{"id":49924,"date":"2018-04-04T12:50:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49924"},"modified":"2018-04-08T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T20:00:51","slug":"great-movie-scenes-dave-vs-hal-9000-in-2001-a-space-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49924","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Dave vs. HAL 9000 in &#8220;2001: A Space Odyssey&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- JSON-LD markup generated by Google Structured Data Markup Helper. --> <script type=\"application\/ld+json\"> { \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\" : \"Article\", \"name\" : \"It\u2019s Dave vs. HAL 9000 in \u201c2001: A Space Odyssey\u201d\", \"author\" : { \"@type\" : \"Person\", \"name\" : \"Chris Cummins\" }, \"datePublished\" : \"2018-04-04\", \"articleBody\" : \"Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke\u2019s short story \u201cThe Sentinel,\u201d director <A href=\\\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Stanley%20Kubrick%7C762788&amp;mod=AP\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Stanley%20Kubrick%7C762788&amp;mod=AP&#39;, &#39;Stanley Kubrick&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stanley Kubrick<\/A>\u2018s <EM><A href=\\\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/2001-a-space-odyssey\/883929187522\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/2001-a-space-odyssey\/883929187522&#39;, &#39;2001: A Space Odyssey&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2001: A Space Odyssey<\/A><\/EM> is a senses-shattering tale of life and \u201cafterlife\u201d in outer space that revolutionized science-fiction movies. The film depicts the discovery of a large black monolith at the dawn of man, an identical obelisk found on the moon, and two astronauts terrorized by their ship\u2019s computer, HAL 9000. More than that though, it ushered in an age of cerebral sci-fi that continues to this day. (It\u2019s enduring legacy is even woven through the tapestry of last year\u2019s acclaimed <EM><A href=\\\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/arrival\/032429263421\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/arrival\/032429263421&#39;, &#39;Arrival&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Arrival<\/A><\/EM>). In a film bursting with iconic moments, <EM>2001<\/EM>\u2018s most quoted scene has astronaut Dave Bowman squaring off against computer HAL 9000 in a battle of the wills. If you somehow haven\u2019t seen the movie, I won\u2019t spoil what happens next except to say the film touches upon issues of existence and human meaning in a way few popular entertainments have done before or since. So set aside some time to check out <EM>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/EM>, it\u2019s a journey always worth taking.<\/P>\\n<P><EM>We are reprinting this piece from last year in honor of the film\u2019s 50th anniversary\", \"url\" : \"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49924\", \"publisher\" : { \"@type\" : \"Organization\", \"name\" : \"MovieFanFare\" } } <\/script><br \/>\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dSIKBliboIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke&#8217;s short story &#8220;The Sentinel,&#8221; director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Stanley%20Kubrick%7C762788&#038;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stanley Kubrick<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/2001-a-space-odyssey\/883929187522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2001: A Space Odyssey<\/a><\/em> is a senses-shattering tale of life and &#8220;afterlife&#8221; in outer space that revolutionized science-fiction movies. The film depicts the discovery of a large black monolith at the dawn of man, an identical obelisk found on the moon, and two astronauts terrorized by their ship&#8217;s computer, HAL 9000. More than that though, it ushered in an age of cerebral sci-fi that continues to this day. 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