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Originally Posted by greg_achen
Agree to disagree. From a storytelling and thematic standpoint, the last shot is very important. Though David, the character, didn't infect Holloway with the intent to create the Deacon, an obviously unforeseen consequence, the payoff to that particular subplot was always designed to be the Deacon and wasn't just a mere afterthought tacked on. Remove the Deacon, and it makes the Holloway gets infected, Shaw gets pregnant and gives birth to the Trilobite, and Trilobite "mates" with Engineer subplot largely irrelevant. If you wanted them to go all out in connecting it to Alien, instead of the more subtle approach the film took, that's definitely your opinion to have. I, however, happened to love the film's approach, including that last shot.
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+1. Well said. I got the general gist of it whilst watching the movie (twice), but haven't been able to eloquently put it like you have.
I think this subplot was largely lost on the moviegoer. I went on opening night at the IMAX screening with hundreds of fanboys (and girls). Well, can I say, when the last shot was depicted, everyone (including) myself, burst out laughing. It looked incredible cheesy, predictable and rather "unnecessary." But now upon further viewings and your commentary, it
does make sense and it
had to be like that (evolution, birth of the Deacon and also provide a stepping stone to future sequels that will further bridge the divide between the Prometheus world and the Alien world).