“Dave, I can't put my finger on it, but I sense something strange about him.” Frank Poole Of course, the question that must be discovered is whether HAL-9000 was exhibiting evidence of not being foolproof with its claims of being foolproof or whether it was instead exhibiting a particularly sinister demonstration of human-like disingenuousness. That mistake is only compounded when the machine itself is making those claims to infallibility. One of the worst mistakes anyone can ever make is believing claims that a machine is foolproof and incapable of accidents or errors. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.” HAL-9000, the Discovery spaceship's computer control No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information.
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The answer to why the filmmakers chose to present a science fiction movie populated by characters possessing none of the standard traits associated with the heroic astronauts of previous space travel films turns out to be…well…prosaic: space travel is boring and with no rise and fall of the sun by which to measure the passage of time in ways one is used to, long-term missions like those of the Discovery doubtlessly would actually provoke the sort of somnambulism Poole is describing. The astronauts aboard the Discovery seem particularly absent any sort of awe normally associated with representing humanity as space explorers in fact, they seem absent almost all emotions normally expected of human beings in any situation. While prosaic enough as an image to convey the daily routine of space travel, within that ordinariness of language lies a secret nugget of information that can be useful to the viewer. This quote is given in response to a question posed by a BBC reporter back on earth to one of the astronauts making the long journey aboard the Discovery spaceship. The only difference is that you don't dream." Frank Poole, Discovery One astronaut About the closest that the dialogue in 2001: A Space Odyssey ever gets to being used for the purpose of explaining important plot points is this snippet from a prerecorded briefing made by one of the government bureaucrats in charge of authorizing the Discovery One Mission.
Since this is not a normal film by any definition, such expectations fail to apply. Under normal circumstances, this would mean that the dialogue which is spoken is of exceptional importance either as a device to propel the plot or as a means of delineating character. The overwhelming bulk of the visuals on screen are not accompanied by characters in conversation nor is there any voiceover narration to guide the viewer’s understanding. The screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey is notoriously skimpy on dialogue. "Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered." Heywood Floyd, space administration bureaucrat
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