<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . In particular: Only a single sentence regarding the "lost" Kubrick interview discovered in July 2018 has been tacked on to the end of the lede . This needs to be fleshed out in the article proper . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (September 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . In particular: Only a single sentence regarding the "lost" Kubrick interview discovered in July 2018 has been tacked on to the end of the lede . This needs to be fleshed out in the article proper . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (September 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> Since its premiere in 1968, the film 2001: A Space Odyssey has been analysed and interpreted by numerous people, ranging from professional movie critics to amateur writers and science fiction fans . The director of the film, Stanley Kubrick, and the writer, Arthur C. Clarke, wanted to leave the film open to philosophical and allegorical interpretation, purposely presenting the final sequences of the film without the underlying thread being apparent; a concept illustrated by the final shot of the film, which contains the image of the embryonic "Starchild". Nonetheless, in July 2018, Kubrick's interpretation of the ending scene was presented after being newly found in an early interview . </P>

What is the end of 2001 a space odyssey about