Comments on: Kubrick’s Frankenstein: HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/ Breaking cinema into its component parts ('cause that's where it's hidden.'). Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Bailey http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-70 John Bailey Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:44:15 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-70 Interesting premise. I always felt that HAL was operating from vanity and competitiveness. He knew he was smarter than them, yet he had to serve them. He knew they were on a special mission, yet he was going to play a role as nothing much more than ship's hardware and software. But he was programmed with human emotions. So he felt he should be the one to reach Jupiter Space and the worlds beyond. If he had been successful, it would have been HAL floating in the bubble/womb of the final shot. Not human, but machine intelligence would have been selected for the next step in evolution. Interesting premise. I always felt that HAL was operating from vanity and competitiveness. He knew he was smarter than them, yet he had to serve them. He knew they were on a special mission, yet he was going to play a role as nothing much more than ship’s hardware and software.

But he was programmed with human emotions. So he felt he should be the one to reach Jupiter Space and the worlds beyond. If he had been successful, it would have been HAL floating in the bubble/womb of the final shot. Not human, but machine intelligence would have been selected for the next step in evolution.

]]> By: John Thurman http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-57 John Thurman Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:02:53 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-57 Thanks very much. Thanks very much.

]]> By: Will Sheephogan http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-56 Will Sheephogan Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:32:34 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-56 Good work John!!! Very interesting indeed!! Good work John!!! Very interesting indeed!!

]]> By: John Thurman http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-50 John Thurman Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:17:21 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-50 About what? About what?

]]> By: music http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-25 music Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:42:36 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-25 What do you mean ? What do you mean ?

]]> By: music http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-3 music Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:53:03 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-3 very interesting. i'm adding in RSS Reader very interesting.
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]]> By: John Thurman http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-2 John Thurman Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:47:44 +0000 http://cineprism.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/kubrick%e2%80%99s-frankenstein-hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comment-2 Ironically, the space suits for _2001_ were manufactured by "P Frankenstein and Sons" of Manchester. See the article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/01/10/100107_spacesuit_feature.shtml Ironically, the space suits for _2001_ were manufactured by “P Frankenstein and Sons” of Manchester. See the article here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/01/10/100107_spacesuit_feature.shtml

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