No Helmet

Happened me plenty of times as well. Very frustrating. Now, if I make a long reply or have to search for an image or other link, then I usually copy and paste the answer into text editor in case it times out.

Augh... How about it's just a fictional story and isn't real? And unless the director sanctions one explanation or another... It's quantum entanglement baby... That's right... Its revenge of Schrödinger's Cat time once again... every possible answer is as true as it is false... welcome to farie land.. folks... see ya in the morn and have a better one! MEM

[u]Augh... How about it's just a fictional story and isn't real?[/u] Were you worried that we thought we were discussing an actual historical event? Do you go to book clubs and berate people who discuss the symbolism in Jonathan Swift's works? It's an interesting exchange of opinions on fiction. If you don't like it, that's not a problem.

Ok! Where was I?? I observe and respect that there are a number of Prometheus fans that interpret that the "Engineers" are slaves, and that some members of the human population of Earth have been taken to LV-223 for use as Guinea pigs or some other purpose as far back as 35,000 years ago. Perhaps this film was written by someone (I know his name and that he wrote "LOST"- a series that I'd never viewed) who wanted his audience to engage in wild speculation. If this is indeed the case here, then I admit that I am in way over my head... The film asks many questions, and few answers are obvious to viewers like me. Ridley Scott has stated in an interview about his film- and I wish that I could quote him exactly, "That the answers are there, if you look hard enough". I know that I would get a lot more information from this film if I had seen it more than the one time I did. However, time to do this simply isn't available at present. My responses and/or posts reflect my perceptions from what is directly shown in this film. I am not insightful enough to correctly guess what happened on LV-223 2,000 years ago. I'm not enough of a fan of this genre, or other works of Ridley Scott to interpret why the engineers created human life on Earth, and then planned and attempted to destroy it. I certainly don't know what was going on at LV-426 long before Shaw landed on LV-223 and set things in motion there. I enjoy good writing and a good story. I enjoy intuition and performing clever detective work to look into what is directly shown in any film to reach a not-so-obvious conclusion. I appreciate "getting" what the writer wants for me to figure out. And I revel in discussions with others who share the same epiphany. I poignantly don't accept bottomless hints and unexplained/unseen prior (or future) events. Perhaps I am just dumb. I enjoy when events in a film are shown to have happened, there is evidence of why something happened or a direct suggestion early on that provides an explanation for a later event- or even a downright conclusive ending that is part of the story. I can figure an obscure story out if there is enough support available or shown IN THE STORY. I don't really like endless possibilities. Or even multiple possibilities. I left the theater after watching Prometheus with a headache. This, due to trying remember all of the fast paced events in order to answer all of the questions... This site is entertaining and interesting, but I groan at having to medicate my headache by asking or reading what others here speculate. I sincerely believe that only a sequel will let me know what was going on in this one. Unfortunately, I also believe that a sequel will exasperate me with even more questions. It isn't just "How did the engineer get to Shaw without a helmet or mask wilst making his way between her and his wreck".

I really did enjoy this film. It is far from my intent to criticize it, thus I am here exploring. There isn't anyone in my circle with whom to share my thoughts- all of my co-workers are Star Trek people- as I am myself... And none of them has seen Prometheus! Again- this is my purpose to be here. Nothing in any fictional film is really that important. Reality and life; however, are seldom entertaining or always enjoyable. But in life, my point of view and vision seek plateaus & routines. I enjoy getting away from life for a few hours by occasionally going to the movies! I enjoy films that challenge my pretty fulfilling imagination. Prometheus- at worst, simply was a bit overboard for my ability to catagorize challenges... I read somewhere that LV-426 was such a small planetoid that the reactor blast would have consumed more than half of it. Another thought along this line is: The Juggernaut from "Prometheus" seemed pretty rugged after a collision and fall out of the sky. Wonder if the one on LV-426 was able to resist complete destruction? Suspension of disbelief... Events or circumstances shown in a film story that are beyond possibility, but make a good story. I hate watching airplane films! I know too much about airplanes, flight etc, to enjoy them at all- especially when they show really goofy stuff. Prometheus falls into a higher place than mere suspension of disbelief. I just got discouraged by all of the questions that it asked. All of the unexplained direction, and all of the marvelous potential (cliffhangers?) I couldn't connect the dots. Even though I didn't have an idea about what was really going on in the story, I still anticipate the sequel.

LV-426 is about 740 miles in diameter according to Lambert in "Alien". In Aliens Bishop says that the blast will create a vapor cloud the size of Nebraska, a state which is about 210 x 430 miles. Going on that, I'd imagine that the Derelict was within the blast radius, because it doesn't look like the Jorden's truck would have covered a huge distance in that terrain in a short time. The Derelict, unless it's incredibly tough, is probably toast.

- no time frame or distance is given stating the distance of the derelict Engineer craft from the colony.

Indeed, they merely say that it is out past some mountain range or some other geographical feautre. I'm deducing that it's not on the far side of the planet, because they drove there in a truck over inhospitable terrain, and brought their kids with them. Likely the expected it to be less than a days drive or else they would have left the kids with someone else.

The ship is a 90 sec jog from the life boat. You know this because when the ship crashes dr shaw has a 2 min warning for oxy left in her suit heard. Then when she climes inside the life boat a 30 second warning for oxy is heard. I am pretty sure the Engineers could hold their breath for more than 90 seconds.

The engineer held his breath. Dr Shaw is exactly 90 seconds from the crash site to the life boat. How do i know? Well a 2 min warning is heard for oxy when the ship crashes over her and she pulls herself out. When she climbes into the life boat you hear a 30 second warning for OXY. Being that the engineers are twice the size if not more than humans im sure his strides were much longer. We know They breathe oxygen because of the terraforming. So he held his breath.

Don't forget that it's simply a 's**t film'. Your theory can't be correct.