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Originally Posted by I, Brian  Most people will be familiar with the film - which in itself was one of the most ground-breaking sci-fi's ever made. It was also one of the most confusing. Despite the powerful imagery of developing apes and ancient black monoliths - and not forgetting HAL - the ending of the film always appeared mysterious. When you read the book, you have a perfect idea of what is going. |
I saw the film a couple years after it came out and was totaly floored. But I was miles away from understanding it. I read the book a couple years later (I still have that same paperback copy) and it was as if I achieved Nirvana, it all made sense and amybe even the universe was explained. Then I saw the movie again and I was both dazzled and baffled, again. I think the third reading of the book finally cleared my head. A book able to explain and clear up the mysteries in such a powerful, visually stunning, motion picture and still being an excellent, independent work in its own right is amazing.