The obelisk is a metaphor. Like the censor’s black
strip, it hides something that not everybody will want to see. Behind it lies the mushroom…
Screenplay
~ extract from the screenplay (plus link to web-site with full
screenplay)
- I’ve written a slightly more expanded
(though still somewhat potted) argument
[...] but basically I think you either get it or you don’t.
Some 2001 links:
2001: A
Space Odyssey - Underman's 2001
2001: A Space Odyssey site