5 Simple Changes That Would Make ‘Prometheus’ Better (For Fans Of ‘Alien’)

I did not write this! I am sharing it! I happen to agree with everything written in it but I still LOVED Prometheus and thought it was wildly creative and highly original as well as the nicest looking film I have ever seen. It WAS written by a man named Vic Holtreman who owns and runs the up and coming movie news site ScreenRant.com. He has been employed as a door to door salesman, construction worker, car salesman, waiter, mechanical drafter, mechanical designer, system administrator and SEO specialist. He has always been a huge Sci-Fi fan, starting with watching "The Twilight Zone" and "Outer Limits" when he was still too young for kindergarten, graduating to "Star Trek" reruns in the 70’s and of course fully initiated by the original "Star Wars." He's also a big comic book fan (still buys them) and lover of superheros, action movies and the occasional horror flick. I guess this synopsis was designed to make you laugh and realize than when it comes to film we're all just happy to be here talking about them. [b]5 Simple Changes That Would Make ‘Prometheus’ Better (For Fans Of ‘Alien’)[/b] [url=http://screenrant.com/prometheus-changes-alien-vic-178488/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_23800]OriginalStory[/url] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter1.jpg[/img] #1-There has been a lot of debate regarding the connection between Prometheus and Alien. Some people think it's enough that Ridley Scott's latest film takes place in the universe established by his original (and fantastic) film way back in 1979, while others feel that Prometheus should have been a more proper prequel that gives answers to some of the unanswered questions from the original film (read our review). [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter3.jpg[/img] The purpose of this article is not to debate the merits (or faults) of Prometheus, or to suggest that answers about The Engineers be answered - rather it is to present five very small changes that could have been made to the movie (and would not change the storyline at all) - that would have made it dovetail perfectly with the original film. Needless to say, there will be plenty of spoilers for not only Prometheus, but Alien as well. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter2.jpg[/img] [b]#1-Change LV-223 to LV-426[/b] In the original film, the crew of the mining ship Nostromo was awakened by the computer (called "Mother") when they passed within range of a planet with a moon designated LV-426. It was on this moon that the crew discovered the crashed alien (not "Alien") ship. This ship is where they found a petrified version of what is called an "Engineer" in Prometheus (and up until now, "the space jockey" in Alien) - a gigantic, semi-humanoid alien in a circular room seated in a large, central command chair. It was in a large chamber within this ship that hundreds of Xenomorph "eggs" were found. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1prometheusalien2.jpg[/img] [b]#2-Make the Engineer's ship that crashes the same ship that appears in 'Alien.'[/b] Following the previous point, at the end of Prometheus the Engineers' massive C-shaped starship is damaged by the Prometheus via a kamikaze attack. The alien ship crashes back down to the surface of LV-223 and falls over on its side, ending up in apparently the same position as the similar ship in the original film - yet this is not the same ship. It would make for a more satisfying connection for fans of the original film if this were in fact the same ship that was found 30 years later by the crew of the Nostromo on LV-426. As this latest film stands, another alien ship must have also crashed, albeit on LV-426. Why not just make this ship the one found in the original film? [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter5.jpg[/img] [b]#3-Have the infected Engineer make it back to the starmap room.[/b] At the end of Prometheus, the only surviving Engineer is attacked by a gigantic Xenomorph in squid-like form. After a mighty battle, the Engineer is beaten, and infected by, the facehugger-like creature. Shortly thereafter we see a variation of the familiar Alien from the original films emerge from the Engineer's chest. That's fine, but it's a missed opportunity for connection. Had the previous two items been applied to this latest film - the Engineer could have been shown waking from being unconscious and walking back to the starmap room to attempt to finish what he started earlier, even with a damaged ship. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter4.jpg[/img] [b]#4-Have the chest-bursting Alien born from the Engineer in the command seat.[/b] Continuing the previous point, the Engineer, now in the same seat on the same ship from the original film - could have lowered his helmet, strapped in with the ribcage-looking gear to prepare to launch the ship again - and the Xenomorph could burst from his chest at that moment, leaving the Engineer strapped into the seat, helmet on - just exactly as he would be found 30 years later by the crew of the Nostromo. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1hunter6.jpg[/img] [b]#5-Show a final scene of the Xenomorph entering the large room where the hundreds of eggs were discovered in 'Alien.'[/b] Finally, the last scene aboard the ship (or the last scene of the entire film) could have shown the freshly-born Xenomorph (presumably, a Queen) entering the vast chamber we saw in Alien where the character played by John Hurt came across the hundreds of eggs, saw one open and was attacked by the facehugger. Again, this would have been another satisfying connection to the original film for fans without really changing anything in the existing Prometheus plot. On a personal note what struck me about this article was that these were all things I had inside me and was aware of but never had the presence of mind to articulate the way this man did, because these things all BUGGED me, and still do, but like I said I STILL...never the less...LOVED this Film and I still feel it is an easy 9.3 out of 10 ... as is !!! That said, once again these things always bothered me and I just couldn't articulate them properly until I read that this guy did it for me today.