I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that, Ping!..........
2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premiere on April 2, 1968. The screening took place at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C..Nearly 240 people reportedly walked out of the theater before the film ended.
Rock Hudson famously walked out and asked in the lobby, "Will someone tell me what the hell this is about?"
Aliens with technology millions of years more advanced over humans would simply be beyond our understanding. I believe Kubrick deliberately built that in at the end by making it confusing and deliberately strange.
Lots of people still hate the movie but it reminds my favorite even after more 50 years have gone by. It's timing of events was way off but it still remains as fresh as it was the day it was released.
Yeah, ‘cause I use Hollywood movies to guide me through life.😜