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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
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The Aliens buried the monolith for a very specific reason. Care to take a stab?
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That's not exactly fair. We have different interpretations of whether there were aliens at all, so asking me about them won't get you any answer other than "the monoliths are just a symbol, popping up alongside developments in technology and intellect, simply to serve as a metaphor", and I've already explained the advancements behind the appearances of the monoliths. I feel like you have a very solid interpretation of the movie based on information given to you by the novel, which I haven't read and refuse to take into account, because we're examining Kubrick and not Clarke.
But since everyone is asking me questions, I think it's only fair that I get to ask a few. I have three of them: First, why did they find a monolith on Jupiter? Secondly, (spoilers) why did HAL sing as he was being killed? And lastly, why do you think Kubrick deliberately decided to not give us a concrete explanation?