I don't know, even though I didn't see Prometheus, part of me feels that this movie did a better job of handling its more ambitious themes while still, essentially, being a true Alien movie.
So the whole movie is steeped in that debate, with David as the creator of the xenomorphs deeming humans, who created him, to be unworthy of their life. The movie is really a debate about creator vs creation, seeing as David's creator (at the beginning of this film) is searching for the answers as to who created him which, as far as I understand it, seems to be the plot of Prometheus. He creates these hybrid creatures, through experiments, as a result of his disappointment in the human race and his desire to destroy them, feeling that, because of their inferiority, they are not worthy of the life they've been given.
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As it relates to Alien: Covenant, however, I do feel that it does change your perspective of the original movie, as you get to see how the xenomorphs came to be at the hands of David, the android (the only real carryover from Prometheus, along with its story elements, of course). The endgame was predictable and, because of that, there was no fun to be gleaned from the movies, at least the two that I saw. It didn't really provide any new insight into this world or anything. I feel that this is why the Star Wars prequels didn't work, because the end goal was always gonna be the same, Anakin turns into Darth Vader.
Regardless, I've always felt that a true prequel changes how you view what's supposed to have come before it. Though maybe that was by design, who knows? Maybe they wanted to inspire debates about the significance behind it all. So it existed in a plane where you didn't satisfy as many people as you would have hoped. I don't blame Ridley Scott and his team for doing something different with Prometheus, but it seemed like that movie was too ambitious to be a true Alien film and too Alien to truly live up to its ambitions. But Prometheus, at least among a lot of fans of the franchise, wasn't exactly crowd-pleasing due to the unanswered questions of its narrative. I also have not seen Prometheus, which is a prequel to the original Alien and, of course, this movie. Well, I did, but I was like 9 or 10 years old when I saw it, so I don't really remember that much. I never got to finish Alien 3 when I started watching it, as a result of Hurricane Maria, and, of course, I haven't seen Resurrection. The original was more tense, space horror focusing on tight, claustrophobic spaces and the sequel was a great space marine action flick, while still retaining some of that horror. But in the case of Alien and Aliens, those are two great movies for completely different reasons. Look, I love the Evil Dead trilogy as much as the next horror geek, but the original Evil Dead (IN MY OPINION) falls just short of being great. I remember saying, at the time of my Aliens review, that Alien and Aliens (what a creative title for a sequel) were the best one-two punch of any major horror franchise. Ultimately "Alien Covenant" delivers an excellent, fast-paced sci-fi action horror thriller (yes, it hits that many genres) like only Ridley Scott can, while continuing to explore the "Prometheus" theme of creation. At only five minutes, it gives a better introduction to the Covenant crew than the movie does, providing deeper emotional investment in these characters. He continues that bigger story with "Alien: Covenant" and whether he meant to provide fan service or not, we get that with face huggers and xenomorphs! (No spoiler as both are in the trailers.)ĭo yourself a favor and watch the short "Last Supper" before the movie (youtu.be/EkXgRlRao5I ). It was clear he was building a grander story to the eventual bridge to the original "Alien." I loved "Prometheus" with its attempt at something bigger than just more face huggers and xenomorphs wreaking havoc. Ridley Scott has the same challenge with the "Alien" prequels. The "Star Wars" sequels are a perfect example of this. I would hate to be in the shoes of a filmmaker that needs to please a rabid fan base.
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