Comments on: Prometheus is two movies, one of which is pretty awesome

By: Mariana

Mariana — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:33:13 +0000

This is a good review and it sums up my feelings on the matter. This movie would have been about 10 times better without the “writing ourselves into a corner with unanswered plotlines” half movie with mystical bullshit, but I can live with it, because the horror part is really good.
Something I’d like to say is that I found Noomi’s performance a great one, and her Shaw is a dazzling mix of vulnerability and resilience.
As for David, Fassbender is an awesome actor, and while I don’t think that he’s actually “in love” with Shaw, she undoubtedly fascinates him more than anyone on the ship. Her faith confuses him and intrigues him at the same time, as her strength does. I imgaine this dynamic, having already been picked up by many viewers, will be explored in any possible sequels.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:32:36 +0000

Anyone else find the squid baby kinda cute? Sure, you didn’t expect to have a squid baby, but that’s no reason to abandon it and try to kill it. Mothers should love their squid babies.

Brittany, I agree that David seemed to have a crush on Shaw. I think he was fascinated with Shaw’s faith because he wanted to be more than what others made him out to be. That’s why he was as interested to speak to the Engineer as Weyland was, because whatever answer the Engineer gave could be applied to him as well. He would be equal to the humans while standing before the Engineer. If things had turned out differently, of course.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:56:15 +0000

Was is just me, or did anyone else get the feeling that maybe David had a “crush” on Shaw? It’s pretty clear that he has the strongest interest in her out of all the crew, but I noticed a few things that suggested that maybe his interest in her was the android equivalent of like liking someone:

1. David peeping in on Shaw’s dreams during hypersleep,
2. When she’s vomiting after waking David comforts her, and despite others in the background coughing and vomiting his focus stays on her.
3. After David saves Shaw and Halloway when she retrieves the engineer head, while Halloway is angry with her, David comforts her again and makes sure she’s ok.
4. David takes Shaw’s cross because it might be contaminated, but instead of leaving it contained in the lab, he keeps it with him.
5. David warns her that the engineer is coming after her, and he explicitly states that we was afraid she might have died.

It’s possible to use the antagonism between David and Halloway as another example, and the fact that David infects Halloway, although it might just be because Halloway is a just total ass to David in general. But I do think the idea of David being “in love” with Shaw adds an interesting dynamic to the hostility between them, and I think it adds another layer of creepiness to the movie.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:32:29 +0000

Great review! I thought the mystical scifi bullshit didn’t work only for me, because I have zero interest in the question of Why Are We Here? Glad to know it wasn’t just me.

I did a cursory google and couldn’t find verification that Logan Marshall-Green is related to Tom Hardy. Are they actually or is it just that they’re so pretty in a similar way?

By: Tracy (@rosenfie)

Tracy (@rosenfie) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:48:29 +0000

Wow, that blog post listed above is way deep. I had no idea Ridley did that movies.com interview and if I go along with it, the 2000 years makes sense.
I also love, love, love how someone referred to the spaceship as a giant croissant.
Sarah, I definitely noticed narrative WTF’s in this film thanks to your last post.

By: Dianna Craig (@DiannaCraig)

Dianna Craig (@DiannaCraig) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:05:05 +0000

I enjoyed the movie for a lot of the reasons you did: tension, effective horror and a really creepy atmosphere. And though I’ve observed some mixed reviews about Noomi Rapace’s role–not her performance, just the character–I personally liked that she wasn’t painted as a hardcore badass bitch and still managed to survive anyway. I mean, she basically gave herself a cesarean section, so… Honestly, she was probably the biggest reason I enjoyed the movie.

I didn’t HATE the sci-fi/mythical storyline and in fact kind of appreciated the effort to return to the mystery of where the face-rape aliens came from as opposed to the increasing cheap action movie quality of all the prior sequels and alien vs. predator movies. I have also read some interesting theories about the “Engineers” and my favorite one was about how the Engineers DID like us until about 2,000 years ago, which according to one viewer, was when we killed Jesus. Space Jesus the Engineer. Here it is if you’re curious:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/board/thread/200177706