Tree of Life reference (spoiler)

I noticed right away the goo container at the beginning has a tree of life on it. It is obvious that the engineer is dying to seed the earth with life. My thought is he is resurrected ala the Tree of Life, the myth not the movie. Oh, I did see the movie of that name. Generally, I liked it, but I didn't spend much time trying to make sense of it. So, it is still a little confusing,. That director (Aron ?) has been one of my favorites since seeing Pi and Requem to a Dream. Black Swan was good and more mainstream, which is why it won so many oscars. He should direct the next Prometheus sequel. His work is totally aligned with Prometheus' writer.