On April 24 we started watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. We got up to about Chapter 15 or 16 on the DVD, where Frank is losing a game of chess and Dave is showing HAL his sketches. Today, May 1, we finished watching it. I handed out some worksheets for the film.There are word puzzles and questions about the world in 2001 as predicted in 1968 when the film was made. The reality of 2001 was very different from what was imagined in 1968. There are other questions about conspiracy theories in the film and the differences between the 1965 screenplay and the final cut of the film. I am collecting the film overview worksheets and have also assigned you to write your first Movie Journal entry. This should be (at least) 100 to 150 words of your comments and thoughts about the film, script, characters, setting, plot, or any aspect of the film. If you do not do the Movie Journal you should prepare a written research paper looking into an AI topic which is happening now. (That could be exciting, too.)
The next film is Colossus: The Forbin Project.
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