Scores of books and videos about 2001 and its director have appeared over the. Kubricks movie, 2001, a space odyssey, finally debuted, late and over budget in april 1968, to baffled film critics and long lines of young people. With regard to its philosophical, dramatic and technological aspects, i felt that the content of 2001 did not transcend the canon of priorart as exemplified by the likes of star trek andor many other examples from the likes of the twilight. A space odyssey ksa ma architectural visualisation. A space odyssey remains a mystery kubrick may have set out to make a sciencefiction film, but 2001. Feb 12, 2012 2001 a space odyssey read along audio part 1 kid stuff records. One of its most enduring qualities is how open to interpretation it isover the years, the enigmatic film has. Finally, i put it on my ereader and began the journey. It has been celebrated for its beauty and mystery, its realistic depiction of space travel and dazzling display of visual effects, the breathtaking scope of its story, which reaches across millions of years, and the thoughtprovoking depth of its meditation on evolution, technology and. A space odyssey was a film aboutwell, what is about. A space odyssey is the most important science fiction movie ever made. Its a testament to the lasting influence of stanley kubrick and arthur c clarkes film 2001. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubricks film version and published after the release of the film. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
I was asked by a friend why had i never read the iconic scifi book, 2001 space odyssey. After the first encounter with the monolith, we see the leader of the apes have a quick flashback to the monolith after which he picks up a bone and uses it to smash other bones. Clarkes most famous works, due in part to the film versions popularity, he was a prolific and influential science fiction writer. The number of letter columns in the block is determined by a prechosen keyword, which in this case is the word paste, equalling a total of five columns. You neednt be a scifi junkie to appreciate this book. The book and movie are based on the series of short stories published by clarke including the sentinel written in 1948 for a competition by the bbc.
The story is based in part on various short stories by. A space odyssey, detailing the lengthy production, is a work befitting its subject. Both the novel and the film are partially based on clarkes 1948 short story the sentinel, an entry in a bbc short story competition, and encounter in the dawn. A space odyssey brought space science to the general masses. It depicts the differences between the written work and the movie production, and analyzes possible alternate meanings to certain themes and motifs. The first occurrence on earth appears in ancient africa four million years ago where it helps a group of protohumans to invent tools. The two soon met at trader vics in new york and started hashing out a story that became 2001. Hal kills the crew in suspended animation by venting the ship to space. Clarke and kubrick worked on the book together, but eventually only clarke ended up as the official author. I still found time to read, but other books, and not that one. Clarkes novel 2001 a space odyssey, his short story the sentinel, and kubricks famous film, 2001.
Clarke 19172008 was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001. A space odysseywith a script written by both kubrick and clarke himself. Just finished reading the book, 2001 space odyssey. At the same time as the script was being written, clarke wrote the novel which maybe explains why this is one time that the film is better than the book. A space odyssey but i have heard its actually better to watch the film before reading the book. The filmmaker stanley kubrick used the story as the inspiration for the 1968 film 2001. The thing is once i watch a movie i have a really hard time reading the book after i have seen it because the imagination aspect is gone my favorite part of reading and i feel as if i am reading the script. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. Clarke 19172008 wrote a hundred books and more than a thousand short stories and essays covering science fiction and science fact in a career spanning more than six decades.
Once the message has been written into the block and any excess letter spaces have been filled up with random letters, the keyword is placed above the block so that each column has a corresponding key letter. Other notable works include his rama series of novels and the hugo awardwinning short story the star. Daisy bell a bicycle built for two 1893 uncredited. A space odyssey creation and legacy probed in 50th. A space odyssey ar en brittisk science fictionroman av arthur c. Get closer than ever to the movie that changed the movies. Stanley kubricks 1968 science fiction opus 2001 a space odyssey is an adaptation of arthur c clarkes book of the same name. A space odyssey has been inspiring other movies for. A space probe with a landing and exploration of the moon and mars. It took many years to figure out the meaning of the ending alone. A space odyssey is a series of vignettes about an ancient and unknown race of aliens that use a device in the shape of a monolith to encourage the development of intelligent life. Over the course of the next four years, kubrick and clarke talked and corresponded frequently.
A space odyssey, which he cowrote with stanley kubrick. Hal kills poole by using the eva pod to cut his spacesuit air line while outside of the ship. And piers bizonys 550page the making of stanley kubricks 2001. Since the dawn of time, roughly a hundred billion human beings have walked the planet earth. Clarke foreword behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. A space odyssey was a collaborative effort of science fiction writer arthur c. This book also shows a realistic interpretation of how ai and man react to each other. Clarke, who together revolutionized science fiction and the art of cinema. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by stanley kubrick. Clarke has also written a lot of books, like the space odyssey series, childhoods end, and many more. Today we may consider it as common place, but in 1968 when the. A space odyssey premiered 50 years ago this week, making now a.
A space odyssey is the 1968 science fiction novel written by arthur c. Yet, despite that, the plot actually isnt all that complicated. Before the first strains of richard strauss also sprach zarathustra echoed in movie theaters and the public consciousness for decades to come, 2001. I had wanted to read it for a long time, and kept trying to find time, but things got in the way. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago stanley kubricks iconic film gave us hal and other scifi elements. The following content is mainly based off of arthur c.
Performed by the international chamber ensemble darmstadt. A space odyssey, which turned 50 this week, that the discshaped card commemorating the german. A space odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. A space odyssey, this amazing book was written by arthur c.
He worked on the book with stanley kubrick during the making of the movie by the same name. Here, actor keir dullea poses in the equipment storage corridor to one side of. Both the novel and the film are partially based on clarkes 1948 short story the sentinel, an entry in a bbc short story competition, and encounter in the dawn, published in 1953 in the magazine amazing stories. Apr 04, 2018 kubrick may have set out to make a sciencefiction film, but 2001. In 1945, he proposed global broadcasting via communication satellites in geostationary orbit. It has been 40 years since the publication of this classic sciencefiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. A space odyssey, turns 50 this year, remaining remarkably relevant and influential even 17 years after surpassing its titular year. In 1969, kubrick told joseph gelmis you begin with an artifact left on earth four million years ago by extraterrestrial explorers who observed the behavior of the manapes of the time and decided to influence their evolutionary progression. Clarke has many degrees that allow him to give depth to the plot. The book goes hand in hand with the 2001 space odyssey movie.
A space odyssey wasnt so much a movie based upon a book as much as it was a collaboration between kubrick and clarke. A space odyssey from ultimately becoming one of the most revered films of the 20th century. I decided to pass that information along to you with this explanation and analysis of the book. Among his bestselling novels are childhoods end, 2001. Early in preproduction kubrick proposed to clarke that they cowrite a novel first, then base their film. From the savannas of africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001.
This instalment is in two parts and is slightly different. It entails the nature between man and the unknown while giving life to the universe around the main cast of characters. An imposing black structure provides a connection between both the past and the future, and a group of astronauts are sent to investigate the signals sent by it. Now this is an interesting number, for by a curious coincidence there are. Made before the days of digital scifi effects, 2001 was nothing. A space odyssey sheds light on the lead actors, senior production designers, specialeffects experts and masterminds of stanley kubrick and arthur c. Today we may consider it as common place, but in 1968 when the film was released, humankind had yet to walk on the moon. This site is dedicated to the science fiction work 2001.
A space odyssey, which turns 50 this week, is closer to home than we think, writes nicholas barber. One of his short stories inspired the world wide web, while another was expanded into 2001. Bowman survives by escaping to an airlock and donning a spacesuit. It was developed concurrently with stanley kubrick s film version and published after the release of the film. Clarke wrote the film script, which was an expanded version of a short story hed published many years earlier.