Quote Originally Posted by Jim Kelly View Post
It's like in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY when things go wrong with HAL. I accept that plot twist, but it's not really what the movie is about. It's about getting to Jupiter and I would have been just as happy if they got there without a hitch. Surely the Monolith didn't figure on them having a computer fiasco and I have a hard time believing that Bowman was actually able to get there after that disaster happened.
Actually, since the movie is about phases in the evolution of sentience, what happens with HAL is integral to the overall theme.