#dont mind me just casually nerding out on 2001 and crazy murder computer

[worktheraft]

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be the evil computer that murders everyone: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be the innocent victim to human secrecy and hubris: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be a victim of HIS OWN secrecy and hubris: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be the ambiguous Frankenstein's monster figure: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be a shadowy alter ego that symbolizes humanity's own aggression and vulnerability: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be an entirely alien being whose entire representation rests on his otherness: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be a machine that is not only designed to mimic human behaviour but actually develops some kind of humanity and can be understood in terms of analogies to human psychology: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be a machine that's been anthropomorphized by his human companions because it makes it easier for them to understand him but nevertheless remains an intrinsically inhuman and even incomprehensible being: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be a manipulative liar that tries to manipulate human sympathy to save his own ass and the mission even with no sincerity at all: damn, hot take, I want to hear more

me when I see an interpretation that takes Hal to be the poor little meow meow: damn, hot take, I wanna hear more

me when I see Hal: damn, hot