Prometheus Review Thread (Spoilers)

[Banyass]

Just got back from seeing it...one word...AMAZING. The people who gave this a 3 or below clearly weren't watching this movie and/or hate the Alien movies.

[greg_achen]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

This is an interesting analysis. http://thewertzone.blogspot.in/2012/...etheus-to.html

I am loving reading all the various interpretations of the film. For me, that's a sign of good sci fi. I guess one person's plot hole is another person's genius. I do disagree with one point that author argues though in that particular theory....

[Show spoiler]I disagree with that article's assertion that the classic xenomorph that we know and love was already in existence and the black oil was an attempt to replicate the life form. Part of what made this film interesting was that we were seeing the origin of the species we would later see in Alien. That last scene when the creature opens up its jaws and a second set comes out all but sealed that idea for me. In essence, we saw the Australopithecus of the xenomorph before the species stabilizes into its own unique and self sustaining species. The fact that the classic xenomorph has its origins in the human race is a brilliant idea. Though admittedly, to each his or her own.

[Aerodude73]

Watch at your OWN Discretion...

Prometheus EXPLAINED - Movie Review (SPOILERS) - YouTube

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

I really hope that they stay away from the

[Show spoiler]Space Jesus

angle. That would be a franchise killer of Star Wars proportions. Ridley already said it was too extreme, so I hope he continues to think so.

Yeah, but the writer from Lost is on this too, so no telling how ludicrous the end reveal will be.

[trombone dixie]

A thought...

[Show spoiler]Maybe the Engineers wanted to destroy Earth because they felt we were developing too fast and getting too smart?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

A thought...

[Show spoiler]Maybe the Engineers wanted to destroy Earth because they felt we were developing too fast and getting too smart?

[Show spoiler]I think they changed their minds, although not sure why, there's no sign they had two-way communication with our species prior to our little trek to their science experiment complex.

[besi]

question 1.-
why the space jockeys worshiping the xenomorph(alien queen?) and sacrificing themselves as you can see it on the mural.(also on Gigers work)
question 2.-
what is that green stone front of the mural?(it was removed from the trailer screen shots)
whats with the other green stuff,on David fingers when he activates the holograms?in the control room?
so many questions !!!

if you need screen shots ,let me know !

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[BouCoupDinkyDau]

1. A mural does not necessarily denote worship.
2. The mural appears to be a standard xenomorph, not a queen.
3. I'm curious about that stone as well. I don't remember what happened to it.

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Watch at your OWN Discretion...

Prometheus EXPLAINED - Movie Review (SPOILERS) - YouTube

He has the right idea about pretty much everything except the

[Show spoiler]xeno at the end being the very first one. The mural proves that isn't the case.

I believe it is the very first queen, created by mistake due to the chain of events that lead to her birth.

[trombone dixie]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Watch at your OWN Discretion...

Prometheus EXPLAINED - Movie Review (SPOILERS) - YouTube

I disagree with him when he says the xenomorphish creature at the end is the first xenomorph. They have the mural on the wall of the xenomorph.

[trombone dixie]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

1. A mural does not necessarily denote worship.
2. The mural appears to be a standard xenomorph, not a queen.
3. I'm curious about that stone as well. I don't remember what happened to it.

The xenomorph on the mural kind of reminds me of the one that comes out of the Engineer.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Well honestly, here we go
Alien - 4/5
Aliens - 5/5
Alien3 - 3.5/5
Alien Resurrection - 3/5
Prometheus - 5/5
Don't think I've seen all of any of the A vs P films.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by trombone dixie

[Show spoiler]The xenomorph on the mural kind of reminds me of the one that comes out of the Engineer.

Not me.

[Show spoiler]The creature we see at the end appeared much smoother, like it had an endoskeleton and skin. The mural had the traditional exoskeleton. That, and the structure of the mouth is why the I think the Prometheus xeno at the end was a proto–queen.

...spoiler tags, bro. Spoiler tags.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Don't think I've seen all of any of the A vs P films.

Skip 'em. Ressurection looks like an Acadamy nominee by complairison.

[besi]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

1. A mural does not necessarily denote worship.
2. The mural appears to be a standard xenomorph, not a queen.
3. I'm curious about that stone as well. I don't remember what happened to it.

1. Looks more like a church mural to me.
2.big "crown"behind the xeno head ?
3.they not even mentioned it in the movie,same as with other stuff they showed us but nothing happened to it.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by besi

1. Looks more like a church mural to me.
2.big "crown"behind the xeno head ?

Murals appear everywhere in our culture. We don't worship Micky Mouse when we go to Disneyland, do we?

A full grown queen has four arms and stands at a crouch. The mural shows a standard xeno that has additional art work swirling around and through it.

[MykeHavoc]

I drew a parallel between the cave-paintings and the mural.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

1. A mural does not necessarily denote worship.
2. The mural appears to be a standard xenomorph, not a queen.
3. I'm curious about that stone as well. I don't remember what happened to it.




He has the right idea about pretty much everything except the

[Show spoiler]xeno at the end being the very first one. The mural proves that isn't the case.

I believe it is the very first queen, created by mistake due to the chain of events that lead to her birth.

[Show spoiler]I mistakenly thought that genesis pit type planet/installation was the same place in Alien, guess I should've paid more attention to the numbers the planets had.

Not sure why others are posting stuff from the movie without tags but I don't do it.

[trombone dixie]

Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

I drew a parallel between the cave-paintings and the mural.

Nice!

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

I drew a parallel between the cave-paintings and the mural.

I don't see the connection. The cave-paintings tell a story of benevolent astronaughts (and where to find them)' and the murals

[Show spoiler]in the weapons storage room looked more like a schematic of their biological weapon.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

I don't see the connection. The cave-paintings tell a story of benevolent astronaughts (and where to find them)' and the murals

[Show spoiler]in the weapons storage room looked more like a schematic of their biological weapon.

[Show spoiler]People seemed to have misunderstood earlier when I said Fassbender was annoying. He seemed to be operating only to see what the alien lifeforms would do when exposed to humans and/or whatever else his programming allowed him to do. I think I actually dislike him more than Ian Holm from the very first film.