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From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy)
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Subject: 2010 movie vs. book (spoiler)
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Date: Wed, 29-May-85 16:48:53 EDT
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>> 1) Jupiter ==> star ending was also in the book, don't blame the movie.
>     
>   That's irrelevant.  It was in the movie; it was stupid; therefore the
>movie contains a stupid plot device.
>
No, Peter "the hack" Hyams loused up the book.  The plot of the book "2010"
concerned the aliens (played by Ob O'Lysk) encouraging the life on Europa
to grow (in much the same way as they helped the apes in "2001").
Hyams took out the Chinese (thus ripping out a VERY IMPORTANT part of the
plot) and put in a "sledgehammer-on-the-head" political subplot, because,
as I've said, he's a hack.  Turning Jupiter into a star WAS NOT DONE FOR
HUMANS AT ALL, but strictly for the Europans (Europeans?).

Read the book.  Forget the movie.  Shoot Hyams before he does more damage.

Merlyn Leroy
"Stop, Dave"