approach it with an open mind and alone..relax and soothe it all in.
This is the only way to watch it
approach it with an open mind and alone..relax and soothe it all in.
In regards to the monkey comment.
In the book, everything gets explained in high detail, but most of it is just implied in the movie. For time reasons obviously.
Clarke started the movie out on the Sarah desert for this reason:
So that's why the opening scene doesnt make sense to those who have not read the book. It also shows how important this scene is to the rest of the movie.The makers of the monolith were searching for intelligent life. They saw the potential of the primates of earth, and decided to give them a little boost in the right direction. When the monolith appeared before the monkeys, it started subconsiously changing their brains. Making them more intelligent. Altering genes. When the monolith finished making changes, it left the primates alone. Disappeared. At this point in the movie, you see the primates go from a peaceful dying species, to a clan of war(The main primate comes up with the idea of using a bone to smash and the others follow suit.) This group of primates eventually wipes out the competition and goes on to dominate the earth. Millions of years later, the primates become humans and we become a spacefaring species (as shown when the primate throws the bone in the air, and the movie segues into a space station tumbling through space). All of this happend because those "monkeys" had been "made better" with by the monolith.
who the fuk were the makers of the monolith?
i never made it that far into the film to find out
I need to cop this movie one day. Tried watching it with my fam a few times during my late elementary years and I'd fall asleep within the first 15-20 minutes.
approach it with an open mind and alone..relax and soothe it all in.
Definitely watch alone. Watching with a group is awkward because the format is so bizarre, the other persons reaction will stop you from immersing yourself in it
I cant watch any artsy, weird or slow movies with other people unless its understood that everyone will completely STFU until the credits
yea, when I rewatched it recently I was like, Prometheus is so similar to this in a lot of waysJust watched it because of this thread. May me think of Prometheus.