Doubting Clarke

    One of the creators of "2001: A Space Odyssey" didn't really have faith in the intelligence of the audience. I found it very interesting in how different the level of explanation differed between the novel and the movie. Kubrick went very light on explanation in the film, but Clarke explained a lot more in his novel, which he released as the film was being produced.

    Now I think this shows a great rift in the trust the 2 creators had in their audience's intelligence. It seems as though Kubrick was very confident in the way he showed the story, and that he thought he had provided enough detail to at least give the audience a clue of what was going on. Clarke on the other hand believed many things needed to be explained or the audience would not be able to pick up on what was going on.

    The film was not received well at all, as droves of people walked out confused, and angered that they had just wasted their money. I think this along the fact that I had no idea what was going on prove that Clarke was right in doubting us.