One of Nietzsche’s famous philosophical concepts is ‘Will to Power.’ Kubrick uses this notion in the form of the mysterious monolith. And as the overman is not someone unearthly, Kubrick takes him back to Earth, where he gazes towards the blue planet in the epic finale.īut why does just only David Bowman becomes the Starchild? Kubrick tries to answer this question again by following Nietzsche. He is the creator and can elevate himself as the overman. This child is the last stage of overcoming humanity. In the end sequence, it reveals that he ages rapidly and eventually dies and become a child again. In the movie, only David Bowman reaches Jupiter and through the stargate, he enters the enlightened cave of eternal recurrence. In one of his wonderful quotes, he stated, “Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the superman-a rope over an abyss.” Dive into the Dangerous Abyss in the Form of Space Exploration – Journey towards the Supermanīut not everyone can be superman. It’s yet to become the superman, the surpassing being of humanity. Thus become a modern human with achieving and establishing its superiority is not the extreme end of this evolution. “Humanity has to be surpassed,” thus spoke Nietzsche. With the rapid shift from the primates to the modern man, Kubrick conjugates Nietzsche’s idea about the evolution from primitivism to a higher self.īut becoming human is not the endpoint of this evolution. Eventually, this evolution leads us to the human of the 21st Century with the famous match cut from a bone to a space shuttle. He then jumps to the “Dawn of Man” sequence, linking the pathway of evolution from the primitive stardust to the primates. A source from which everything was created in this cosmos in the form of the primary matter of stardust. Resembling Zarathustra, Kubrick uses this metaphor as his offering of admiration for the great star by establishing it as a symbol of the source of the Universe. The first shot resembles the opening of Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” where it opens with Zarathustra’s worship of the sun for its overflowing radiation of wisdom over humanity. With stunning imagery of a solar eclipse accompanied by Richard Strauss’ enigmatic musical piece “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (also inspired from Nietzsche’s writing), Kubrick directly references Nietzsche in his modern-day human odyssey.Ī scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” (Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). From the very first frame, Kubrick establishes this notion. One of his most famous aphorisms of evolution of humanity from its primitiveness to the higher self can be seen in “2001” from its alpha to omega. The philosophy of 19 th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is profoundly seen throughout the movie. Filled with breathtaking visuals and extravagance, it’s surreal to wonder how Kubrick achieve the enormous amount of precise finesse in an age where the filmmaking technologies were not as par as today but still, it looks better even in today’s standards.Īpart from all these extravagances, from the core “2001” is a complex philosophical movie. Often considered as one of the greatest cinematic experiences, the great Stanley Kubrick’s “2001” is an exhilarating ride into the abyss of the unknown. OL8869708W Page_number_confidence 88.68 Pages 214 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210721131832 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 309 Scandate 20210716230532 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781561012046 Tts_version 4.I remember the first time I saw “ 2001: A Space Odyssey” on my computer screen, I regretted not being able to experience it on the big screen. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:01:53 Boxid IA40175404 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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