Detail Oriented Ridley Scott...

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It is constantly mentioned by cast, crew and RS himself how "detail oriented" he is. Being detail oriented myself, it can cause one to be insanely meticulous and I would imagine RS being no different. I'm thinking about the Derelict found in Alien and what the pilot's room looked like versus what it looks like in the ship in Prometheus. The one in Alien seemingly contains no command station (like where David8 turns on the star map) and no sarcophagus beds. So I wonder if the difference between the ships will be somehow addressed? Ridley has said that they are NOT the same ship, so if that's the case then I wonder why one ship as those extra features and the one from Alien does not? The other thought is, that perhaps the original design limited Ridley's vision for Prometheus so he changed a few things... hmmm. Us die hard fans will probably pick up on a lot of the details in this movie, for which I am extremely excited for. They are like RS/Alien dog treats being thrown at the ravenous fans.

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May 23, 2012

Thats an strong point on Scott and how detailed he is. You can bet he went over every inch of the prior film and set, So you are right, the change has to be apart of the story and therefore I think you will have an explanation. Could come in the final 8 minutes of the film.

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May 23, 2012

I totally agree. Like an any artist, his first creation of the Alien universe was but the start of something new, but Prometheus will be the culmination of 30 years of thought.

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May 23, 2012

Meticulous - Stanley Kubrik

[b]Ask nothing from no one. Demand nothing from no one. Expect nothing from no one.[/b]

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May 23, 2012

It is that obsession to detail that Ridley has demonstrated that leaves me giving him a chance to explain or depict the Space Jockey's so called suit...since I saw Alien in 79 I have believed that was a Jockey skeleton growing out of the chair...not a suit, and for good reason. That is the one massive grievous continuity error that must be explained

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May 23, 2012

Been saying this since the beginning. Too many visual discrpencies between the chair room in Alien and Prometheus trailers. Someone like Scott would not let that slip. Also, the room in Alien just looks like better craftsmanship. I doubt someone like Scott would go for a cheaper looking version of the exact same room.

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May 24, 2012

Well the lack of the Controll Panel and Sarcophagus does mean its not the same ship as in internal design.... But here could be a few reasons.. 1) Thats why this ship is not the one that lands on LV426 2) Ridley decided to change somethings and add more detail, maybe this is how he had intended the Alien one to look, but did not get to do it in Alien due to time and budget, so maybe the design etc and details they ended up with was not what he envisioned. 3) Maybe somehow at some point those parts of the Derelict can move away and become hidden or changed in the ship some how.

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