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From: Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org>
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Subject: Re: [Slight OT] 2001: The Alternative Trip.
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 08:01:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:59:49 -0400, Cryptoengineer wrote:

> Kubrick and Clarke worked on '2001: A Space Odyssey' in parallel,
> Kubrick modifying things as he felt necessary for his cinematic vision.
> For example, the ending is at Jupiter, instead of Saturn, since
> recreating Saturn's rings was beyond the SFX of 1968.
> 
> The book and the film diverge, particularly toward the end, though they
> remain compatible with each other in message, if not detail.
> 
> I know some of the readers in this group are very much down on AI. But
> here, 56  years after the original, CB Newham has used AI to create the
> ending as written by Clarke.
> 
> Its very much worth a watch. I say that as a serious 2001 'stan.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJqllbb6k80
> 
> pt

I finally got around to checking this out. Way cool. I had just
watched the movie on HBO Max last month, (possibly for the first time).
I'm sure it needed a few human hours of labor. I wonder how many.