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Why is there an alien in the movie poster?

posted 3 years ago by acelesson (689)
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There’s literally nothing in this movie that comes close to looking like a potential alien or alien activity. Would have been a cool theme to explore though!

[–] acelesson (689) 3 years ago

anyone know why Kubrick did this? Is it another jab at the apollo stuff?

[–] tonganprince (565) 2 years ago

I was re-watching 2001. One of the guys drew a picture of another guy in the deep sleep, and it lookes alot like this pic

https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=drawing+2001+a+space+odyssey&fir=V5MS6Pf3l5MkHM%252CXko1IHmvTFNflM%252C_%253BCkYel8TtpA51MM%252C4PW8bQLkHDRDSM%252C_%253BBuw4oFMozW6hCM%252CSDH4f-iMdnAvsM%252C_%253Bvq2LZAICG50tVM%252Cw6EK_MXHACMNuM%252C_%253Bt8lL88mhtxeDjM%252CIMC_Q20GfqqNLM%252C_%253BZNY9vf9CDUCqaM%252C0Ihyjb8dA8sf0M%252C_%253Bpep9P6JfwRK6mM%252Cin0PHXEhr1taGM%252C_%253BG_D7Dn-bmdcHsM%252C4PW8bQLkHDRDSM%252C_%253Bthp0u185-RRljM%252CVhva91_DLmH8TM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kT7gkctJBTM6ci3sKGvgCa1EKFmLw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZpqGnjo70AhWPdd8KHWIeBfgQ7Al6BAgGEDs&biw=384&bih=768&dpr=2.81#imgrc=ncq-9Y43mlk2UM

[–] acelesson (689) 2 years ago

interesting tie in if true

[–] tonganprince (565) 3 years ago

I've always thought it kind of looked like a monkey.

Now I think it's a just a poorly drawn picture of Danny?

I don't know

[–] acelesson (689) 3 years ago

It’s definitely not Danny. There’s no hair on it! It looks like a grey alieN!

[–] Galilguy (2327) 3 years ago

I'll admit idk either..

[–] jriddle73 (318) 3 years ago

It's from a deleted sequence. Kubrick put off including it because he didn't think effects were advanced enough to do his vision of the aliens justice, then he ended up dying before he could redo it when CGI came along.

[–] acelesson (689) 2 years ago

Seriously?

[–] Kowalski (58146) 2 years ago

[–] enriquesingh (1771) 2 years ago

I think he's joking.

[–] whynotwriteme (7122) 3 years ago

It's supposed to be a terrified Danny, as in the sequence when he is silently screaming.

I think the poster was ripped off from/inspired by the poster for the early 70s horror film, "The Other".

https://i.imgur.com/sguWgFC.jpg

[–] acelesson (689) 3 years ago

i dont think its supposed to be Danny...its supposed to be an alien or something.

[–] e3e34ifj (1323) 3 years ago

why the fuck would it be an alien??? how many aliens did you see in the shining?? i saw ZERO, you moron

[–] acelesson (689) 3 years ago

Because Kubrick likes to fuck with audiences

[–] e3e34ifj (1323) 3 years ago

so you think he just slapped an alien on the cover? it is clearly not an alien either way. looks nothing like an alien. looks like a bald kid.

[–] acelesson (689) 3 years ago

No but I know he likes to add subtle hints about the moon landing in this movie so aliens make sense

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

That's just an Asian guy.

[–] acelesson (689) a year ago

its an alien

[–] christomacin (4529) 3 years ago

This is what the Star Child looked like after being gang-raped by Alex and his droogs. Everyone's a Star Child until they get mugged.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 2 years ago

An alien??? Where?
That's the boy's face framed by the letters.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 2 years ago

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[–] acelesson (689) 2 years ago

literally in the poster. Its an aliean