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MemberOvomorph11/29/2011The derelict's design strongly suggests the ability of time-travel as well. Its shape resembles that of a humongous rotor with the crescent-shape body attached to it and with all the side thrusters (possibly including the left "arm" which looks like a "foot" as well) forcing the entire structure to rotate fast around the axis which is determined by the cockpit and in particular the axis of the pilot's chair, which is shown attached to what looks like a huge rotating platform (Fig. 11). If the right arm emits a simple light beam, considering the ideas on A Simple Time Machine, then this light beam will create a circular singularity at the critical radius r0 (in the aforementioned link), having the pilot at its exact center, with the pilot being stationary relative to any external frame. This means that the entire thing can appear and disappear at will, in addition to having the ability of regular sub-luminal travel.
FULL ARTICLE IS HERE: http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/writing/Derelict.html
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Spartacus
MemberOvomorph11/29/2011I agree, but no where, in any of the 4 films, but especially in the first one when it could have been of massive benefit to Ripley in saving her own life, do we ever see it used.
This is why for me it is highly suspect.
Also, by the time the events in the 4th film roll around, we still aren't seeing it.
In the 2nd film, Ripley has been adrift for "57 years".
If time travel were even possible, as soon as Van Louin began to slam her in the boardroom she would have been asking everyone, pleading with everyone, screaming at everyone not to listen to her and what she was saying about Cain but rather to go back in time so they could see what she was talking about and why she destroyed their "expensive" freighter.
Spartacus
MemberOvomorph11/29/2011There's one other thing I left out that I clearly remember hearing and which was being attributed to Sigourney Weaver herself for many years.
Apparently after Junet ended Resurrection the way he did she made it clear that she would never take part in any other Alien franchise related film unless the idea of the Aliens ever reaching earth was abandoned.
She reasoned that everything the character she was playing stood for was about preventing the Big Bad Company from mechanising any potential weapon from the Xenomorphs.
She will have No Part in any film depicting them on Earth.
Spartacus
MemberOvomorph11/29/2011also, I strayed myself away form the original idea here presented by "Ra_Quami" which is in fact fantastic IMO....and which is that.... "The Growers" may have the ability to time travel and that is 100% possible, and man I would love to see it, but it would require a lot of money for some special effects shots that aren't that too essential it seems to the plot.
But the idea of the ALIENS having this technology, or even the XENOMORPHS themselves is terrifying and brilliant all at the same time.
That is a brillinat idea "Ra_Quami" !!!
ra_quami
MemberOvomorph11/29/2011thanks, but it's not my idea. i just copy-pasted the excerpt from the article that i mentioned
KahnScript
MemberOvomorph11/29/2011Or... the scene with the derelict ship crashing happens millions of years in the past and it is only a flashback to explain the chronological order of events in a short timeline. (Or here is a completely insane idea, what if there is more than one space jockey ship? You know like how us humans don't build just one 747) Why do people come up with ideas like this? Time travel? If that was the case they could do a better calculation in time jumpin, get that bitch up to 88mph, barrel down on that clock tower and keep the AVP films from being made... I'm a huge fan of the Alien franchise, but why some fanboys get extravagant ideas about "what might happen" in the film is beyond me. My guess is... YOU WON'T KNOW TILL THE FILM COMES OUT!!! It really won't kill you to wait till summer.
Did you see those fireballs shooting down from the sky? What if Ryu from Street Fighter is in this film...? (read my blog to find out why this is probably true) /rant
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorph12/5/2011That is a very cool observation ra_quami. I am not adverse to time travel being in this movie if done well.
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