>>213904988
that's fine, there's nothing wrong with that explanation either
and it makes sense in a more realistic world where a truly conscience AI can't exist

but it's a clear retcon

especially when you consider that Kubrick originally based 2001 on a short story that didn't even involve AI, he basically came up with incorporating AI for the movie himself
and his movies are pretty straight forward, he doesn't put hidden meaning in any of his movies
what you see is what it is

if he wanted HAL to malfunction, he would have been more explicit with it

instead it's more explicit that HAL was truly sentient and conscience based on everything shown in the movie

Arthur C Clarke's 2001 book wasn't even published until after the movie came out either

and this was probably Kubrick's most original movie

>>717812292
Those old pulp novels and comics usually had just implications of rape, but yeah, those implications were abundant as fuck. Everybody knows why villains went out of their way to capture female characters alive and why they were naked or forced to wear sexy outfits by the time they were rescued.

>Surprised how quickly rape in fiction turned extremely taboo in modern times. It was nothing more than a shitty attempt at fan service back then.

Probably connected to the general death of "damsel in distress" trope. Threat of a sexual assault or actually getting sexually assaulted was a way to create tension regarding that, and as you said, an excuse to get female character naked for a single scene.