Maybe you can find this quote, (think it was like 00’s or 10’s Maxim type rag) but I remember reading an interview with D Lindelof at his prime, post Lost, right before this came out, and he said he was approached by the studio with the completed prequel script and was given a bunch of money and told to make it into a “tri-quel” as was popular at the time and he said he just went to a resort in Mexico, was way over his head, drank a bottle of tequila in his room, ripped out random screenplay pages, threw some away and randomly jammed the rest back into the script. Turned it in and the studio loved it, Scott hated it but already had a contract and he wanted just the one movie that answered ALL the questions, studio threw more money at him he said ok yes. That’s why we have this nonsense mishmash of a “movie” that needs to be *explained* by video games, comic books and UA-cam videos. 😅
Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof seem quite fond of one another. Have you seen their joint interviews they did together to promote the movie? It is my understanding that Scott wanted Lindelof back for the sequel to Prometheus, but couldn't make it work for a variety of reasons.
Is it me or do the engineers look a little bit like the devolved beings in Raised by Wolves. Another potential coincidence is the garb that the engineers are wearing and what the beings are wearing in RbW during ritual scene flashback of the milky goo substance being fed to the android held captive inside of the polyhedron box.
I enjoy all of these theories that you have presented throughout this series. This theory strikes me as flawed, however. If the LV-223 Engineers were the Cosmic Rebels that were intent on ferrying the Black Goo to Earth as a gift, then why does it seemingly destroy humans' free will once it is incorporated into their genome? As you mention, it does certainly cause muscular hypertrophy and increased physical performance as a whole, as well as improve endurance against incoming bullets, but he went berserk against former coworkers, with likely a couple friends amongst the group that Millburn(?) kills in that hanger scene. The unmitigated aggression against seemingly all complex life does not seem like an endearing "Gift". Prometheus' Fire as a present was meant to allow humanity to assert their preexisting will, to further their aims and ambitions using techne, which besides mechanical technology also implied any and all artistic endeavors which uplifted and inspired humanity. I do not see any correlation between the apparent influence of the Black Goo and what the figure of Prometheus, or even the Serpent in Eden, represent in their respective cultural mythologies. Instead of empowering humans further to pursue their aspirations, the Black Goo reverts us to an animalistic state with no apparent higher cognitive abilities besides those involved in hunting and killing. It is interesting too that whatever chased and eliminated the LV-223 Engineers ultimately caused the pile of their corpses there, and I would think that if it were a Xenomorph then why not build a hive and avoid killing them but rather using them to incubate Chestburster fetuses. Why they all ended up seemingly huddled together and dying in that state of terror without any meaningful attempt at fighting back is another question that I hope you offer an explanation for. Whatever attacked must have been extremely intimidating to cause that many Engineers to panic so.
I have a perhaps potentially unpopular theory on what this scene could be a metaphor...for....amongst other interpretations such as is the nature of art.
😆😂 The amount of word play and narrative is funny more than anything else. Crazy how you want the film to be the way you want it to be. Ridley never said any of this 😆But to start off by implying the opening scene is what you want it to represent. And everyone else is missing the meaning. Because only the people who didn't make the film, understand it's true meaning. Is just comical 😆 Every word you uttered had so much passion behind it. As if you really want the listener to believe they never watched and understood the movie themselves. I couldn't do more than a few minutes listening. Ridley really had no dialogue in that scene. And for you to add so much 😆 I see this a lot on YT these days. Rewrites of films by the audience..
With this series, I am trying to delve into many of the various interpretations that have been offered up since the film's release. At the same time, I am definitely advocating for my preferred interpretation. Given the nature of the film, there's a lot of freedom in how each person can interpret the film in any way that makes sense to that individual.
If you have a more convincing, or interesting, set of interpretations, then you too are open to present them. Ridley and Lindeloff are quoted as saying that much in the film was deliberately left open to interpretation, intentionally ambiguous, to stir conversation and dialogue.
@@sacrumbellum3477 Interpretation 😆 The film was made. I watched it. It was understood. It really is that simple And save all the (if you can do better) stuff. I'm not trying to do anything. The film is not my work. And as an observer of the film. Is was understood. Simple. Goes back to my whole point in the end..
I absolutely love this movie 10/10.
So do I. One of my favorites I don't get the bad rep it gets
Whoever wrote Prometheus onward, was heavily unto UFOs lore.
I like this take.
It's not bad
Maybe you can find this quote, (think it was like 00’s or 10’s Maxim type rag) but I remember reading an interview with D Lindelof at his prime, post Lost, right before this came out, and he said he was approached by the studio with the completed prequel script and was given a bunch of money and told to make it into a “tri-quel” as was popular at the time and he said he just went to a resort in Mexico, was way over his head, drank a bottle of tequila in his room, ripped out random screenplay pages, threw some away and randomly jammed the rest back into the script. Turned it in and the studio loved it, Scott hated it but already had a contract and he wanted just the one movie that answered ALL the questions, studio threw more money at him he said ok yes.
That’s why we have this nonsense mishmash of a “movie” that needs to be *explained* by video games, comic books and UA-cam videos. 😅
Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof seem quite fond of one another. Have you seen their joint interviews they did together to promote the movie? It is my understanding that Scott wanted Lindelof back for the sequel to Prometheus, but couldn't make it work for a variety of reasons.
Is it me or do the engineers look a little bit like the devolved beings in Raised by Wolves. Another potential coincidence is the garb that the engineers are wearing and what the beings are wearing in RbW during ritual scene flashback of the milky goo substance being fed to the android held captive inside of the polyhedron box.
I'm still pissed HBO canceled RBW!
@@Handlinmybusiness yeah definitely needed one more season.
Intriguing
I enjoy all of these theories that you have presented throughout this series. This theory strikes me as flawed, however. If the LV-223 Engineers were the Cosmic Rebels that were intent on ferrying the Black Goo to Earth as a gift, then why does it seemingly destroy humans' free will once it is incorporated into their genome? As you mention, it does certainly cause muscular hypertrophy and increased physical performance as a whole, as well as improve endurance against incoming bullets, but he went berserk against former coworkers, with likely a couple friends amongst the group that Millburn(?) kills in that hanger scene. The unmitigated aggression against seemingly all complex life does not seem like an endearing "Gift". Prometheus' Fire as a present was meant to allow humanity to assert their preexisting will, to further their aims and ambitions using techne, which besides mechanical technology also implied any and all artistic endeavors which uplifted and inspired humanity. I do not see any correlation between the apparent influence of the Black Goo and what the figure of Prometheus, or even the Serpent in Eden, represent in their respective cultural mythologies. Instead of empowering humans further to pursue their aspirations, the Black Goo reverts us to an animalistic state with no apparent higher cognitive abilities besides those involved in hunting and killing. It is interesting too that whatever chased and eliminated the LV-223 Engineers ultimately caused the pile of their corpses there, and I would think that if it were a Xenomorph then why not build a hive and avoid killing them but rather using them to incubate Chestburster fetuses. Why they all ended up seemingly huddled together and dying in that state of terror without any meaningful attempt at fighting back is another question that I hope you offer an explanation for. Whatever attacked must have been extremely intimidating to cause that many Engineers to panic so.
Okay but what if this predicted hawk coin
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I have a perhaps potentially unpopular theory on what this scene could be a metaphor...for....amongst other interpretations such as is the nature of art.
Is🤔 is that live action Jirin? 😅 Just kidding
😆😂 The amount of word play and narrative is funny more than anything else. Crazy how you want the film to be the way you want it to be. Ridley never said any of this 😆But to start off by implying the opening scene is what you want it to represent. And everyone else is missing the meaning. Because only the people who didn't make the film, understand it's true meaning. Is just comical 😆
Every word you uttered had so much passion behind it. As if you really want the listener to believe they never watched and understood the movie themselves. I couldn't do more than a few minutes listening. Ridley really had no dialogue in that scene. And for you to add so much 😆 I see this a lot on YT these days. Rewrites of films by the audience..
With this series, I am trying to delve into many of the various interpretations that have been offered up since the film's release. At the same time, I am definitely advocating for my preferred interpretation. Given the nature of the film, there's a lot of freedom in how each person can interpret the film in any way that makes sense to that individual.
If you have a more convincing, or interesting, set of interpretations, then you too are open to present them. Ridley and Lindeloff are quoted as saying that much in the film was deliberately left open to interpretation, intentionally ambiguous, to stir conversation and dialogue.
@@sacrumbellum3477 Interpretation 😆 The film was made. I watched it. It was understood. It really is that simple
And save all the (if you can do better) stuff. I'm not trying to do anything. The film is not my work. And as an observer of the film. Is was understood. Simple. Goes back to my whole point in the end..