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RE: Prometheus: I don't know where to start..

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In Reply to: RE: "Prometheus:" not only held up to another viewing, posted by tinear on July 31, 2014 at 19:05:31

It starts out to be a search to find the "ones who made us", then turns into a shop of horrors when they finally find them.

Shades of Kubrick? Or is that A.C.Clarke. But with Clarke's story, 2001:A Space Odyssey, the search to find the ones who left the monolith on the moon, ends by, not only refusing to answer the central question, (who were they), it depicts an artificial intelligence (HAL 9000) that goes bonkers on the journey to Jupiter then turns homicidal, killing all but one of the crew. The surviving crewmember does seem to meet with the "creators' but undergoes a kind of transcendence into another life form, then is seen , symbolically, as a human fetus in orbit and looking down upon planet Earth. And this answers nothing while raising more questions. What the hell is this? Answers are forthcoming by reading all the novels by Clarke in the series;2001, 2010, 2061 & 3001. The last novel answers all remaining questions, if anyone is still interested.

At least in Scott's story the artificial intelligence (David) doesn't go bonkers, nor does he betray anyone. (not really) David is merely following the instructions from his master (Weyland). Also in Scott's story there are some clues to mans origins given. Just clues, but enough to wet an appetite for the next sequel. By now the screen play must have been written. I'll go see the next installment.

At the core, these movies are sci-fi horror. And I suppose it would be a letdown if:
a)the horrific alien monsters did not begin killing off members of a crew
b)all but one (maybe two) of the crew will be killed, but the survivor will be seen to have escaped by the skin of teeth to tell the tale, but....
c) the Weyland corporation will not want the story to get out, (there are commercial interests at stake) so the protagonist will ultimately be taken prisoner by Weyland corp and put on ice. But wait, that was the 2nd alient movie (Aliens). sigh.

-Steve

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