Sometimes to create, one must first destroy.

It has been mentioned even before Prometheus premiered that it's plot was so close to that of a movie that Guillermo Del Toro was making called 'Mountains of Madness' that he is considering not finishing the project. [url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/guillermo-del-toro-still-needs-to-see-prometheus-before-deciding-if-hell-attempt-at-the-mountains-of-madness-20120717]There is a recent article [SPOILER] (click here)[/url] saying that he is going to make his final decision on the movie after seeing Prometheus (which he hasn't seen yet.) The Mountains of Madness story may shed light on the importance of David in the scheme of things. It may be that the Engineers created an artificial life form that at first helped them build their society yet later destroyed it. David may be an echo, a term used by Jon Spaihts (one of the Prometheus writers) describing reoccurring themes. Michael Fassbender in interviews tells us that David is like a child in some ways who sees that he is more advanced in knowledge than his creators. He starts to have contempt for man, who is less than he is. David says, "Sometimes to create, one must first destroy." and "doesn't everyone want to kill his parents?" You get the feeling he is giddy that humanity is going to be destroyed for the new order. In the Alien movies, the Alien was always admired by the Androids as a perfect organism. BTW, there is painting of Prometheus (see below) that parallels the mural on the ceiling at the LV-223 temple. [img]http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/247977/1/Prometheus-Bringing-Fire-To-Mankind.jpg[/img] Compare to the LV-233 temple mural: [img]http://www.prometheus-movie.com/media/concept001.jpg[/img]