The studio did mess the film up.
You may want to read this, the original draft of Mimic. (Before the studio screwed with it)
http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/mimic_production.html[/QUOTE
Thanks buddy, it's so much better, isn't it?
Especially this scene...
MANNY
Nino, please...
Manny slaps his knees with both hands in a parental gesture
of "come to me".
In the darkness, something that looks like a PALM FROND
floats gracefully down from the ceiling, making see-saw
gestures as it falls through the air.
Manny shines his flashlight on the floor. It's not a palm
frond.
It's a wing.
Manny turns his flashlight to the ceiling and walls.
The place IS COVERED WITH MIMICS. They are in the middle of
a vicious mating ritual. The males tear savagely at the
females wings as they proceed to mount them. A chaotic
cluster****.
Manny is sickened.
CHUY GIGGLES. Manny shines his light ahead. Manny's face
falls.
MANNY
Dios mio...
The WHITE PILLAR BEHIND CHUY IS MOVING...
...unfolding...
...at last revealing...
AN ALBINO MIMIC! Another leap for evolution...
Its form is different from the other Mimics. Sleeker, more
supple, almost beautiful. And while its movements are still
not completely human, there is a kind of unearthly grace to
them that at the very least entrance us.
The thing raises itself to full height, dwarfing the tiny
boy. It stands over him like a king over his court fool.
Chuy giggles happily. It's all a game to him.
The Albino CLICKS in response -- a long, leisurely sound, as
if trying to communicate with the boy.
Chuy pulls his spoons out and begins to play them, making a
perfect imitation of the sound.
Manny starts to tremble as the creature gazes upon him with
huge, expressionless 'eyes'. He turns to Chuy-
MANNY
(barely audible)
Chuy...
CHUY
(whispers)
Friends.
MANNY
NO, NO, CHUY, NO...
CHUY
Friends.
The Albino CLICKS his jaws, moving in toward Manny.
CHUY
plays his SPOONS in perfect imitation.
MANNY
stands under an archway in a swirl of dust. He raises his
arms, like a prophet. He lets go of hsi razor and kneels.
MANNY
God has closed his eyes. This, he cannot
see...
His vacant eyes, fill with tears, he prays quietly, a strange
serenity invades him.
The Albino's jaws open and charge.
