I feel like I get it. But I get the feeling people lie about liking this.

I do get it. The opening 20 minutes about the birth of man is very inspired. Then we move on to the transition of the bone to the space station which was clearly meant to emphasize man's growth. The big circle thingy is supposed to make you think about the circular nature of man. Adding to that the ship hostess going into a circle and Dave running in a circle.

The film is full of shots like that. It's almost entirely contemplative. The monolith is entirely metaphorical to man's place at that time first as apes, then in space, finally as the star child

I don't understand why people don't understand the ending. It appeared to me to be entirely metaphorical. Man travels beyond himself and is faced with something he can't comprehend. Thus a new evolution IE the star child. I feel there are some mistakes. The dialogue I feel like was a mistake and breaks with the contemplative feel of the work.




I say all this to say I feel like people are lying about liking this. The ending seemed like a basic and easy metaphor but so many people still talk about the mystery. The film is contemplative but all I hear people talk about is the effects or music. Which are also great but it's like looking at the outer layers. You hear people talk about the last 40 minutes with Hal when that was barely a fraction of the film. You hear people bring up the book but understanding the aliens was never the point of the movie

I have basically the same feelings for
Blade Runner. Most of you are lying and don't get either movie 😪