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Never trust a computer...

by RiponGood

"Born" on 12 January 1992, the HAL 9000 plays a critical part in four stories written by Arthur C Clark, beginning with 2001: A Space Odyssey. The book was actual written at the same time that Stanley Kubrick was making the movie. In the story, David Bowman and Frank Poole are astronauts on their way to Saturn, with the HAL 9000 and three hibernating astronauts. The only member of the crew to know the true mission is the HAL 9000, to explore a mysterious black monolith similar to one discovered on the moon. The conflict between supporting the crew and keeping its secret causes the computer to malfunction. The HAL 9000 reappears in the three sequals to the story, 2010: Odyssey Two, 2061: Odyssey Three, and 3001: The Final Odyssey.

Oh, one final note on the movie. For all of the praise the movie gets, it put me to sleep. The only part of the movie I really enjoyed was the opening.

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You know, I'm not saying I can't see how 2001 could be seen as boring, but I think to an extent it is a really hard movie to see out of context. I'm not going to lie, I fast forwarded through a lot of the "Hey, we're flying through space!" scenes when I first watched it. But now, the special effects really amaze me. And the last segment, "Jupiter and beyond the infinite," takes my breath away. Especially when synced up with [a:Pink Floyd Musical|Pink Floyd's] "Echoes."

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