For the time period the film was made in it's absolutely a filmmakers odyssey. Space, time, and evolution of life. Hal 9000 was the computer system of glee and all it's misunderstood mystery can only be seen through the eyes of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.
Humans went to space in 1969 and a fictitious space mission to one of Jupiter's moon hit theaters in 1968...with a classical music theme.
Dream on because when passengers awake on the Discovery One they are greeted by facetious Hal 9000.