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New theory in regards to the Mural!

Kris_P

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[img]http://4put.ru/pictures/max/299/920965.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dx_UOOINsZA/TRybjGuc8YI/AAAAAAAABF8/9MFlrFoa_bw/s1600/prometheus-eagle-eating-liver.jpg[/img] In human mythology it's said that prometheus betrayed the other gods by giving man fire. An incredible power which would allow us to advance very quickly. As punishment he was sentenced to have his liver eaten every single day by an Eagle, over and over again. Is it possible that the mural is depicting just that? A xeno of some kind, about to/in the process of attacking prometheus and getting at his liver. It looks almost like blood splashing from the engineers side in the mural. It also looks as though he is trying to push its head away. The film implies heavily that the jockeys created man and are often hinted at as "gods" in both the TED viral and throughout key points of the film. Especially given that the movie itself is called Prometheus it heavily suggests that one of the Jockeys helped the humans with technology and was then punished. They then created works of art depicting his treachery to discourage any of the other Engineers to attempt to aid the humans. It would make sense to have this mural on display on what is essentially a weapon to destroy the human race. Anyone who disobeys orders suffers a similar fate as Prometheus? It also gives reason to the engineers wanting to destroy the humans before we got too advanced. They knew that with fire we would catch up to them very quickly (relative to space-time) seeing as we had almost identical DNA to them and they were incredibly advanced themselves and saw us as a potential future threat. Seeing as they were dead 2000 years before we even got to the planet it proves they were planning to get rid of us long before we had the technology to defend ourselves. But in just those 2000 years we had a spaceship knocking at their door. Anyway it's just a theory! Let me know what you think!
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Good Eye! I thought that pose looked familiar.
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That is the most pogient and sound statement thus far. It shows proof on various levels; the reasons for the distructive black goo, why the Engineer seem dissatisfied and want to destroy us. I can't imagine wathcing this movie once, maybe several times to evaluate these types of clues. Thanks, this theory may very well be the idea behind the word "Prometheus".
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Do you have more images? Your theory seems pretty sound to me. I have seen the movie twice and still have not seen the mural clearly enough to make it all out. I think it could also be showing the life cycle of the goo as well, but can't tell as I can't get a good look.
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I personally love this explaination, it's to the heart of it all and in keeping with how I am viewing it. So simple as to be missed by those saying "why'd the Engineer wake up and just start killing people...simple. He knew right then and there what our species represented...a threat to their race...and if the black goo didn't get us, he would surely finish the job.
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[url=http://dejanno.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/prometheus.jpg][img]http://dejanno.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/prometheus.jpg[/img][/url] a larger picture, as requested. View image location to make it very large. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [i]Image code added by BugHunter, 05/06/12[/i]
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This is very astute of you, and I believe right on the money!
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Looking at he pictures and reading your idea I am very impressed. Sounds like a winner to me.
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Love this topic, I especially love your use of imagery to get your point across. A near perfect comparison! I agree with you as well, a very sound theory for sure! Now, this also brings up the question, do we have the Xenomorph to thank for postponing/preventing our extermination? How ironic would that be.. The Xenomorph kills the Engineers who are set to destroy us, and 2000 years later, that same creature is our worst enemy... That is pure irony and is probably what went on on LV223 those sum 2000 years ago.. (going by Prometheus' fictional timeline mind you)

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The single best theory posted on the forums! I too have seen the movie twice and had a seriously hard time making out the murals...except for the xenomorph. So well done indeed!! Now all we need is a quality theory on what the hell that green egg shaped crystal thing is that's in front of the xeno mural...and we may close to fully appreciating ridley's work
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Great work and sounds plausable. Loved the film but it's a pity David wasn't quizzed by the crew about what the writing was on the door to the room holding the mural etc. possibly to many questions left unanswered.
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Interesting, but if we assume that mankind share the same DNA as the engineer, it could lead to a similare evolution in term of technology. One day or the other (or one millennium or the other), technology level will be reached, it could have taken longer if no help wasn't provided but still. So why are engineer creating a new species with their own DNA for eradicating this species later?
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I have not seen the movie yet (Thurs @ midnight!), but I like your theory....could it be your comment; "it heavily suggests that one of the Jockeys helped the humans with technology and was then punished." suggests that the sacrificial engineer is the one who did this and his punishment was the goo drink at the beginning of the movie?
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i'm glad this has such a large amount of like-minded feedback :)
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Great theory Kris! Really well thought out. Just to throw a few more questions out there... Different early earth civalizations depict a large being (engineer) pointing to a constellation where they are creating a supposed bio weapon to kill the "human" race. Not only that but they are depicted pointing out this constellation faaaar before the death of the engineer in the "altar". So why were they showing us this place 33,000 year prior to the time they were going to set off to wipe us out? Further more, why did they keep coming back to show us that constellation?!
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Great theory Kris! Really well thought out. Just to throw a few more questions out there... Different early earth civalizations depict a large being (engineer) pointing to a constellation where they are creating a supposed bio weapon to kill the "human" race. Not only that but they are depicted pointing out this constellation faaaar before the death of the engineer in the "altar". So why were they showing us this place 33,000 year prior to the time they were going to set off to wipe us out? Further more, why did they keep coming back to show us that constellation?!
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Sorry about the double post.. :s
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I'm having trouble working out what exactly that thing is... it looks like a Xenomorph dog/bird and it looks like the Engineer is petting it or has his hand on its head... similar to the Prometheus painting though... very interesting. And yes, I'm also really intrigued by what could be in that altar and what that green stone is! And what is written on the wall where David starts the hologram movie thing? And what is that green slime that looks like it has some nano technology in it? And what was written on the big door?? So many questions!
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The Hawaii and Mayan cave paintings happened well after the engineers were allegedly coming to wipes us out. So why would they visit peacefully after apparently deciding to go all scorched earth on our asses.
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this is a really cool theory. it makes me wonder if the Engineer who gave humans fire (Prometheus) was also the one in the hieroglyphics showing them the constellation. just a thought: an Engineer becomes compassionate towards the humans, knows that they were only created to be harvested so from that moon he comes back to earth to give humans fire and warn them of (a) they are coming to kill you or (b) i give you this fire but use your power wisely or it will turn on you just like it turned on them.
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@Kris-P Sorry to rain on your parade, but the mural you have posted above the drawing of the legend of prometheus does not portray somebody's liver being eaten by a xenomorph, or something even close to that. For a week now I own the book: "Prometheus-Art of the Film, by Mark Salisbury, foreword by Ridley Scott" In it you can see a very detailled picture of the event depicted in that very mural. I took a picture of the book, ran it through Google image search, and here it is: [img]http://i47.tinypic.com/5jzlva.jpg[/img]

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