At the beginning of the film, the proto-human's contact with the monolith is shown as being a kind of blessed inspiration that leads to their use of bones as tools. It is the birth of the relationship between humans and technology and the role it plays in our lives. The moment when the first proto-human makes the logical leap to use bones for tools it is treated like a moment of divine inspiration. Their immediate use for this new found tool is to kill a member on an opposing tribe of proto-humans. Their use of technology is used for purposes of survival and dominace. Technology is shown in the beginning of the film to highlight and help

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