Forty years ago, in December 1984, '2010: The Year We Make Contact' attempted to shed light on the unanswered questions left by Stanley Kubrick's iconic '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Directed by Peter Hyams, the sequel aimed to be a distinct departure from Kubrick's masterpiece, exploring the emotional and visceral aspects of the story.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all ages ' 2001: A Space Odyssey ' offered more questions than answers, and the movie's ambiguous and metaphysical final act has subsequently been debated for well over half a century.
But 40 years ago, in December 1984, a movie sequel had a decent stab at explaining some of the mysteries Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic — with its psychedelic imagery and giant space babies — left behind. '2010' (subtitled'The Year We Make Contact') was written and directed by Peter Hyams, who'd established himself with 1978 conspiracy thriller'Capricorn One'. When he was approached about a'Space Odyssey' follow-up, however, he was reluctant to follow in the footsteps of one of the 20th century's greatest directors. 'When I was asked to do the film I said absolutely not,' Hyams told SFX magazine in 2006.'I didn't want to go near it. Stanley Kubrick was not a filmmaker, he was an icon. I said I'd do it only if Kubrick agreed to me doing it.' (He did.)'I figured good, bad or indifferent, the worst thing I could do would be to try to replicate '2001', so I set out to make a film that was so different in attitude, in look, in pace, in sound — a film that was much more emotional, much more visceral, so that you couldn't really compare them.' The opening of'2010' is effectively a checklist of viewer questions, as a report into the failed Discovery mission to Jupiter emphasizes a baffling quantity of'unknowns'. Where did those freaky black monoliths come from? Unknown. Why did creepy computer HAL 9000 have a critical malfunction that killed most of the crew? Unknown. Why did Dave Bowman send that bizarre final transmission —'My God, it's full of stars!' — and where is he now? Yes, you guessed it, unknow
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