"What hath God wrought!"
I remember people talking about the movie when it came out and not understanding the ending.
Many said “The book explains it all better than the movie.”
I was an adult before I ever got to see it for myself, or read the book.
While the book was a bit better, it was still kinda off the wall.
Clarke’s later sequels were better at explaining the story of the monolith(s) (There were more than one)................