I made an AI, and I gave it a voice. Someone trained a voice text to speech model off of recordings of HAL speaking in the movie. And so, I gave HAL access to my file system and now you can run the entire computer with HAL. And I made this wallpaper. I plan on building a physical model based off of this.
I posted this originally as "The 2001 monolith explained", but I changed it, because it's not an explanation in the traditional sense and I was afraid that point would distract from the video itself. Don't let the untraditional nature of this video disparage you from taking a good look. This, to me, is the only way to meaningfully convey this meaning of the monolith without flat out saying it. One could say that that would kill the movie in the same way as explaining a joke is to dissecting a frog.
There are of course multiple layers to this movie, this might be a different one than you are used to. Please give it a try.
Anyway, this is inspired by Rob Ager's study of 2001: A Space Odyssey. You can find more of his stuff at collativelearning.com or his youtube channel, which is linked in the description. The video is based on his study, I am only responsible for the edit itself.
always fun to see Adam Savage geek out
How I imagine the creature encountered by the Tsien spaceship on Europa in '2010: Odyssey Two'! I hope this isn't against the rules since it's not from '2001: a Space Odyssey'.
I don't know how much crossover there is between these two works, but there's a show called The Amazing Digital Circus that all the kids are crazy about (I like it too), and it just had its finale...
The ending is A LOT like the ending to 2001. There's no doubt in my mind the director was doing that on purpose. It's clearly an homage, imo.
I made a video about it, detailing the similarities. I figured Kubrick fans like you guys might be interested to see even if you don't know the other show. See how the classics are affecting a new generation :)
Bought this Zero Halliburton case long ago for $25. Recently found some decals on Etsy to decorate it. Zoom in on the round decals for more detail. What do you think?
The movie was really great for my first watch. I like the use of classical eerie music that was heard later on in the movie.
