Prometheus - Part 3

[Soapy]

Something I noticed is that the blue holographic display seems to be inside the space jockey room with the big gun/telescope/penis thing.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

ah.....I see.

and maybe "native" wasn't the best word to use.

it's just that.......what if the "truth" or our "beginnings" ( as the trailer suggests ) is that humanity started in the test tubes or labs on some distant alien world ( and then we were sent to Earth to populate it ).

and not only that, we're not the "1st" human looking race. we were indeed created in the "image" of another human looking race.



to me, it's kind of expected in alien/sci-fi movies to find alien races/worlds that look.....well........alien........lol.

much more unexpected when you encounter another race that looks very much like you.

imo, of course.

Having watched plenty of sci-fi, it isn't that unexpected really. Humanoids are the most common really.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Which makes sense. Convergent evolution. Think shark and dolphin. Different evolutionary paths, but best suited design for the same basic environment / purpose. The humanoid body type is very well suited for building starships.

 

[CelticPredator]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[CelticPredator]

 

[Thundercrack85]

Most, if not all aliens in "close encounter" stories are humanoid. So that's either convergent evolution in effect... or the people getting abducted just aren't very imaginative.

 

[Marvolo]

Having watched plenty of sci-fi, it isn't that unexpected really. Humanoids are the most common really.

Its a psychological effect tho. When you see something otherwise normal and ordinary in an unordinary place or in unusual place you don't expect it to be it can make the normal thing seem frightening or unsettling.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Its a psychological effect tho. When you see something otherwise normal and ordinary in an unordinary place or in unusual place you don't expect it to be it can make the normal thing seem frightening or unsettling.

I see your point. But it is what I expect so I can't see it applying here. Ever since I saw the humanoid face really.

 

[superherofan777]

The trailer (though under 2 minutes...jesus lol) is f***ing

AWESOME. What a complete mindf*** this summer is gonna be in the movies, can`t wait to see this on the screen.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Probably on purpose. Alien is filled with sexual images.

H.R. Giger returns with a vengeance.

 

[craigdbfan]

Ahh. Greys creep me the frig out.

 

[marcvader]

Goodnight peeps. I hope I won't have nightmares tonight with all this alien talk.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Must be fun to have a staring contest with one of those.

If you find them scary, just picture them with glasses on... hard to take seriously then.

 

[cherokeesam]

Must be fun to have a staring contest with one of those.

If you find them scary, just picture them with glasses on... hard to take seriously then.

Or just picture them like Roger.

 

[X Knight]

I think there's a difference between an alien race being "humanoid" ( like greys ) and an alien race that looks nearly identical to humans.

again, for me, the latter is much more interesting.......

Its a psychological effect tho. When you see something otherwise normal and ordinary in an unordinary place or in unusual place you don't expect it to be it can make the normal thing seem frightening or unsettling.

this.

I guess I'm putting myself in the position of the humans in the film.

Let's say, in real life, we finally achieved long distance space travel, and we are able to journey to the far reaches of the galaxy and beyond, and we are searching for signs of alien life ( and searching for clues to our own origins ).

if we journey to some distant alien planet, and our "first contact" with aliens is not the typical humanoid/grey alien we've come to expect, but, instead, is a very human looking giant head statue, and a very human looking ( but tall ) race......the implications of that discovery would make us question our own origins ( and our place in the galaxy ) much more so than if we encountered another humanoid race that didn't really look like us.

It's totally unexpected ( from what our traditional image of humanoid aliens is ). and, as Marvolo said, it makes the familiar much more frightening and unsettling.

Not only would we finally discover/prove that we are "not alone" in the universe, we would also discover, literally, that we as a human race are not alone ( and possibly us Earth humans aren't the 1st humans in the galaxy ).

It would be like if we discovered the planet Krypton and met beings like Jor-El and Kal-El and Kara, etc.......

On the one hand, we'd be thrilled and excited to meet another race that is literally "like us."

However, it would also be scary and unsettling....especially if we found out they were our creators.....and if they are hostile.

 

[Soapy]

I agree.

 

[craigdbfan]

I think the fella we're looking at near the space jockeys little (big) command post is the same type of being that's in Soapys avvy (the giant head statue).

 

[X Knight]

I think the fella we're looking at near the space jockeys little (big) command post is the same type of being that's in Soapys avvy (the giant head statue).

the face of our creators...........

we were created in "their image."

and then.........we took an arrow to the knee!

 

[craigdbfan]

Looks like we'll be taking a bit more than that in this movie. More like vaporizer to the body.

 

[X Knight]

we travel all the way across the galaxy to discover a human like race..........only to find that they sit in their rooms all day and play Skryim and SW:TOR............

hey.......they really are like us!!

( or is it.....we're really like them?? )

 

[Thundercrack85]

Or just picture them like Roger.

I actually find Roger scarier than the typical grey.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

This trailer reminds me how much of a visual genius Scott is. I've almost forgotten that this decade. Scott's compositions have such depth that it leaves you breathless.

 

[Boom]

I said it before, and I'll say it again.

If the trailer is any indication, this will be the best-looking sci-fi film in years. The bleakness, the darkness, the suffocating sense of dread. It's glorious.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Visually impressive trailer. Embarrassingly, I've never seen the Alien film(s) so I don't get the connections aside from the font.

You've still got a couple of days to write an extra letter to Santa.

Can I just say let's leave the "TDKR vs. the world" out this thread, please? I think TDKR looks amazing, I love how it is going to be culturally relevant and blah blah blah. I don't think it or Prometheus are any more "important" than the other. I want to see both.

Always a class act DACrowe.

Who is this? it kinda looks like Leeloo from The Fifth Element.

The guy doing the diving attack and the guy standing next to the Space Jockey's turret thing is the same guy right?

This pic makes me think Charlize character isn't human.

I love how the suits are futuristic and retro sci fi all at once.

Screencaps:

The ship design reminds me of the Hunter-Killer from Terminator.