Kit Rae
Sr Member
Just saw it in 3D Imax tonight. It did not disappoint...well, I could have REALLY done without that birthing scene at the end. Overall it was fantastic.
I was so hoping we would get a film that required us to think a bit about what we are seeing and not some spoon fed wrap-it-up-at-the-end Alien kills everyone off sci-fi pap. Ridley and the two writers did not disappoint.
When Ridley said this was not an Alien prequel, but something new, I took him at his word and left preconceptions at the door.
Anyway, just I read through the past few pages to see other peoples reactions. Too tired to read through all of it now, but I'm surprised that so many posts indicate people simply did not pay attention to what the film was about. My two teenage nephews and I talked about the subtext of the story and the themes the entire way home. If they could figure it out without thinking too hard...oh well. I guess people will get more of it on subsequent viewings.
Like Blade Runner, there is a lot going under under the surface, but it is so much more obvious, developed, and in your face than Blade Runner. Many of the same 'creator vs the creator's creations' themes permeate the film, but on multiple levels, as well as several levels of sacrifice. I'm not sure what people are on about with flaws and plot holes. I found none. Every character's actions and motives and every scene had a purpose. It was just a masterfully done, wonderfully integrated puzzle. I'm sure I will discover even more interesting things on future viewings, but it's all there on screen.
For those of you who did not get why the alien virus had different effects on the different characters, why the decapitated head exploded, why the med bay was just for a man, why or what the point of the engineer ripping David's head off and killing him with it was, and why he attacked the others...why it does not matter that Elizabeth did not have her glove on at the end, why the engineer went after her instead of just going to another ship to get to earth...and half a dozen other complaints and puzzlings I just read here...watch the film again. Yes there are a few things up to interpretation, and yes there are, thankfully, some questions left unanswered, but almost everything is there in the film.
Must sleep now.
I was so hoping we would get a film that required us to think a bit about what we are seeing and not some spoon fed wrap-it-up-at-the-end Alien kills everyone off sci-fi pap. Ridley and the two writers did not disappoint.
When Ridley said this was not an Alien prequel, but something new, I took him at his word and left preconceptions at the door.
Anyway, just I read through the past few pages to see other peoples reactions. Too tired to read through all of it now, but I'm surprised that so many posts indicate people simply did not pay attention to what the film was about. My two teenage nephews and I talked about the subtext of the story and the themes the entire way home. If they could figure it out without thinking too hard...oh well. I guess people will get more of it on subsequent viewings.
Like Blade Runner, there is a lot going under under the surface, but it is so much more obvious, developed, and in your face than Blade Runner. Many of the same 'creator vs the creator's creations' themes permeate the film, but on multiple levels, as well as several levels of sacrifice. I'm not sure what people are on about with flaws and plot holes. I found none. Every character's actions and motives and every scene had a purpose. It was just a masterfully done, wonderfully integrated puzzle. I'm sure I will discover even more interesting things on future viewings, but it's all there on screen.
For those of you who did not get why the alien virus had different effects on the different characters, why the decapitated head exploded, why the med bay was just for a man, why or what the point of the engineer ripping David's head off and killing him with it was, and why he attacked the others...why it does not matter that Elizabeth did not have her glove on at the end, why the engineer went after her instead of just going to another ship to get to earth...and half a dozen other complaints and puzzlings I just read here...watch the film again. Yes there are a few things up to interpretation, and yes there are, thankfully, some questions left unanswered, but almost everything is there in the film.
Must sleep now.
