It's implied that the aliens eat, it's just something we never see.
One thing that bugs me about it is how quickly the creatures grow (including the one in Prometheus) very quickly, apparently without eating. In order for a creature to grow in physical size and weight, they must consume something at least equal to that weight that was gained (and generally much, much more). Take the squidhugger for example.. it went from something weighing maybe four or five pounds to several hundred pounds. You can't simply pull that mass out of the ether.. it has to come from somewhere.
It's implied that the aliens eat, it's just something we never see.
One thing that bugs me about it is how quickly the creatures grow (including the one in Prometheus) very quickly, apparently without eating. In order for a creature to grow in physical size and weight, they must consume something at least equal to that weight that was gained (and generally much, much more). Take the squidhugger for example.. it went from something weighing maybe four or five pounds to several hundred pounds. You can't simply pull that mass out of the ether.. it has to come from somewhere.
In most of the films, this actually gets a pass, usually in the form of the novels or deleted scenes or something. In the first film, it was eating from the ship's stores. In the second, they were eating livestock and stored food. In the third, presumably bugs or other small indigenous life. In the fourth, it's probably safe to assume that the scientists were feeding them. But was there really enough biological material in that medical room on the Prometheus escape pod to feed it? It seemed contained there, unlikely that it got into the food storage.
Just a thought. On the surface, it pretty much matches all the other films, creatures growing very large entirely on their own, it's only when you stop to think about it that you start scratching your head. That, and I just got up and have really bad bed head.
And seeing as it is a bio-weapon - bio-mechanoid - and not really a natural purely biological organism, thinking of it in terms of normal biological growth through consumption of food is flawed. There's no telling what has been engineered into this thing in terms of growth and consumption rates and whatnot.Maybe its cells just keep spliting until it reaches a certain mass, hence making it grow?
Its kind of like Bruce Banner growing into the Hulk
* ok, I concede the jury is out on the face/skull thing. It was almost like seeing a different print. I have NO IDEA what is going on with this, but I'd swear in court that the overhead shot before the storm hits occurred quite a few seconds sooner (storm more distant) this time around and that the angle differs as well as the skull-ishness. But - there's definitely a post-storm shot in which it does seem to have lips! The chance of different prints being screened at the same time is next to nil; I guess this is a testament to the sheer unreliability of memory. Mine anyway. :lol
Well.. Janek went down there. And he died.At the last screening my friend Danny and I went to, we had the theater all to ourselves. When Vickers says "If you go down there...You'll die." my friend said "That what she said." :lol
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In regards to the running Engineer who falls, I think he does get back up and then we see the final (infected?) one who get's decapitated bringing up the rear.
That would be like taking the Monolith out of the opening scene with the apes in 2001 A Space Odyssey. I think that opening must be at the beginning of the film to let you know they did create us, otherwise it would be another question open to speculation. That scene pretty much nails it on the head and says, 'they did create us'.If I was to nit pick this film...which I loved btw...but I think the only change I would make is completely remove the opening scene showing the Engineer drinking the black goo and falling into the river.
Except, the monolith is the tool and stays mysterious throughout and you never see the creator. Very different way of playing the same scenario. One is clever, one is cheap. You take a guess which is which.That would be like taking the Monolith out of the opening scene with the apes in 2001 A Space Odyssey. I think that opening must be at the beginning of the film to let you know they did create us, otherwise it would be another question open to speculation. That scene pretty much nails it on the head and says, 'they did create us'.
The difference between good storytelling and bad. Professional and amateur. Erotic art and porn. .)