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“If there is another film with a scope that is this ambitious, please let me know! Psychedelic visuals, classical music bangers and an opening story focused on monkeys (actually pre-humans). It still seems so relevant — in its exploration of AI in particular.” - Dr Alan Nguyen
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world’s most advanced supercomputer, in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, which pushed cinematic narratives and special effects.
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