The use of the monolith in Kubrick’s film creates intrigue. The same with the sound mirrors. It is not clear to most people what they are, until they research them further. That is unless you are an expert in aeronautics. The presence of the sound mirrors and the monolith create a distortion in time and space. In a way Denge and Dungeness feel like places far removed from the present, the moment in which I am sitting typing now. But the sound mirrors do not. They look like they have erupted out of the shingle. Both Dean and Kubrick portray the mark of humanity. On Earth – in the case of Dean, and the Universe – in the case of Kubrick. Both show the development of humanity, of how we have progressed through the invention of tools.
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