In 2001: A Space Odyssey, computer HAL 9000 is one of the most iconic yet mildly mannered villains in film history. HAL is the machine that vs man, but this film is about so much more. It somehow captures to cross from the dawn of man to the future of space travel in the blink of a single cut that somehow works. We discuss the science fiction film to end all science fiction films.

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