2001: A Space Odyssey story
The film follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution, deals with themes of existentialism, human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
14 total · 5 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. sentient machine | major | HAL 9000 went haywire and tired to kill the astronauts and take over the mission. |
| interplanetary space travel | major | The film follows a voyage to Jupiter. There was also a mission to the Moon. |
| mysterious maker alien race | major | Aliens left mysterious black monoliths on Earth, the Moon, and in orbit around Jupiter for hominids/humans to discover. |
| sentient computer | major | The iconic HAL 9000 computer. |
| sentient spaceship | major | The spacecraft Discovery One was operated by the powerful AI HAL 9000. |
| aliens meddling in ancient history | minor | A troupe of prehistoric apes acquired the ability to use tools after being exposes to a conspicuous black monolith. Another monolith was discovered buried on the Moon, and yet another in orbit around Jupiter. |
| colonization of the Moon | minor | There was a Moon base. |
| government secrecy | minor | The government spread a cover story that there was an epidemic on the Moon while officials figured out what to do about the incredible discovery that was made there. |
| secret government project | minor | The government spread a cover story that there was an epidemic on the Moon while officials figured out what to do about the incredible discovery that was made there. |
| space station | minor | There was a space station in orbit around Earth. |