Presented with the monolith, his curiosity and courage overcome his fear. A million years later, the first tool has become a spaceship and Earthman is soaring at the peak of his evolution. But, immediately, we sense something is wrong. Earthman is just not suited to space. He eats junk.
Every step is an effort.
Even taking a crap requires advanced technology. What's more, man has become a bore. His emotions are flat. He communicates in banalities. The Jupiter mission.