The Limelight - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Where did we come from? Where did we start?  From our ancient primate ancestors to our more closely related Neanderthals, human evolution has come a long way. But truly, what does it take for a species to evolve and what is the next step in our homosapien journey? Stanley Kubrick poses this question and many more in his most well known and only academy award winning movie, 2001: a space odyssey. Up to this point, learned traits are what got us here. Survival of the fittest. And, progression into the future isn’t always what we assume. We see our early chimp relatives discover the use of tools, but in a will of destruction  instead of creation. With this, Kubrick presents us with a question. If the first creature to use a tool was used for violence, what is next for us? This sets the tone for what is yet to come with our brain’s creation, HAL, and his desire to learn and advance. What will H.A.L. choose with total free will?