A complex tale of alien influences on humankind from the earliest days to the near future, when the first manned probe t... (more)
A complex tale of alien influences on humankind from the earliest days to the near future, when the first manned probe to Jupiter is disrupted, first by an insane computer, then by a strange black monolith that takes the sole survivor of the expedition and changes him. The film is an evolutionary odyssey which is a metaphor for man's attempt to master his destiny. (less)