In Reply to: RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism posted by Jazz Inmate on August 16, 2013 at 22:54:50:
I agree that the map showed Earth and I even agree that Earth was probably the destination of the last Engineer. However, it all comes down to what the black goo actually is as to whether the Engineer was on a mission to destroy Earth or not. The black goo that we saw in the beginning scene transformed the sacrificial being into something else that jump started the evolution process on the planet. The black goo actied as a catalyst or agent for change in the DNA of the planet's inhabitants. A change for the BETTER. So it is probably not correct that the Last Engineer was headed to Earth to DESTROY it, rather to produce a change for the better. Recall the last time the Engineers were about to go to Earth with canisters of black goo was around 2000 years ago, a time of great turmoil on Earth, a time in the evolution of mankind that cried out for some sort of change to the evolutionary path. The time, actually when Christ appeared on Earth. But as Ridley Scott opined that connection, the one between the Engineer and Christ, is too on the money.
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- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - geoffkait 06:17:50 08/17/13 (30)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - Jazz Inmate 16:39:03 08/17/13 (29)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - geoffkait 04:29:06 08/18/13 (28)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - Jazz Inmate 12:59:24 08/18/13 (27)
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- These musings have NOTHING to do with what is actually presented in the film - Jazz Inmate 08:56:54 08/19/13 (22)
- RE: These musings have NOTHING to do with what is actually presented in the film - geoffkait 09:10:44 08/19/13 (21)
- RE: These musings have NOTHING to do with what is actually presented in the film - Jazz Inmate 09:22:37 08/19/13 (20)
- RE: These musings have NOTHING to do with what is actually presented in the film - geoffkait 10:22:48 08/19/13 (19)
- RE: These musings have NOTHING to do with what is actually presented in the film - Jazz Inmate 11:00:01 08/19/13 (18)
- Like Chinatown what is presented in Prometheus ain't necessary what's really going on. - geoffkait 15:43:53 08/19/13 (17)
- Chinatown is a "whodunnit" in the film noir tradition - Jazz Inmate 19:35:22 08/19/13 (16)
- If you don't think Prometheus is a whodunit you must have watched a different movie. - geoffkait 04:32:46 08/20/13 (15)
- You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 18:41:20 08/20/13 (14)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 06:52:47 08/21/13 (2)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 11:02:39 08/21/13 (1)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 18:05:50 08/21/13 (0)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 06:43:03 08/21/13 (10)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 11:47:13 08/21/13 (9)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 16:52:57 08/21/13 (8)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 16:13:31 08/22/13 (7)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 18:16:09 08/22/13 (6)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 20:09:25 08/22/13 (5)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 04:22:34 08/23/13 (4)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 10:45:08 08/23/13 (3)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 12:45:19 08/23/13 (2)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - Jazz Inmate 08:01:14 08/25/13 (1)
- RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien - geoffkait 14:35:44 08/25/13 (0)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - geoffkait 14:04:57 08/18/13 (2)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - Jazz Inmate 09:19:42 08/19/13 (1)
- RE: "But what was the Black Goo?" It symbolizes technology and empiricism - geoffkait 11:10:34 08/19/13 (0)