there d been, for a long time science fiction visionaries like h.g. wells and jules vern, imagining what going to the moon was like. but nobody had seen a film like kubrick s masterpiece. it made us question not just space exploration but what does it mean for us? many americans didn t want cultural comfort food anymore, they actually wanted something challenging. it s like going to a fine art museum where the viewer projects abstract art of what he or she wants to see there. it was not the recipe for a successful film. and yet, it was popular. open the doors, hal. i m sorry, dave, i m afraid i can t do that. we re getting into what we were calling the computer age. 2001 kind of looks at what if the machine turns on us? it looks at that anxiety, these
like h.g. wells and jules vern, imagining what going to the moon was like. but nobody had seen a film like kubrick s masterpiece. it made us question not just space exploration but what does it mean for us? many americans didn t want cultural comfort food anymore, they actually wanted something challenging. it s like going to a fine art museum where the viewer projects abstract art of what he or she wants to see there. it was not the recipe for a successful film. and yet, it was popular. open the doors, hal. i m sorry, dave, i m afraid i can t do that. we re getting into what we were calling the computer age. 2001 kind of looks at what if the machine turns on us? it looks at that anxiety, these underlying fears we have about