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  • Essay / Technology and human evolution in the film, 2001: A...

    In the science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Director Stanley Kubrick presents his masterpiece in an ambiguous understanding where he addresses topics such as extraterrestrial life, relationships with technology and human evolution. Throughout the film, Kubrick depicts the facade, a monolith, as an instrument for awakening intelligence. Additionally, the protagonists go through a radical change in struggle to explore the idea of ​​technology and extraterrestrial life. In the opening scene, a mysterious black monolith is bestowed upon prehistoric apes. It appears in the cool desert dawn as the sun rises with blinding light. Before the appearance of the monolith, the monkeys lived very peacefully. Once, the monkeys came into contact with the mysterious monolith, their first m...