Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey the myriad mysteries of cosmic intelligence anathema. The film has been seen by many people not only as a literal story about evolution and space adventures, but as an allegorical representation of aspects of philosophical, religious or literary concepts. Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical tract "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", about the potential of mankind, is directly referred to by the use of Richard Strauss's musical piece of the same name. Nietzsche writes that man is a bridge between the ape and the Übermensch. In an interview in the "New York Times", Kubrick gave credence to interpretations of 2001 based on "Zarathustra" when he
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark Prior to advertising of the home video release of the movie, writers had used the English translations "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging Ark" and "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Ark of the Stars". Home video packaging announced in April 2015 revealed Xebec's choice of "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark" as the official English title. The film grossed ¥68.8 million at the Japanese box office in its first week of release. Writing for the "Kotaku" blog, reviewer Richard Eisenbeis generally praised the movie, particularly the debut of Gatlantis as