SPOILERS!
SPOILERS!
SPOILERS!
Remember in 1979 when a movie called 'Alien' came out? Remember how it was good?'Prometheus' should have done more of that.
Bad Science. Bad Scientists. Unnecessarily secret competing agendas. The thing is really just a mess.
It suffers from what I call the five minute problem. If the major characters could just wait five minutes before jumping in there would be a lot less trouble. But then there would be less "drama" too. (notice the quotes)
The characters don't have what you could call personalities so it's hard to care about them. When Sigourney Weaver was running around in her underwear fighting for her life it was compelling (even apart from the underwear). When Noomi Rapace is running around in her underwear it's not very compelling (even in spite of the underwear).
If these supposed professional scientists on a direct corporate funded mission had a plan they could have all come home just fine. If the corporate backers had told anyone what the actual goals of the mission were, the plan would have been obvious.
Instead everyone just goes farting around like they're in someones back yard instead of on an alien planet! Y'know, just because the atmosphere is breathable doesn't mean its safe, don't take off your helmet! And please, lets not go wandering around getting lost until our magic floating balls finish making us a map of the endless caverns! Oh, and if you find a completely new alien life-form, don't poke it.
And let's not let the robot go wandering off and infecting the humans with alien bio-weapons with no more plan than 'let's see what might happen'. And hey, maybe we shouldn't go insulting the super-robot-man when he says things like 'Wouldn't you be mad if your creator said that to you?' I think he might take your anti-robot racism personally...
Also, there are about half a dozen examples of 'Chekhov's gun' in this film. I can't help but notice that stuff nowadays.
But it's got a wonderful cast, and really good production values.
5 comments:
You can't spoil what is already rotten
At least it's not any of the 'Transformers' movies.
I've probably been spending way too much time pondering the film, but I believe I've reached the point where I'm going to have to go see it again. I need to confirm how certain events played out. I think if I can just nail down David, I'll have a better appreciation for the film. I feel like I'm just not quite grasping certain elements upon which the film revolves.
I think you're giving the film far too much credit. I do not think the answers you seek actually exist.
What you have to remember Johnny - the secret is ... there is no film
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