Director
Stanley Kubrick
Leading Actors/Actresses
Keir Duella and Gary Lockwood
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Douglas Rain and William Slyvester
Genre
Science Fiction
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for four Academy Awards, it only won one for visual effects (the only win for Kubrick of his career)
Date of Release
April 3rd, 1968
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Setting and Context
Jupiter, 2001
Narrator and Point of View
From the point of view of narrator Dr. David Bowman
Tone and Mood
Intriguing, Fun, High-Level, and Expansive
Protagonist and Antagonist
Scientists vs. Hal
Major Conflict
The conflict between Hal and the scientists, more specifically Dr. David Bowman.
Climax
When Bowman thwarts Hal's attempt to destroy all life on the Discovery
Foreshadowing
The nuclear weapons mentioned at the start foreshadow the destruction at the end of the film.
Understatement
No significant instances of understatement.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
2001 is famous for its long filming time. Kubrick and his crew spent quite a long time filming the special effect shots. The film was pioneering in special effects shots and was displayed as a roadshow when released.
Allusions
Allusions to prehistory and psychedelic drugs
Paradox
The scientists go into the pod so that Hal can not pick up what they are saying yet Hal still figures out what they are saying through lip reading
Parallelism
There are no significant instances of parallelism.
