ALIEN: What Is Cosmic Horror? - A Remarkable Film Analysis

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Ati

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I've found an interesting video offering an in depth analysis of the movie Alien.

Real Dimensional Pictures writes:

'What makes the ALIEN franchise so terrifying? A look at the influence of H.P. Lovecraft and a comparison to 2001: A Space Odyssey will help in finding out why.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3WExPtoqoo

https://muthur9000.tumblr.com/post/169667923460/redskullspage-alien-xenomorph-by-nc-winters

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January 20, 2018

That is fascinating on some different levels. This is a great video- thanks for posting. Someone did some serious homework and research here imo. It gives a lot to think about.

Just one gripe though: I disagree about the Prometheus characters in Part 2 - that was just bad writing lol!

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January 21, 2018

Excellent video! Thanks for posting it.

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January 21, 2018

Great find, thanks for posting indeed!

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January 21, 2018

Thank you Ati.

Ridley Scott mentioned HAL as an inspiration when discussing coming up with the "Mother" concept in an interview. The video above is put together very well.

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January 21, 2018

That is interesting, thanks for posting this.

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January 21, 2018

Glad you find it interesting, thank you everybody.

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