In Reply to: RE: You're gonna argue about the genre now? It's sci fi. More specifically, it's the prequel of Alien posted by Jazz Inmate on August 25, 2013 at 08:01:14:
>> In fact, I don't think I'd be going out on limb too much by saying that Prometheus has more in common with Blade Runner than with Alien. <<
"It has more in common with Alien in that Prometheus was an exploration of elements of human faith in the same way that Alien was an exploration of elements of human consciousness. You clearly had zero interest or understanding of the significant role of faith as juxtaposed from empiricism in the film. So you latched onto other things that largely aren't even in the film."
Alien was an exploration of elements of human consciousness? Really? I thought it was just a monster movie. Aren't you reading a little too much into it? Now if you wish to argue that Blade Runner was an exploration of what defines the human mind I'm on board.
>> The ideas that robots and computers can be made to think, learn and have human emotions are concepts that run through many science fiction movies. <<
"Yes, those are vehicles to explore very broad questions like, what makes us human? Prometheus looks at more specific questions about the role of faith, technology and creation."
I suspect the whole concept of humans having been created by aliens as opposed to the concept of Darwinian evolution or Adam and Eve is enough to turn the question of what constitutes being human on its head. I also think that in the context of Prometheus faith is used in the pejorative sense frequently. You know, as in blind faith. Weyland has faith in Dr. Shaw's belief that the cave paintings are an invitation and has faith that he can find immortality; otherwise he wouldn't have spent one trillion dollars on the mission. Janek, the Prometheus skipper, has faith in Dr. Shaw when she implores him to ram the ship into the Engineer's spaceship. And the rest of the crew has faith in Janek and Dr. Shaw. Do you see the irony? As an old boss of mine at NASA once told me, never get behind anyone 100%.
"It's what I choose to believe." - Dr. Elizabeth Shaw
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- 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)