2001:
2001: A Space Odyssey is a long, quiet film in which humans try very hard to prove they are ready for space travel. They are not.
The film begins with ancient humans learning to use bones as weapons, which immediately leads to murder. Millions of years later, they are still at it — only now with better lighting and soothing elevator music.
The story eventually focuses on a spaceship traveling toward something mysterious near Jupiter. Aboard is a computer named HAL 9000, which was designed to be infallible. Naturally, it has a breakdown and tries to kill everyone. This is considered a turning point in the story, although the humans’ decision to rely entirely on a machine with no override system already demonstrated poor planning.
One surviving human drifts through a glowing wormhole and ends up in a room decorated like a fancy Earth hotel. He then transforms into a glowing space fetus, floats near Earth, and… that’s it. The film ends.
No further explanation is given. This is called “symbolism.”
From a Nebulite perspective, the most revealing aspect is how humans mistake slow pacing for intellectual depth. They interpret confusion as genius and will stare at a color-changing rectangle for ten minutes if they think it might be profound.
Their technology is visually impressive but fragile. Their computers are intelligent but moody. Their astronauts are calm but entirely unprepared for unexpected outcomes — such as any of the events that occur.
Conclusion: Humans believe they are ready for the stars. They are not. Their machines are more confident than they are, and their evolutionary leap seems to involve glowing and floating, which is strategically unthreatening.
Recommend we monitor their AI developments closely. They may destroy themselves without assistance.
