Dont you think we are in a way over thinking this film

Hey Scared- No doubt there are people WITH lives who are over thinking this film as well. But I must admit that having two jobs (plus) is a nice distraction from the exquisite pain of the anticipation of all the great films to be seen this summer. 2012 is going to be a golden year for folks with interests and tastes in movies similar to mine!

@scaredshitless: Well, cinematography meant a lot more to the old folks...I am one of them...Movies were scarce and people did not have the experiences we all have today. Being bombarded by technology each day, to the extent that whatever we show in the most futuristic movie would haven never impressed us. If you show Avatar, and spotted some scientists removing data from a translucent monitor to an other translucent PDA, that wouldn't strike you that much today, because you have the i-Pad...more or less the same miraculous. But back then...oh boy back then....even to conceive a plot like the Alien, was incredible...unique..And in a sense the idea still is today. And with great movies ,being so little those days, then films like Alien could really have an important impact on your personality. Adding to this, we were all so young when we saw it...I was 12! All the above said to excuse the passion for which all this old fans in here talk and write about Prometheus... Now to your questions...I am not sure...someone else will be more accurate...what I know... Prometheus is a prequel around lets say 2120...Alien (1979) is around 20-30 years later. This story is supposed to be a prequel to 1979 Alien...But Sir Ridley Scott has officially spoken his mind about going for a Prometheus 2...now you get the picture..As about androids...that's a great observation you made there...but maybe it's just coincidental...never crossed my mind... Be well my friend...

Hey...@scaredshitless......rather than belittle what other people are passionate about, why not converse with us like a human being or is that too complicated and difficult for you? Ever hear of 'To each his own'?

[quote=Frightened to the point of constipation][i]What I have noticed lately is some people with "ZERO" lives who are totally over thinking this film.[/i][/quote] To answer the discussion question title bluntly: Yes. This is a movie. And it's not even out yet. So, we're probably over-SPECULATING if not over-thinking it. However, to echo [b]craigamore[/b] and others. You have NO IDEA what my life is like or even WHY I am here engaging in speculating with other people. So, I find it offensive that your value judgement—which is completely lacking in terms of being informed—appears in the framing of your topic’s introduction. The “backstory” of the Engineers touches quite directly on possibly one of the biggest questions in the modern philosophical zeitgeist (of those who have the standard of living and leisure time as a function of their individual lives to engage in such pursuits at all)—A Collective Human Existential Crisis of sorts. That is likely in any educated circle to generate a lot more “thinking” than [i]The Clone Wars[/i], for example. The film is a catalyst for (civilized) discussion. Nothing more than that, and entertainment.

[quote=Frightened to the point of constipation][i]What I have noticed lately is some people with "ZERO" lives who are totally over thinking this film.[/i][/quote] To answer the discussion question title bluntly: Yes. This is a movie. And it's not even out yet. So, we're probably over-SPECULATING if not over-thinking it. However, to echo [b]craigamore[/b] and others. You have NO IDEA what my life is like or even WHY I am here engaging in speculating with other people. So, I find it offensive that your value judgement—which is completely lacking in terms of being informed—appears in the framing of your topic’s introduction. The “backstory” of the Engineers touches quite directly on possibly one of the biggest questions in the modern philosophical zeitgeist (of those who have the standard of living and leisure time as a function of their individual lives to engage in such pursuits at all)—A Collective Human Existential Crisis of sorts. That is likely in any educated circle to generate a lot more “thinking” than [i]The Clone Wars[/i], for example. The film is a catalyst for (civilized) discussion. Nothing more than that, and entertainment.

a little escapism don't hurt none! or would you rather talk about the sh** hole this F'up world is, just look around if you are not convinced. Any who, offending others on this forum is not gonna win you any friends but if you are into that sort of thing than don't post here.

Someone lock this tread already!

Everyone seems like dickheads to me.

@scaredshitless I think that the "whole idea" of a site/forum like this one, is that you can share your thoughts and ideas, and also the "whole idea" is that "no matter if you share an idea or read some idea", everybody has to respect any opinion... and of course to be focus that the real objective is to have fun and excited about the film. So, cheers mate! Thanks for that. And by the way, I'm sure that the objective of the production and mkt team is exactly to generate this kind of excitement and buzz.

Yes. We are overthinking it completely. The plot will be nowhere near as complicated as people on this site have been imagining it. It will be significantly less deep or subtle than Blade Runner. The reason for this is that Ridley is creating a film for mass consumption and will not risk having a plot that Joe Sixpack can't easily digest. Not saying it's going to be a stupid or bad movie, just saying it will be very, very simple in comparison to the byzantine plot devices that are hatching here. "Dem blue guys are the bad guys, ain't they? I hope the good guys kill em."

........ i have a life

wow

This guy must be a troll. His questions are also boring!

if you have read enough to think people are being over speculative then you should have read enough to know the answers to most of your questions

"[b]a little escapism don't hurt none![/b] or would you rather talk about the sh** hole this F'up world is, just look around if you are not convinced. Any who, offending others on this forum is not gonna win you any friends but if you are into that sort of thing than don't post here." This^^^^^ oh weak sphinctered one. :p

Thanks to people who answered some my questions. And to those people who's feelings I might have hurt or offended. Bummer, I have plenty of friends who respect that we can talk the truth to eachother. Because were men!! C Ya don't wanna b Ya.

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If those are the important questions - thinking needs to be included more in a life.

"Bummer, I have plenty of friends who respect that we can talk the truth to eachother. Because were men!!" We can speak the truth here @scaredshitless, but the point is, we all, for the most part don't go out of our way to generally insult the entire population of a forum community.......The point of this site is to have a place for passionate fans to converse, talk about something their very excited about and have fun... ..and by the way @scaredshitless....REAL men know, comprehend and use respect when dealing with other human beings........read between the lines....especially considering the fact that you have to lay it out for everyone...

Dear SCAREDSHITLESS or Dino: You are totally over thinking this film. Why don't you get an non "ZERO" life and please keep the subject on the movie already! Jeez!

Zero LIFE ????????????? ALL, and i mean ALL members here, have a pretty cool life if you ask me , just the way they carry on with each other , talk , joke , and share idea`s But at the end of the day we all are looking forward to this one special day in June ,,just like i am

good call markos.i put the timeline around 2122(alien)

"Prometheus is a prequel around lets say 2120...Alien (1979) is around 20-30 years later. This story is supposed to be a prequel to 1979 Alien" crap,(correction)..if contact with the nostromo was in 2122,the narcissus was discovered 57 years later(floatin out there 4ever kiddo),so when Ripley confronted Burke about the colony logs she threw out the date 79(assuming 2179)

Scaredy Mcshitpanttz u need to get a life. Much respect to all members of this sight who have really great stories to tell. I really enjoy these wild flight of fancies. But I do agree that this movie will be much less complicated anmd easy to grasp for the masses. Wish we didn't have haterz up in here!!

Scaredy Mcshitpanttz This movie may be about upgrades given to humans in need. See if you can wrap your mind around that simple concept.

I for one think there a lot of excitment from those who saw the Orginal Alien and Aliens not long after they came out. I think many who saw the movies maybe a long time after like say only in last 10 years or indeed youngsters who was not even around untill after the last Alien Movie. Maybe they dont have the same view or excitment to the movie as those who did. Like Star Wars some younger people who never watched Star Wars or was born way way after and never saw any of them untill they saw Phantom Menace First just maybe dont have the same understanding or appreciation for the Orginal Trilogy, i knew a youngster who watched the Box Set they watched it from 1-6 and they saw the Family Guy Trilogy first, that way the first 3 movies never had the same effect. Anyway went a bit off topic there... You see many are really excited about the movie, there was some long overdue unanswered questions behind Alien, and since Ridley has then gone on to state that the movie does not concentrate much on the Alien Xeno link untill late on, has got many of us wondering whats going on. The Trailers are hard to figure out, its a jigsaw puzzle that when we think we have figured it out, some other stuff is found out that make our original theories come into question... So we debate, and we search for the Truth, but we do not have no definate answers, we do not have no real proof or truth yet as to what exactly this movie is about or will show. And thus the last Paragraph is like the answers to the real questions of where does Mankind really come from. We all debate, some more than others, there are many theories and as years go by we find maybe evidence that goes against one, in favour of another. Or is said evidence just a curve ball and red herring to put us off the real Truth. As such we dont really 100% know the Orgins of mankind, we dont know 100% the Truth. But with this move we should all find out the truth about Prometheus soon enough and then see whose theories was close or not.. I cant wait only 40 days to go ;)

@nemec: Thanks for your info! @BigDave: What can I say? I like your writing man. I am with you!

@scaredhsitless: to be blunt, i am one of those folks with no life i was laid off from my job back in Dec 2011, and i do fixate on this film a LOT. i can also say with all honesty, that even when i was working, i was literally hooked on any / all PROMETHEUS related news this new film is all too special to me, even though i haven't seen it yet, i will continue on my scrutiny of PROMETHEUS up to the point of, and after seeing the film an unexamined film is just not worth seeing these days

I just like the mental gymnastics. It's a diversion and an escape before the movie comes out.

6.5/10, decent troll. @belladonna, damn, you beat me to it.

And that's enough of that methinks.