I don't know if many of you have seen this movie but its one of my all time favorites and is hailed as a revolutionary cinematic masterpiece. Anyways aside from telling you to go see it if you haven't, for those of you who have seen it you should check out this website
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1288/2001.htmlIt's a fairly in-depth analysis of the movie that will help you gain a whole new perspective of the film and better help you understand a lot of the symbolism (and kubricks insane concepts).
It's a fun read check it out =)