So yesterday I saw the film that I'd been looking forward to most this year (more so than even Batman, which I guess is why I just said what I did...) some of you might be quite looking forward to it, some of you might not care less about it, each to their own!
I've been a huge fan of Ridley Scott for a long time (Sir Ridley to be precise), having seen Alien at a stupidly early age and been haunted by it since, such was the brilliance of the sci fi/horror classic. It was Scott's vision that then allowed James Cameron to go H.A.M in the equally famous sequel, Aliens. Scott also made one of the greatest sci fi films of all time with Blade Runner, which I absolutely love and am not looking forward to a one day inevitable Hollywood revamp! He also did Gladiator if you're still unconvinced of his credentials.
First thing about this film that alot of people are talking about is that it's an Alien prequel, I can clear this up without giving away any spoilers. It's not. It's set in the same universe, and when you come out you'll have a bit of a better idea about how Alien comes about, but that's it, it's not a prequel it's a totally separate film in a different genre (it's not really horror) asking different questions and having you think about stuff a bit more. It's got a great ensemble cast including the main woman in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and current Mr Hollywood, Michael Fassbender, who is excellent, along with Idris Elba who has a dodgy accent, and Charlize Theron as a bit of a bitch, and finally Guy Pierce who has a really odd role, I've no idea why he was cast (you'll understand what I mean when you see it).
The film itself is visually brilliant, it's great, with some fantastic scenes - and I'd wholly encourage you to see it in 3D. I think some of the mixed reviews really did come from people hoping for an Alien prequel, I really do, such was the hype about that particular plot element, and I can only say go into this not even thinking about the Alien films at all, and just enjoy what Prometheus offers in itself. Some of the questions asked are interesting and thoughtful, though there are a few minor points that the film doesn't fully address, leaving you to make your own assumptions, which can be both good and bad I suppose.
I can't really say too much about it without giving parts away such is the secrecy that surrounded this film pre-release (no leaked scripts or major spoilers came out), however it is a very good film and certainly worth your time to see at the cinema, maybe I'm influenced by being both an Alien and Ridley Scott fan, but I really do think this won't be forgotten and swept under the carpet by sci fi fans, and will be in the "top ____" lists for years to come. Plus I wouldn't be surprised to see Fassbender get some kind of award nominations, he's really excellent as David.
Now I've pretty much come to the end of what I wanted to write (which was GO SEE PROMETHEUS), I've realised I've not even made a major point, I've just rambled on randomly, for which I apologise, and now I shall shut up!
*****SPOILERS, only those who've seen it read below, and a couple of bits I didn't get*****
I've read, and agree, that if Scott does make a sequel to this (which I imagine will happen if it's a box office success, early indicators are that it is), then it will be even more further distanced from Alien, than linked to it. I liked what Scott did to appease the Alien clamour at the end, but that's all that was needed, the rest we can piece together to get to the beginning of Alien, so that Prometheus 2 can be something totally different, and I imagine set in a totally different world.
I also really liked how it basically explained how whilst it was a few generations in, how Alien's came about and what they were (i.e. a biological weapon), and that they only even came about due to unusual circumstances - and that whatever the hell that stuff in the vase's is, it adapts and changes, but ultimately is just a biological weapon, created to cleanse a planet so the Engineers can start again. It's a cool God like link, creating life, but if you don't like what you've done, wipe it out and start over. I'd quite like some explanation about how it's created and what it actually is in the sequel, which I'd hope would happen, but I understand the simplistic side of it, having a rubber to erase your pencil drawings.
A couple bits that weren't explained, so be interested to hear people's thoughts, is at the very start, I'm assuming that was earth before the Engineer's created human's - and that one who killed himself did so in order to go into the water and assumedly create bacteria and stuff, that slowly evolved into whatever, and then eventually human's came from this. I could be WELL off in that guess, I've no idea really!
Also why did David talk to Peter Weyland with that visor, when he was just in another room? Bit odd, unless he had a higher up power to answer to that was never explained?!
And finally, why did the Engineer attack them all? I'm assuming he woke up thinking that was still the plan? Since when he went to hypersleep the plan was to go to Earth and wipe out humankind again (though I think they said he'd been sleeping for 2k years, so that wasn't even too long ago!) Just seemed a strange reaction.
Anyway thanks for reading!
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