I forgot how bloody long this sequence is…
I don’t know. You tell me, we don’t know what it is but we need you to go check it out. I would be like, “No problem. This is a possible one-way mission anyway.”
The weirdest part is the flying over the canyon bit. I guess they’re showing that he is landing somewhere.
The Truman Capote eyeball sequence…
And finally the hotel room.
Pulled from Bowmans memory of a Hotel in California. Someplace he would feel comfortable in… during his transition.
The ‘upskirt lighting’ make the room surreal… of course the music doesnt help either.
The problem is that if one of the crew cracks — as, let’s face it, one of them did — they’re millions of miles away from home. Just easier not to risk it.
The breaking of the glass never meant anything until I became more familiar with Jewish culture… Then it made sense.
I remember thinking how long this movie was when I young. Now, hardly any movies worth watching are ever under two hours long.
Note the lack of blue food. 
That is a big chocolate bar!!!
And now Bowman is a STARCHILD!!! And he destroys all of the nuclear warheads in orbit… ahhhhhhhhhh he is soooo cute!
Mazel Tov! 
I remember after I got the book being so excited. I thot, “Now, I’ll understand the ending.”
Then I read the book. blank stare
It wasn’t until later I realized, that’s the point. It’s a surreal, alien moment. You’re not meant to comprehend it, just experience it.
Ah, no end credits from my feed… I guess that is all folks.
Speaking of eating after every transition…what will the STARCHILD do now!?! :eek:
Just a little Blue Danube. Feel free to waltz in place.
In my science fiction class we watched the movie, went HUH? Then read the book and then discussed it in class, breaking it down. Then watched the movie againnd anylized the imagery,… it was cool. And made more sense…
[i]Then he waited, marshaling his thots and brooding over his still untested powers. For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next.
But he would think of something.[/i]
He becomes GALACTUS!!!:eek:
Now to really bake your noodle, what would Frank Poole STARCHILD do?