it start off with a view of earth and jupiter align . where do we come from and and where we be head . the story start with the dawn of man and a documentary like view of the pre historic grass eater ape that be face it extinction due to no physical ability that would let him hunt to eat and and the lack of grass and water in the austral africa . the monkey hadn not survive if it wasn not for the god like intervention of an alien artifact and that somehow transform the ape that touch it and and give them the ability to use tool and that be first use a weapon that allow them to kill pig to eat for super and to kill other monkey in fight for water . that ape be man . an enigmatic start for an enigmatic film . after the fast forward that leave the movie at the present day and we see a magnificent dance of spaceship at the sound of strauss . the rest of the movie be about how tools get control of man . the strange artifact appear once again to evolve man to his final stage represent the starchild . at 1968 and the year this movie be release and only astronaut have idea of what be out there in space . after this movie and that change . it futurism take 7 year to be explore . the special effect be incredible . they be completely realistic and even today . the directing and along with excellent taste in music and good acting and and the fantastic filmography and make it an epic . the plot and with it vision of the year 2001 and the evolution of man tool and with an ai psycokiller and with the psycotropical hypnotising end and make it the trip our life . if you have never see this movie and see it . do not be scar with the lack of dialog and sit back and enjoy . it a symphony of evolution . it terrific .