2001: A Space Odyssey (Film) Literary Elements

2001: A Space Odyssey (Film) Literary Elements

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.

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