Prometheus Rocks

By tony leather, 1st Jun 2012 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/2d7skz5m/
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There was enough left unanswered in this stunning movie to merit a second, though I suspect that might take some writing up by a sci-fi author with a vast imagination,

Prometheus Rocks
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Prometheus Rocks

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Just been to see the new Ridley Scott Mega movie - prequel to the Alien series - and I was very impressed. Not as moody or atmospheric as the original Alien film, this one had all the right ingredients, from the unspoken and nameless horror to the scheming financial backer and his chillingly efficient android, played to perfection by Michael Fassbinder.

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There was enough left unanswered in this stunning movie to merit a second, though I suspect that might take some writing up by a sci-fi author with a vast imagination, because the implications of a sequel aimed at finally solving the big question are too marvellous to contemplate, yet also somehow terrifying. The ending answered one question left over from that first alien movie about the Alien crew member corpse with the hole in it, but left several others.
If indeed humanity was a bio-engineering experiment, then those doing the experiments have to be creatures on an intellectual level we can only dream of, yet our curiosity would render us unafraid to question them, even if we could ever find them, but the way Scott ends Prometheus, you get the feeling that this encounter might well be planned for another episode of the Dr Shaw saga, a female, 21st/22nd century female Indiana Jones.
This movie had brilliant special effects, a solid storyline, just enough horror to give it a nice edge - I especially like the robotic abortion scene - and a finale that shows up everything that it is so good about our human species, in the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for either the good of others or in pursuit of knowledge, going boldly where none has ever gone before to get to the truth, without any idea of ever going home.
On a scale of one to ten, I definitely rate Prometheus a serious nine, and would highly recommend it as a way to get 150 minutes of full-on entertainment. Forget those preconceptions you might have from the Alien films, for while there are certain similarities, this story is on a whole different level, the horrid aliens of Ripley fame another dreadful genetic tampering mistake by those Shaw refers to as the Engineers. The film answers some things for sure, but leaves a whole host of new questions, and what more could any genuine fan ask?

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If indeed humanity was a bio-engineering experiment, then those doing the experiments have to be creatures on an intellectual level we can only dream of, yet our curiosity would render us unafraid to question them, even if we could ever find them, but the way Scott ends Prometheus, you get the feeling that this encounter might well be planned for another episode of the Dr Shaw saga, a female, 21st/22nd century female Indiana Jones.

This movie had brilliant special effects, a solid storyline, just enough horror to give it a nice edge - I especially like the robotic abortion scene - and a finale that shows up everything that it is so good about our human species, in the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for either the good of others or in pursuit of knowledge, going boldly where none has ever gone before to get to the truth, without any idea of ever going home.

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On a scale of one to ten, I definitely rate Prometheus a serious nine, and would highly recommend it as a way to get 150 minutes of full-on entertainment. Forget those preconceptions you might have from the Alien films, for while there are certain similarities, this story is on a whole different level, the horrid aliens of Ripley fame another dreadful genetic tampering mistake by those Shaw refers to as the Engineers. The film answers some things for sure, but leaves a whole host of new questions, and what more could any genuine fan ask?

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tony leather
mainly non-fiction articles, though I do write short stories, poetry and descriptive prose as well. Have been writing for over ten years now