Prometheus, Who's going to see it?

[Saintaholic]

Wow, you guys are some harsh critics. I thought the movie was great. I'm a sucker for prequel type movies though. I love movies that make me think. It was so good, that I went back and watched Alien again this weekend.

I did have one question though - What was the point of the beginning where the engineer drank something then broke apart and fell into the river?

[Saintaholic]

Originally Posted by LanceStarr

from what i gathered, that was early earth and it was for the purpose of depositing their dna in our water as to create the path for humans.

Ah, should've kept reading. Great theory!

Originally Posted by Sarcastic

I think it was part prequel, just in explaining the origin of the original "Aliens".

But I think - and I hope - that this is a branching of the franchise, that will lead to maybe another trilogy further exploring the creator/created concept. The one survivor is the human who sympathized with the creators and, I think, would represent that part of humanity that would willingly join the selfless creation religion (if that's the right word for it).

Yeah, it felt like more of a spin-off than a prequel to me. The spin-off being this being the story of the Space Jockeys.

Originally Posted by VDK

Pay attention. The issue is not IF they were planning to kill us, but WHY? There is no clue or suggestion to possibly explain WHY. We are left to wildly guess and wait for the sequel (A sequel that will be a sequel but not part of the same universe? sorry, couldn't resist.)

I'm sure it'll be some cheesy "because we're destroying our planet"-type reason.

[nhuloan]

[Saintaholic]

This is a pretty good read. It basically theorizes that Jesus was one of the engineers, and that's why something happened which causes the Engineers to suddenly turn on us approximately 2,000 years ago.

cavalorn: Prometheus Unbound: What The Movie Was Actually About

After reading this, I think this may be a very strong hint as to why Shaw wearing the cross around her neck was so focused on during the movie but not really explained any further. It could be a big foreshadow.

[Madhattr]

I liked the movie so much im thinking of going to see it again. Definately one to buy when it comes out.

[Brennan77]

Originally Posted by Saintaholic

This is a pretty good read. It basically theorizes that Jesus was one of the engineers, and that's why something happened which causes the Engineers to suddenly turn on us approximately 2,000 years ago.

cavalorn: Prometheus Unbound: What The Movie Was Actually About

After reading this, I think this may be a very strong hint as to why Shaw wearing the cross around her neck was so focused on during the movie but not really explained any further. It could be a big foreshadow.

Wow. No kidding. I'm gonna have to see this again.

[seandroog]

Originally Posted by Saintaholic

This is a pretty good read. It basically theorizes that Jesus was one of the engineers, and that's why something happened which causes the Engineers to suddenly turn on us approximately 2,000 years ago.

cavalorn: Prometheus Unbound: What The Movie Was Actually About

After reading this, I think this may be a very strong hint as to why Shaw wearing the cross around her neck was so focused on during the movie but not really explained any further. It could be a big foreshadow.

Yeah I think he has some interesting points. I still think RS's interview was so ambiguous, that he could end up denying the whole connection and say that it may have been an idea but it was scrapped.

I do think his theory is weak in describing how the engineers on the ship were killed, but definitely plausible.

I guess we'll have to find out more with the sequel, but a great read if anyone hasn't read it and is looking for an interesting theory.