In every person tested, a deep-seated xenophobia was revealed, which was unknowingly replicated in HAL's constructed personality. (This withholding is considered essential after the findings of a psychological experiment, "Project Barsoom", where humans were made to believe that there had been alien contact. The novel explains that HAL is unable to resolve a conflict between his general mission to relay information accurately, and orders specific to the mission requiring that he withhold from Bowman and Poole the true purpose of the mission. HAL speaks in a soothing male voice, always using a calm tone. HAL is capable of many functions, such as speech, speech recognition, facial recognition, lip-reading, interpreting emotions, expressing emotions, and chess, in addition to maintaining all systems on Discovery. HAL is a HAL 9000 computer with a human personality. He is the hidden main antagonist of 2001 and returns as a-soon-to-be-redeemed villain in 2010. HAL 9000, more commonly called "HAL", became operational at the HAL plant in Urbana, Illinois, on January 12, 1992. Don’t stop now, Dave.The HAL ( Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer) 9000 computer is an artificial intelligence and the onboard computer on the spaceship Discovery One. It’s already going for around $230,000 and rising. Consultants brought on for costume design include NASA veteran Harry Lange, who created the designs of the spaceships, spacesuits and more.Īs one of the most desirable pieces of cinematic history that comes from a massively influential film, this is a bit of pop culture that you wouldn’t want to miss. More than just great sci-fi memorabilia, the spacesuit shows Kubrick and his team’s commitment to accuracy in its portrayal of astronauts. (Related: Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA: Making super-fast cars of the future) The lunar spacesuit consists of a few other details: reflective silver one-piece coveralls with “United States Astronautics Agency Clavius Base” logo shoulder patches, a pair of gloves, boots, audio headset and buckle. He also happens to be wearing said helmet when he heads to HAL 9000’s logic center to kill off the errant AI in the film. Interestingly, the auctioneers have noted that the helmet’s base green layer of paint, with all its chips and dents sustained from filming, suggests that the helmet was worn by Keir Dullea, who played Dr Dave Bowman, the lead astronaut in the film. The pieces include a helmet that has four distinct coats of paint, as well as a silver body suit that’s never been repainted. (Related: Object of Desire: Magico’s massive, 2m-tall M9 loudspeakers ) We won’t spoil too much (even though you’ve had over 50 years to watch it), but if you’re as starstruck as us when the credits roll, then consider bidding for a spacesuit that belongs, rightly, in the halls of celebrated film history. It’s understandable – apart from great visual effects, solid acting from its cast and strong characters (most notably, a terrifying sentient AI Hal 9000 that probably led to our persistent impression that robots might one day take over), the story was, for lack of a better word, imaginative. 2001: A Space Odyssey was a film that received polarising reviews.
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