https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-stanley-kubrick-explain-the-ending-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/ > The final scenes of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey may finally have an explanation, with a video surfacing on YouTube that purportedly shows Kubrick detailing the meaning behind the film's ambiguous ending, io9 reports.  > As io9 explains, Kubrick doesn't actually appear on screen. Instead, it shows Japanese film maker Jun'ichi Yaoi on the phone with the renowned filmmaker, asking him "what is the meaning of [the] last scene?"