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Kubrick in Prometheus

Topher

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Hello everyone, I've loved reading through the forum the last few days as momentum builds towards the opening. I've been an Alien fan since drooling over my Starlog magazine articles on the movie as a 10 year old. Watching the featurette, I was jolted a bit when I saw the scene with David by the pool table talking to Holloway with the small Christmas tree in the background. This looked to me to be a direct quote from Eyes Wide Shut. Not having seen the movie yet I am just guessing as to the tone of the scene and the motivations of the characters, but David would then be a stand-in for Zeigler, mouthpiece for the Powers That Be, and Holloway would correspond to Dr Bill, seeker of forbidden knowledge. Kubrick has loomed over Scott in the past, and maybe this is a sign that Scott has become more comfortable with their relationship. Another obvious reference to Kubrick might be David from the Kubrick project A.I. The android longing to be human. Any others? After the film is released there may be some more.
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dallas!dallas!
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Maybe when Holloway sees the giant head he can smile, point his finger and say, "Nick Nightingale!".
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RS has said directly that Prometheus is like "2001 on steroids". Big words, but the influence is recognized.
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FYI, Kubrick is dead...in case anyone was unaware:O) The influences are self evident and welcomed by myself.
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Kubrick isn't dead. He's just in Africa hanging out with Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison and Elvis.
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More than welcome...any others? Dave Bowman...from astronaut to Star Child, another transformational being like A.I.'s David. And there's David8, who I believe in this film is also a character of growth and evolution, finding his free will through the enabling faith of Shaw, and in the process losing his innocence, punishment for his daring to defy his creators. I believe that David is the Prometheus, not the humans, who travel for their own reasons to the location pictured in the pictograms and pay a heavy price meddling into something they don't fully understand and not meant for their use..but for their creation...David
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[img]http://hyperstition.abstractdynamics.org/archives/eyeswideshut2.jpg[/img] [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5KKLj4M1cIA/T6gouSzac_I/AAAAAAAAETw/_iu2glsnsj8/s640/Prometheus%25201.jpg[/img] Here's a comparison. Maybe self evident (you being Dave and all) but specifics would be great.
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If Zeigler is the mouthpiece there, if I understand you I agree, then David will be the running narrative in Prometheus I think

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