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OzX
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011The topic title refers to one of the best things about the original Alien:
The xenomorph and the Space Jockey had powerful impact as they were mysteries.
We did not know what they were. The organic design of the derelict ship had impact because it was so foreign.
As much as we WANT to know all the background and facts about Xeno and SJ, part of the Magic of the film is it is still a mystery.
Yes, we will see much more in Prometheus, the story will advance and we will learn much more, BUT I hope it does not try to answer EVERY question.
My analogy: in 2001: A Space Odyssey (SRs inspiration for SF films) we "meet" the monolith, but the mystery only deepens. Rather than find that frustrating, I find it breathtaking. The mystery lifted to a higher level.
My other childhood comparison: The Hobbit had an air of mystery in that it introduced history and characters that impacted you but you did not quite understand them (much like how a child views the world). In Lord Of The Rings (with it's Appendices and The Silmarillion) we are given all the facts. As breathtaking as the action is in LOTR, it did not have the same sense of childhood magic as the orginal Hobbit.
Prometheus is about we go looking for our beginning, and we find.....????
If you meet Your Maker, will Your Maker still be a mystery you do not quite understand?
Is not understanding everything part of the Aura that you need?
:)
Anyway, we want some "mystery" left for the next film after Prometheus!
(Last comment: never ending convoluted mysteries do not always work either: Lost anyone? Dare I say X-Files last season anyone????)
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walterhiller
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011good point and i agree to an extent. that's why i am aesthetically opposed to the kind of imaginings people seem to desire around here, ie "lets show the space jockey homeworld and also give the space jockey a mission to bomb earth with facehuggers"
did these people watch the same movie i did? alien without the s right? or maybe they came in after cameron. would explain a lot.
OzX
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011Agree with you WH
SR is not James Cameron
and making it a prequel gives him the licence to tell it his way.
The Trailer looked very Action orientated (to help push the box office I'm sure). Hope it keeps the mystery alive.
Can you understand Giger? No. That's my point.
You can't understand nightmares completely.
db73
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011This is a very good point and something that has been troubling me a little. And the reason is that when we see Prometheus it will undoubtedly change the way we view the original Alien film. That mystery of the mysterious space jockey and the derelict most likely won't be much of a mystery anymore. Will this take away from Alien? It won't take away from the fact that it is such a brilliant film. But the mystery of the space jockey and derelict is vey compelling. This is going to get ruined I fear.
In Alien we learn from Ash that he and the company knew all about the derelict when the Nostromo was sent there. So this fact ties in very well with the possibilities of what we will see in Prometheus. The company knew about the derelict because of events in Prometheus. One big problem here is the timeline. The fossilised space jockey has clearly been there a long time. Does this point to a time travel event as suggested in the (hopefully) bogus synopsis that was floating around?
Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011There are some things that i fear to know ..but just because ive fear that they turn to be lame ideas from Lindelof !!!
Regarding the Company or Androids im not very interested .. in Alien they serve well the story because were original and created a great plot twist ... repeating some things again (evil company , androids good or bad ) will be falling into cliches ,
Gigeresque
MemberOvomorph12/27/2011It will change the original, but you can never forget how you felt when you first saw it. Hopefully Prometheus will be the Alien for a new generation. Something the can enjoy and with enough left over questions to speculate about until another movie is made. That's the fun of Alien.
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