Hal 9000. A villain so memorable that it inspired countless iterations. And basically created the genre of “robot-gone-rogue” movies.
Yet, no other robotic betrayal in cinema has been as debated and controversial as this one, where Hal 9000, a sentient supercomputer decided to murder its own crew.
With most fans theorizing that Hal’s actions were simply the result of a computer glitch, while others claim that Hal was evil from the beginning.
And having never gotten a clear explanation from Stanley Kubrick before his death, the answer of why Hal 9000 went crazy and murdered his own crew has remained a mystery…
Until NOW.
Because after days of research, rewatches, and reading obscure articles, I’ve spotted several very specific easter eggs that almost no one else has spotted. And they WILL blow your mind.
Finally answering the question: What EXACTLY made Hal 9000 murder his own crew?