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In lugnet.publish.cinema, Marc Atkin writes:
> Hey Jonathan,
>
> I'm glad you were finally able to watch the movie - I know you had trouble
> downloading it. And of course I'm even happier you appreciated it so much! Yes,
> it was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. I love reading all the
> positive comments I've been getting!
>
> Regarding the final part of the movie: In the original, it's somewhat confusing
> as well. While one can read a lot of things into it, the consensus seems to be
> that the main character travles through a worm hole and is held by the alien
> civilization that made the monolith. He is held in a white room with Victorian
> style decorations. He sees himself age, and is eventually transformed into a
> new type of being, the so-called "star-child". Many view this as depicting the
> next step of human evolution, but Stanley Kubrick left this part purposefully
> very unclear.
>
> In my movie, instead of seeing the main character age, we see Lego age
> (symbolically): We see one of the most recent incarnations of Lego, the
> Mindstorms line (as symbolized by the RCX brick). We then see what I hope will
> be a "rebirth" of Lego, Lego returning to its roots, so to speak, in the form
> of a basic red brick. In a way, this is the Lego equivalent of the "star
> child".
>
> Don't expect a continuation. I think the movie as it is stands by itself. The
> continuation of the original 2001 movie, 2010, wasn't all that great and I
> don't want to make the same mistake. I'm thinking that my next project will
> be a horror comedy with a lot of skeletons in it... :)
>
> Lastly, I'm glad you liked the spaceship. It's quite simple, really, but I have
> already dismantled it...
>
> Regards,
> -- Marc
>
> In lugnet.publish.cinema, Jonathan Mizner writes:
> > To make the 17th reply, YOUR MOVIE IS AWESOME! I haven't had a chance to
> > see the original yet (although I have read the book), but your expert use of
> > a camera, and the plotline, made it beyond words. Of course, some people
> > cannot appreciate the quality, depth, and hard work that went into that
> > movie. Overall, the high points of it in my opinion was the brick-wall
> > scene, that really cool spaceship (please post better pictures of it- I
> > would like to see the engine assembly in detail), and the monolith
> > transforming into a Mindstorms computer (why??? Is that something in the
> > movie?). I sincerely hope that you will make a continuation of this movie.
> > Great job!
Thank you sincerly for explaining the purpose of the movie. Today I am
renting the original, and will be able to truly enjoy your movie for the
first time. Thank you!
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