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Yes that was absolutely a cool thing, she is by far the strongest element of that movie!

And these captions I built-in look much nicer and are easier to edit than what is available through the uploader here!

I mean, I agree! It has artistry here and the director did fabulous work, my sole issue is how this was written, regardless of tone or execution

@ Also agree- the script could have been richer or at least batshit crazier in the action department. Watch “Represent this” amazing analysis, script by script/version of the Alien Saga. My observations come from that video and my personal view.

@@frenchcoupon3391 Will definitely check it out, thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it! But to me, it was downright awful and missed everything I loved about the manga

Ehh I don't even think it's the best Uzumaki adaptation anymore lol as many issues as I have with the live action film, at least it has a unique personality and adds a bit new to what we had. It's fair to critique the many issues of the show, otherwise we'll just get garbage

I am glad to hear you thought the video was insightful! And I agree, it is ultimately very sad for the animators involved and hopefully, some day we get an exact answer of what happened

Thank you!!! And please do check it out, it is a wonderful book, I'm hopefully doing a reread soon because of getting in the mood after making the video

Thank you! And I agree, I do think giving whatever comes from Romulus more room away from Ridley Scott is better in the long run. And I appreciate you highlighting O'Bannon's contributions!

David Giler and Walter Hill contributed more to the finished product that is the Alien movie than O'Bannon. They saved the script and in particular Giler introduced some of the concepts which made Alien so fresh/unique, coupled with the terrifying designs by H R Giger of course.

I understand that feeling a lot! That is a lot closer to how I felt on rewatch, but of all the films in the franchise, it grows a little each time. I don't think it does an incredible job at what it set out to do, I just appreciate it for trying

Ehh I don't think I agree, but I can get it lol a lot of people I talked to you initially this past August had Romulus as their third favorite in the franchise. However, I think AVP2 is just one of the worst films period, it makes very sad

Thank you! And glad to hear you also did!

Definitely understand why people did! Honestly just wish I did too

@@moviegoodormoviebad I went into the film with no foreknowledge. I sat in the theater and watched the film on it's own merits. The environment and atmosphere in this film is excellent. It's paced well. It does things we haven't seen before. I generally cared about the protagonists in the film and understood why they were doing what they were doing. I enjoyed the zero G scene in the end of the film. Great job with a limited budget. I liked learning about how WY treats the colonists on it's many colony projects. This film is ALIEN without a doubt. The last three films in this series missed the mark for a lot of people. I enjoyed them but most people didn't. ALIEN: Romulus is a return to the stories and themes of the first two films. And those first two films where the best in the series.

@@the_sixxness I'm glad you did enjoy it, I certainly wish I did! The atmosphere felt lesser for me on rewatch and I think what I love about the franchise is how varied each entry is for me thematically, and I would rather want something bold and different at this point than a film trapped in its connections to the first two films in the series. That is far too safe for me, and I'd call few of the films in this series safe

I watched your video to the end. I understand you wanted something different. But different has been burying the series since 1997. And to say that this film isn't doing anything different is doing it a disservice. It was far from the copy and paste job Jurassic World was. The series needed to get back on track and this was a good film to get it there.

@@the_sixxness And I appreciate that and I understand you have a different viewpoint than me! But I also think this point about difference feels contradictory in your comment, which also just reflects that we have different opinions about what we enjoy in this series, which is fine! But I also think that difference is entries past 1997 is why people have loved Prometheus and Covenant and those connections to the first two films are reflective of both my criticisms of those movies and Romulus

Thank you, I am glad to hear that! I definitely will have these moving forward, with the exception being if I am avoiding any spoilers

Mmm this is definitely one of the stronger themes of the film! I think focusing on it more absolutely would have made for a stronger film. And I forgot to say this in the video, but Ash/Rook showing up in the film actually caused a few notable laughs and groans in my theater opening night. I can also say for sure, there are 5 videos left for the year and the first 4 are accidentally horror, so you will enjoy those!

See, this is the problem with "modern audiences", which I always interpret to mean "indoctrinated audiences". The second you cram your little political agendas into movies is the second they become unwatchable and all the sane people hate it. Keep politics and art separate or prepare for no audience and much loathing. Alien is not about politics. It never was. it wasn't even an entry into the feminist crusade against civilization and art with Ripley, because Ripley was not written as a woman. Not written as a man either. Ripley was written as a neutral medical officer. A professional, not prone to bitter rants about any imaginary partiarchy. Ripley became a woman because they cast Sigourney Weaver to play the part of that neutral medical officer. That's why she became so popular, and why every subsequent Alien movie keep cramming women into the role of space Rambo when they don't fit that role at all. Ripley also wasn't a space Rambo you see. Not until the very end of the second movie perhaps, when everyone else was dead, flying a ship or injured. Either she rescued Newt or no one would. Not very realistic either with almost no combat training, but at least her motivation made sense.

@@didgruntleddansnyderfan Yes, I read that all the characters were written as gender neutral, which is something I really like about the writing of the first movie. Dan O’Bannon, one of the original scriptwriters for Alien, stated that he intentionally casted men in the “impregnated” roles as an “effective means of discomforting male viewers.” He also stated that rape and forced impregnation are important aspects of the horror in the original Alien. H.R. Giger also said that the sexual overtones were an important aspect of the design of the Xenomorph. So sexuality, rape, and impregnation are all baked into the creation of this movie. I also don’t agree with your statement that art and politics should be separate, or are separate. Art has always been a means of expressing emotions about the human condition, of which politics is (whether you like it or not) a big part. I also believe that the observer of any art gets to have their own experience with it. So, if you don’t resonate with a political view of this film, that’s up to you. I, personally, find the political and interpersonal reading of the movie super interesting and meaningful. I dont think its fair to determine what other people “should do” with art, whether it’s the artist or the witness.

@@Jsloth6 Yes, but this is why movies tank in this particular case. Not a single movie can now be made without beginning with either race swapping or gender swapping classical movies, the most glaring recent example being the laughable Disney remake of Snow White and the Seven Diverse People. So a traditional folk story from central Europe about a white woman, which is why her name is Snow White, and comical side character dwarfs if now "Offensive" and must be changed into a brown woman from Colombia who hates the original story and the seven social workers. That sort of deranged politics has absolutely no business being in art, or even trashy Hollywood movies. Well it can be there, but as I said: enjoy your twelve customers with blue hair and nose rings, because nobody else will show up. And the repeated misapprehension that Alien is some feminist statement is in the same category. Carherine Waterston doesn't fit as space Rambo.She looks like she'd have trouble bench pressing a rifle once. Naomi Rapace doesn't fit. She's about three feet tall. None of them fit, and Sigourney Weaver didn't fi either, which is why Ripley was a medical officer, not space Rambo. This nonsense is definitely part of what has destroyed the Alien series. If you just write some good parts and cast well, Bob's your uncle. Or aunt! Wouldn't want to accidentally be politically insensitive to anyone in this moronic society!

It does have a banger of a soundtrack! And it also grows for me with each rewatch, just some of those Alien connections feel far too overt. I think even a hint here or there would have sat well with me there

I absolutely believe it would do better now and not only be more accepted, but have more room to be even more different, I'm unsure if Disney would allow that though

@@moviegoodormoviebad Sorry to break it to you, it would not. Prometheus is still generally disliked on the Alien fan forums and the audience hated it so much in 2012 they didn't bother showing up for Covenant a few years later. A sequel tanking before anyone has even seen it is a sign that its predecessor was not well received. Also I worked in DVD retail when Prometheus came out and it bombed on home video. I worked for a company with 127 stores nationwide and no one wanted to buy the movie, another sign that audiences didn't enjoy it in cinemas. Prometheus was one of the fastest titles I ever saw get clearanced in my 13 years working for that company. It was released on October 9th in the UK and by November 1st the DVD was reduced from £15.99 to £7 and the Bluray dropped from £19.99 to £10. This was still in the era when physcial media could make enough money to garner a sequel for a movie with poor box office, so for Prometheus, part of an established franchise, to be outwardly rejected to that level shows how badly it poisoned the well. Fans who bought the Alien Anthology in droves just two years earlier didn't show up to buy the disc of Prometheus. Thats a major red flag. Prometheus made over $400 million on its initial release but Covenant made $240 m on a $97 million budget, barely breaking even. A third part would see a further decrease (look at the Fantastiic Beasts franchise) so there is no financial incentive to revisit this part of the franchise. Hell, Romulus just referncing Prometheus seems to have pissed off a huge swathe of the fans, it split the fanbase and Fox had pulled the plug on a third part ever happening long before the merger with Disney. Why would Disney continue a storyline that was circling the drain and most fans had no desire to continue? Maybe you like it and you're too close to it to remember just how bad the reaction to both films was. They were the Last Jedi and Solo of the Alien franchise. Prometheus made money based on hype and the long awaited return of Alien post AVP, but it poisoned the well and killed the interest too. Why do you think they ahd to reboot again?

I feel as if "modern aduiences" are all smelly barbarians who should not be allowed to have an opinion about culture or literature.

Mmm this is a very fair take, and why I at least feel hopeful for what is next

Sharing is indeed caring, hope you enjoyed the video!

I can't believe it has taken so long to be released there! And I really appreciate that compliment about the video, thank you. There will certainly be another video by latest Sunday, just had some personal issues that affected my ability to film the next video I had all of September and most of October, and this new one may be a tad long lol I am tackling one of my favorite films series and it became a complex video. Hope you enjoy it soon! And thank you for naming about the election, I am handling it okay and am thinking about a path forward

I do love this reading and had heard of it before!

Thank you! A bit delayed on the next one due to the script being over three times as long as the one for this, and I also agree on your point about talking about the movie inside and outside of queer circles! The movie is on Max now and I am seeing some non-queer people say some of the scenes at the end of the movie are not necessary, which is so bizarre haha

Ahh I am glad you were given that freedom! They were amazing shows! I was glad to still watch them, just sad it was so private

Thank you so much for saying this! And the next video is coming very soon!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!!! I hope there is success here too!

I really appreciate hearing this!

I definitely felt it helped diversifying my media taste too!

There will be lots of similar length videos too this and some longer about bigger topics!

Thank you, and please do, it is a special film!

Thank you, it really means a lot to hear, I was really hoping my passion was clear!

Thank you, that really means a lot to hear, especially with the number of videos are out about the film!

Thank you!! And this is good to know about the tags, there have been lots of issues having the channel pop up with the search feature that seem to be UA-cam-related from what I understand, but knowing about the tags is helpful! Tags are very different here than on TikTok lol

Thank you, I am glad you got so much out of it!

Thank you so much! And it's definitely a movie I want to cover in the future!

Thank you!