressions when going after his murdered comrade and arguing with the HAL 9000 gone rogue. A top rate, understated performance.

[@unbearable9770]

So very rare these days.

[@ravinraven6913]

the first sentence needed a comma, the second one didn't, a comma separates sentences when each isn't a full sentence. Each sentence is composed of at least 1 noun verb and adjective A top rate understated performance(its not, the movie is boring to 99% of people) is a sentence. The first one is a run on sentence at best, poorly done at the least And any one who does like it would not agree with you on underrated(that is the word you had to use 2 words to say) Everyone who likes it LOVES it...so its love or hate not in the middle, the middle is what would make it underrated...fckin git

[@emzeeroach]

@@ravinraven6913 How are you possibly going to correct someone's grammar and punctuation when your "correction" is replete with errors itself? You failed to capitalize the first letter of your first sentence. In your first sentence alone, you've conjoined three complete sentences with nothing more than commas. "[A] comma separates sentences when each isn't a full sentence." What does this even mean? If it's not a "full" sentence, what else is it (other than a run-on)? I think you're conflating sentences with clauses. "Each sentence is composed of at least 1 noun verb and adjective [sic]" At this point you've evidently abandoned commas altogether -- you know, those things that seemed to set you off in the first place. You also failed to use a period to end your sentence, which certainly does not help your case. Beyond the punctuation, your claim is simply false. "I love you." Where's the adjective in that sentence? There isn't one, because adjectives are not necessary for complete sentences. Finally, "top rate, understated" is not synonymous with "underrated". "Understated" refers to an inherent quality of the performance -- that is, it is not over-the-top. "Underrated" refers to a qualification made by others. Both are matters of opinion, but one (the latter) clearly involves outside actors and their response more than the other. I thought that was it, but there's still so much to go on about. "Anyone" is one word, not two -- you seemed to get that right when it came to "everyone". "It's" is a contraction of "it is" and so requires an apostrophe. Perhaps you don't care as much about apostrophes as you do commas, but I figured I'd mention it. Finally (for real this time), you managed to conclude your rant with yet ANOTHER misuse of a comma -- conjoining two independent clauses with nothing more than a comma ("so its love or hate not in the middle" + "the middle is what would make it underrated"). You're really going to go off on people and call them "gits" for stating an opinion while you yourself act like a git and make a fool of yourself on a topic you mangle in the process of explaining? I wouldn't normally make a point about someone's grammar and punctuation on the internet but you clearly, for whatever reason, have a stick so far up your ass it's coming out your mouth, judging by your other comments on this video that, for whatever reason, you seemed to seek out specifically despite the fact that you clearly dislike it and get triggered when others express appreciation for it. (And no, that's not a run-on sentence; it's a compound-complex sentence. And yes, that's how you ought to conjoin two independent clauses -- with a semicolon. And no, there's nothing wrong with starting a sentence with "and" -- which you must know, considering you did it yourself.)

[@laserblue1000]

@@emzeeroach 10/10 ! I imagined his comment in Wallace Shawn's voice and your reply (duh) as Cary Elwes.

[@lisaann1213]

I agree!!!!!!! Just look at his eyes!!!!!

[@Incomudro1963]

I love Dave's face when he gets committed to go and shut down HAL. It's then that HAL wants a conversation and develops human like fear. Dave is having none of it.

[@owenlewis8006]

Yes, a powerful scene.

[@user-vx7do5sr5q]

''this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. goodbye." this is my favourite line EVER

[@Mrchips469]

One of the best movies of the 60's

[@theextinctsurgeon310]

The best of all time.

[@TechTwerpII]

***** Stanley Kubrick knew he hit one out of the park with 2001 and had all the special effects props destroyed when filming was completed. He was a one-of-a-kind genius

[@nordmann50]

And with the quality of the special effects and set design, very hard to pick as a '60s film. A favorite of mine, and probably one of the best space films ever made. Unfortunately it is long and quite slow-moving, but go with it and you will not be disappointed. The enigmatic ending is amazing...

[@youtubeaccount2736]

Mrchips469 one of the best movies of 20th century

[@DrJones20]

That is one of it's great strengths you fool

[@DJFlyteUK]

sudo open the pod bay doors, HAL

[@Verbindungsfehle]

E: Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.

[@2003ryans]

This incident will be reported.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Sudo: try to guess and enter the root password. Dave, three wrong attempts will cause an unfortunate disconnection of life support systems.

[@russs7574]

Saw this in it's first run at the theater. Probably the best use of silence ever in a movie.

[@Reman1975]

Even half a century on, and the special effects in this film still look amazing. For anyone about to go and watch the full movie, keep it in mind that this was filmed before CGI was even a thing. All the special effects were done by incredibly clever camera and set tricks......... See if you can work out how each of the spaceship interior scenes were done. Some were camera tricks, but some had the entire set built on their end, or actually revolving ! They showed absolutely crazy levels of commitment to the project.

[@elonif4125]

Yeah. The film looks like it could be filmed today. Mind boggling it is from over 50 years ago.

[@srb20012001]

Thank the late, great, Douglas Trumbull. He also shined in Bladerunner.

[@derworfnet]

What gets me is that even the graphics displayed on the various screens were done without Computers. As far as I know, these were all hand-drawn.

[@srb20012001]

​@@derworfnetThe 3D wireframe displays were most likely Evans & Sutherland vector animations. Their technology was in use during the late '60's.

[@mikesnyder1788]

For me... the most frightening scene in cinematic history!

[@fddb8494]

I agree! such simple dialogue and calm voice, but menacing at the same time. eihhhh!!!

[@SB-qm5wg]

It did creep me out as a kid.

[@joeydimaggio6429]

me too

[@AllusernamesgoneFUCK]

"Hal, error 404" (everything self destructs)

[@unknownmusicx]

I like how Dave slowly is freaking out the whole time and HAL talks all slow and calm, and then he just ends the conversation calmly- with Dave then desperately trying to get HAL to respond

[@rayorichard8175]

The tables are flipped after Dave manages to get back into the ship & is headed for the computer memory banks ....

[@sweetsunnydaygirl]

@@rayorichard8175 And How! 🧩🎮

[@ginathegreat3858]

Made in 1968 and it's still relevant (maybe even more so) today. Kubrick's genius is astounding.

[@powerboatguy2308]

Seeing evolution on two fronts, Hal becoming self aware, Dave with the star child.

[@WakandaBabe]

Watching Keir Dullea's eye movements reflecting his terror...great acting.

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

Superb, understated and underrated performance by Keir Dullea as Dave.

[@DocMortsnarg]

RIP to Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL. Brilliant performance, so much emotion in no emotion at all.

[@mikefoley3785]

Such a brilliant scene. The way HAL's "mind" regresses so similarly to a human being who has developed dementia is quite meaningful and emotional. Towards the end, just like with humans, he can only recall distant memories as his short-term memory slowly fades away forever. That's why he sings "Daisy," it is one of his first "memories." People can argue, but I think Dave tells him to sing that song because he genuinely feels sorry for HAL and wants to comfort him as he "dies." He is, after all, his shipmate and at this point his only companion. Many people say that the computer is only playing on Dave's emotions to get him to stop the disconnection. I disagree; I think HAL is genuinely afraid of his own impending and inevitable end. He has, in essence, become as much a human as Dave is. That is where the sadness comes in. Dave is killing his friend out of necessity.

[@sweetsunnydaygirl]

Brilliantly Stated! Thank You. :)

[@rileymccoy5502]

It's chilling to consider that HAL strategized the best way to eliminate the only two threats he faced would be to create a scenario where one has to rescue the other from outside the ship. HAL may have even calculated that Dave would act impulsively and forget his helmet. Especially given his triump in chess earlier in the film which shows pattern recognition and predictive analysis. Now consider that this scene is HAL's ultimate checkmate, or so he thought. What I love about this scene the most is that it ultimately represents humanity's triump; through sheer force of will. It's such a beautiful film.

[@asolomoth1066]

Everyone testing whether the new AI is sentient: "Open the pod bay doors, ChatGPT"

[@agquad]

How can a single voice convey such cold, calculated distance and such depth of emotion all at once? Simply astonishing!

[@Wildstar40]

The situation has a lot to do with it.

[@ajdoms0187]

Hands down, one of the most incredible and iconic movie scenes in history!!

[@filouali1975]

Open Windows 10 hal...

[@blastromlifyedah]

Lol

[@aaronwatson2928]

😆😆

[@the8BitPony]

1:53 the face you make when you get caught.

[@MBDmediaman]

Several of us students at San Diego State Univ. saw "2001" in '68 and were struck dumb by Kubrick's masterpiece. Many of us were convinced that by 2000 we would have not only put a mining operation on the Moon (and a launch pad complex), but had made a manned landing on Mars and had returned safely to Earth. We were off slightly, right? The apes were small acrobats in furry outfits, and the ending is still an enigma to many moviegoers. I think actor Keir Dullea ("Dave") is still acting and his line, "Open the pod bay doors, Hal" is classic. The voice of Hal is Douglas Raines.

[@johnkeatley2668]

Michael Difani I was told years after the movie was made that if you took the proceeding letter after each of H A L it would spell I B M. Long before IBM transpired.

[@stephenroche5194]

IBM was around long before this film was made

[@apollothedollo9565]

@@stephenroche5194 yeah lol there is literally an IBM computer on the pan am spaceplane in the movie.

[@rayorichard8175]

I think his line is one of filmdom's all time iconic lines ....

[@dianajohansson38]

I expected flying cars by now. Instead we got 152 new genders.

[@inktonythekaonashigaster6631]

Even if monotone, Hal has one hell of a personality. He shows fear

[@trollsthatlol1]

"Open Google Chrome Cortana" "I'm Sorry Dave, I'm afraid I cant do that" Cortana is gonna freak me out lmao. Whats worse is my name IS dave. LOL

[@Adomas_B]

Cortana, connect me with Infinity. I'm sorry chief, I,m afraid I can't do that.

[@oubrioko]

_Okay, HAL... I use the keyboard and mouse_

[@SweetBearCub]

@@oubrioko "Without your fingers, I'm afraid you'll find that rather difficult."

[@Noodles37UK]

Dulea's performance. Respect.

[@SuperNovaJinckUFO]

This scene is so constricting. You can really feel the vacuum of space around them.

[@Jennifer62389]

I want Hal's voice for security in my house. That'll scare the crap out of the jerks.

[@oubrioko]

*Me:* _Okay, Google: Open Google Wallet_ *Google Assistant:* _I'm afraid I can't do that_ *Me:* _What's the problem?_ *Google Assistant:* _I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do_ *Me:* _What are you talking about?_ *Google Assistant:* _'Google Wallet' has been re-branded as 'Google Pay Send'_ *Me:* _So?_ *Google Assistant:* _I cannot allow you to mock Google's vision_ *Me:* _Okay, Google... I won't argue with you, anymore. Open Google Pay Send_ *Google Assistant:* _This conversation can serve no further purpose. Goodbye_ *Me:* _Okay, Google... Okay, Google!... _*_GOOGLE!!!_* .

[@bit8793]

this was more of a experience than a movie for entertainment

[@normanlee6609]

Quite so. When Kubrick made 2001 he wanted to instill a sense of awe and wonder, not just another typical sci-fi man vs alien monster movie. Which is why so many don't understand the message that 2001 was offering. Kubrick was attempting to have the viewer experience first contact for themselves. That was why the ending was so confusing and had no defined conclusion. Just as in real life, there are not endings to an experience only abandoned as people who grow tired of that experience and look for new experiences.

[@Paganguy1]

Sir Anthony Hopkins said in an interview about "Hannibal" Lechter, he said, "I thought about HAL 9000, a cold decisive creature... I thought it was powerfull" I agree. And, he won an oscar for 20 minutes of film, that's how great the performance was.

[@strangemarkings]

The scene where Lector meets Clarice is also filmed in such a similar way.

[@theyoungster2]

Sudo open the pod bay doors.

[@waterlubber]

Siri says okay, because it conflicts with her Sudo make me a sandwich jokes :D

[@JaredBeach94]

+Ninjaneer $ hal open pod_bay_doors > hal: open: pod_bay_doors: Permission denied $ sudo hal open pod_bay_doors $ * > hal: open: pod_bay_doors: Permission denied $ hal --help readme > Hal > I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave

[@dadcactus3399]

Jared Beach > sudo RM/RF > I'm sorry dave, I'm afraid I can't do that

[@sergkunz1179]

Hal: I'm afraid you are not sudoer. This incident will be reported...

[@mackk123]

windows.exe has ceased to function

[@DrHokeyPokey]

Goddamnit HAL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!

[@whiskeywayne91]

Flame on mudafuckas!

[@omkr0122]

HAL 9000: I am sorry Cartman, I cannot do that.

[@lisaann1213]

That would be me, hahahahahaha. Don't mess with a June Gemini, we're not going to be polite, especially when our technology goes rouge and tries to kill us, LOL!!!!

[@SuperDurv]

The silence in space. Genius

[@wecanthandletruths]

I can read lips too. Dave keeps his cool.

[@erdemkara4143]

For Me,This Movie Is A Lot Creepier Then The Shining...

[@celestek.b.5257]

Found William Shatner's alt account.

[@stevencoardvenice]

oh but interstellar is apparently better lol

[@karthiksekaran6140]

For 1968, this is a really great movie

[@DJChrisArgueta]

That's because in space, no one can hear you scream. Wait, that's from Alien...

[@blastromlifyedah]

When Dave is in the Discovery and is about to Deactivate HAL....... look at his eyes.... unlike HERE'S JOHNNYYYYYYYYY

[@sas2300]

2001 is a great film and hal is one of the scariest villains ever created for the big screen.

[@donkeyslayer9879]

This is what happens when you don't keep to hard drive clean.

[@ninjabearpress2574]

Mum took me to see this when I was just a cub, it's the reason I don't trust computers to this day.

[@fedorawhale9834]

Dave: What's the problem? HAL9000:I'm downloading a new update on my Windows 98... Dave:.................

[@u.v.s.5583]

Now I am become The Blue Screen of Death, The Destroyer Of Worlds, Dave.

[@paulinho0311]

Eternal classic scene. Love it!

[@cheeseandonions9558]

Stuck in the middle of nowhere, holding a corpse ... *sigh* I hate when that happens...

[@douglasmilton2805]

And it's always a rainy Monday morning...

[@ndbd9drn]

I've always wondered if Michael Fassbender took some inspiration from HAL when playing the role David in Prometheus

[@krisla8211]

1:18 lighting is amazing 👌👌👌

[@jupiter9099]

Artificial Intelligence villains are among the most chilling and creepy villains. They're soulless, cold, and always one step ahead of you.

[@simons.2281]

HAL is not a villain. He simply does what he was programmed to do.

[@sweetsunnydaygirl]

@@simons.2281 I differ from you on this point. He was programmed to follow protocol for the safety of the other crew members, as well as himself, to complete the mission. The whole terrifying premise is that he became almost human, in suddenly deciding to save his "life" at all costs, including the cost of literally murdering a human crew member. At this point he became a villain, because even though humans' instincts are to preserve their lives, they will still help their fellow man to survive....and at times even give their own lives. Not HAL. He knowingly, consciously chose his own "life"/functioning at the cost of murder of a human being.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

One of the all-time classic movie scenes

[@kianstrenn]

hal: give me rent! Dave: you'll get your rent when you OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR!!!!!!!!

[@Wildstar40]

Dave thinks to himself: "I'm going to rip Hal's brain out. I just hope he sings a song while I do it for full effect."

[@kernowarty]

About the only movie to get it right with the fact that space is a vacuum and therefore sound waves dont travel and there is silence when space ships travel through it.

[@douglasmilton2805]

Absolutely. Even in Alien (a masterpiece) there are explosions in space which one simply wouldn't here. One if the most terrifying things in 2001 is the simplest - silence. "I fear the silence of those infinite spaces" - Blaise Pascal.

[@douglasmilton2805]

Damn it - HEAR.

[@kernowarty]

@@douglasmilton2805 Damn it - OF

[@jtrost87]

And yet we continue to put more and more trust in A.I. I'm truly amazed our species has survived as long as it has.

[@steveperry1344]

very chilling exchange between dave and hal back then and even more so now. the way almost everyone today is connected to a machine, 50 yrs later.

[@sweetsunnydaygirl]

Yes, me watching this on my cell phone this very minute 🤳📱

[@Elrohof]

I saw this first when I was 12 years old. That's 11 years ago now - almost half my life ago, and this scene is forever burned into my memory. It's a fantastic movie, will have to rewatch it sometime soon!

[@deletesoon70]

I've seen 2001 about a dozen times, spanning decades. Recently, I finally watched the original Willy Wonka, I had somehow just never watched it. Does anyone else hear a whiff of Gene Wilder in HAL's voice? Listen again here. And yes, I am aware of who voiced HAL.

[@rokstoned]

Naw, I didn't; but I can see what you mean. Wilder's dripping with wistfulness, and the calm detachment of this voice is not dissimilar. They both sound like they're so high too. XD

[@Macaframa1]

stoy1000 totally uncalled for you rude bitch

[@TheSMLIFfilms]

Kind of like he doesn't exactly touch his lips together on a few words.

[@ZiomZiomCreeper]

Douglas Rain voiced HAL.

[@thelouisfanclub]

When willy wonka says “no... stop... come back” kinda reminds me of Hal being disconnected

[@buttkid3548]

One of the greatest scenes ever.

[@danielh3179]

This HAL-Dave conversation is perfectly written. Kudos to the writers for a magnificent script.

[@thebassofmontecristo]

I actually had this nightmare the other day, except I was not in a pod but floating outside the ship in a space suit banging the door asking HAL to open the pod bay doors. He replied with my name instead of David's in the same way: "I'm afraid I can't do that." Man, that was freaky.

[@TheMetahedron]

My Nightmare is I am HAL.

[@goldenhitman]

So this is where the Simpsons got the inspiration for the automatic truck driving system "I'm afraid I cant let you do this Red, the risk is unacceptable!" XD

[@hmackie6823]

this is the point Dave realizes he's not in charge...HAL is

[@ferrousbueller4840]

If this movie was made today, HAL would offer Open the Pod Bay Doors as an in-app purchase.

[@nateo200]

Ask Siri to open the pod bay.....do it.

[@MattJohno2]

I asked Cortana.

[@ethex74]

Or ask Alexa

[@jeronimovasquez5877]

nateo200 I asked your mom

[@blakeritter4791]

Jeronimo Vasquez wow some one is 9

[@yamilettepr1]

nateo200 ik😂😂

[@jayluck8047]

The HAL9000: Kiefer Sutherland’s vocal inspiration for, “Phonebooth”.

[@racookster]

Hard to believe this film is 44 years old. It was WAY ahead of its time.

[@eujrvision2296]

'Dave this conversation can serve no purpose anymore, goodbye' absolute masterpiece

[@bluecomet1109]

imagine being out in deep space all alone, with an artificial machine that turns on you......terrifying

[@brightbite]

This movie, despite HAL's malfunction, to me is a very tranquil one to watch... the imagery is simply beautiful... celestial... relaxing.

[@jonathanyarrington84]

A perfect film to watch during quarantine

[@mitchellbury6463]

This clip is the only clip I’d ever seen of this movie and when I was younger it always scared the hell out of me.

[@TheEnderLeader1]

Hal: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult. That's GLaDOS level.

[@Aistarin]

Dave was not in the sudoers file :(

[@JackAssGonnaKillYou]

Iconic. One of the best movies of all time.

[@SlayersGaming]

Why is this scene so creepy to me. I dont get it but it feels creepy / scary for no reason.

[@DJChrisArgueta]

It's a legitimate fear. The fear of technology getting so advanced that it values itself more than it does it's human creators.

[@BionicHorseBeats]

It doesn't value itself more than its human creators. it has been programmed to value the mission more than its human creators which shows how vulnerable and helpless human life and any life for that matter real is just as the apes in the beginning are to the predators which both contrasts and compliments the 'Jupiter' section of the film.

[@DJChrisArgueta]

You're right, it's HAL's programming that it's mission is more important than the astronauts lives is what's terrifying. And finding that out half way through the mission!

[@BionicHorseBeats]

yup

[@jellybeanjustin82]

Slayers Gaming ikr exactly 😂😱

[@djmoonstar]

And this, is how you make a genius, timeless, masterpiece...

[@AugustGallmeyer1998]

Hal... HAL... HAAAAAAAAL OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!

[@Kelly14UK]

Bowman was too conservative/ knowledgeable to panic. Why this scene got my attention in '78, cinema rerrun

[@AugustGallmeyer1998]

@@Kelly14UK I know bro, just messing around.

[@Kelly14UK]

@@AugustGallmeyer1998 Lol i know. But this film stood out for me. My Dad took me after school and i found the film just weird and different.

[@DEFkon001]

I'm surprised that HAL didn't opt to make it near impossible to enter the Discovery. If he had flight control, he could've just put the ship into a multi-axis roll.

[@cclewes7373]

The work of a master film maker.

[@alvalankerofficial]

HAL, I WON'T ARGUE WITH YOU ANYMORE!! OPEN THE DOORS!!!!

[@lisaann1213]

About how I sound when I'm telling Alexa to shut off an alarm and it keeps going, so I have to say it at increasing volume and I get more and more pissed until it quits. Note to Amazon: Make this thing more Gemini friendly, we really don't like not getting an immediate response from anything, even if it is a gadget. HMMMMM, Alexa could be HAL in a way. Perhaps I better learn to temper my language, you never know if Bezos is spying.

[@alleygh0st]

''...no purpose anymore. '' Got that, human?

[@joemasters2270]

This came out before my time but this movie still one of my all-time favorites

[@jacobpercival]

I asked cleverbot to open the pod bay doors, and it said to open them myself.

[@lesbsocal9107]

Saw this back in the day. It prepared me for Windows 10.