This showed the brilliance of Kubrick for tapping into this genius pool and also emphasizes the tremendous secondary benefits of investing in space exploration. While the film was being conceived, NASA was spending the film’s total budget of US$10 000 000 every day, which meant NASA had almost unlimited resources and the brain trust to back it up. Kennedy’s directive to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did so in 1969). They also consulted with NASA engineers who were following President John F. Clarke to depict spacecraft, personal electronic devices, and computer technology that would be so far advanced to be awe-inspiring on film, yet also feasible, practical, and most importantly believable. Director/producer Stanley Kubrick worked side by side with science fiction novelist Arthur C. For a detailed analysis of the science of 2001, please refer to my earlier Memeburn article.
#2001 space odyssey movie
So it might surprise some Apple fanatics that their beloved devices were inspired by an old movie filmed in 1965, before most of these purchasers were even born.Ģ001: A Space Odyssey (released in 1968 by MGM Studios) was a Sci-Fi movie set in the near future, showcasing predicted futuristic technologies. Together, they epitomize state of the art consumer electronics and the current digital/communication age. The Apple iPod, iPhone, and iPad are products that were far advanced at their time of introduction and revolutionized each of their respective market segments.
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