You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the filmโand such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping the audience at a deep levelโbut I don't want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to pursue or else fear he's missed the point.
Stanley KubrickThere's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.
Stanley KubrickIf you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered.
Stanley KubrickYou're constantly changing man. But the film's not changing. The film stays the same. That's the beautiful aspect of it.
Stanley Kubrick