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   Mike Van Pelt to taustinca@gmail.com   
   Re: The Martian   
   07 Oct 21 03:57:52   
   
   From: mvp@shell.calweb.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha   wrote:   
   >That's not the *only* thing it did. The ending also confused the   
   >hell out of me. Even after reading the book, I have no idea what   
   >was supposed to be happening. Best I can figure, it was a film   
   >representation of an acid trip.   
      
   It didn't look like flying through galaxies, which is   
   what it was supposed to be.  Real 60s "swirl colored oil   
   and water on an overhead projector" stuff.   
      
   I liked the Mad Magazine take, after Bowman has landed   
   in the hotel room.  "You have just crashed through all   
   2001 floors of the Jupiter Museum of Modern Art."   
      
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