In conclusion, we can see that the narrative of 2001: A Space Odyssey is woven together mainly through the use of classical music and imagery. However, we also see that Kubrick uses three main connecting threads as devices for weaving the narrative and underscoring his questions and themes brought up by the film. These three threads are the monoliths, technology and birthdays. Throughout the narrative we are left to reflect upon the mysteries, wonders and limitations of the universe and of human existence. The opening chords of Thus Spake Zarathustra open and close the film, a film in which we have traveled 360 degrees from the dawning of man to the dawning of a higher order of more fully-realized man. A new era of human consciousness has been "born" because of the transformation of technology developed through human intelligence. From primitive man-apes we have evolved to the point where we are able to travel through and exist throughout the universe. The film seems to imply that this historical millennia of evolution bodes well for the future. It is a future that is filled with hope and optimism, but the filmmaker lets us wonder if we will make of it a bright future or a dark one. He also implies the answer to this question is up to the viewer to discover.
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