Prometheus
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor
If you make a film about aliens, the existence of God, origins of man, ancient myths, prophecies, hieroglyphics, space travel, throw in a lot of goo, birthing alien babies and an unnerving robot – then I’m most likely gonna love it!
And guess what? I did! Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s pre-quel to his classic film Alien is visually and sci-fi-ingly satisfying.
That being said, it would take a far, far bigger geek than me to go into the ins and outs of whether this is a plausible pre-quel or not. I know nothing of star dates and although I’m a fan of Alien, I haven’t seen it countless times like a true sci-fi aficionado.
But for me, all the characters in Prometheus worked – it’s also a treat to have two men that I think are the sexiest alive in one movie – Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba. Although in this movie, Fassbender is super creepy. And convincing as a pansexual, free thinking Android. This guy is quickly becoming an actor’s actor.
I’m trying to decide if Charlize Theron is more of a super-bitch in Prometheus or as The Queen in Snow White and The Huntsman.
(Side note: I was completely bored with Snow White and The Huntsman. Visually it’s perfect and I’m sure will be Oscar nominated for costumes. But I found the rest of it to be dull. I know the original fairytale doesn’t give us much to work with, but this truly lacks a gripping storyline.)
Lastly, Noomi Rapace (Original Girl w/ The Dragon Tattoo) once again proves to be an awesome heroine and is just as appealing in her underwear as Sigourney Weaver.
Esquire Online: My favorite part of Prometheus is when a battered
and bloody Noomi Rapace reaches for her crucifix necklace, and the
decapitated robot head says to her, “Even after all this, you still
believe.” In that scene, are you Noomi or the robot head?
Ridley Scott: That’s hard to say. [Long pause] I do despair. That’s a heavy word, but picking up a newspaper every day, how can you not despair at what’s happening in the world, and how we’re represented as human beings? The disappointments and corruption are dismaying at every level. And the biggest source of evil is of course religion.
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4 Comments
tinseltine.com
Here's an objective review citing why most sci-fi fans hated this movie-http://www.killerreviews.com/staff_review.php?movieid=20901
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Hi Jessica,
That's a great compliment. Thanks!
Most of the crowd on Rotten Tomatoes were really not sold on Prometheus, but I'm totally looking forward to Part II.
Jessica Grace
I had no idea that was the same girl from the girl with the dragon tattoo. Also I liked how you included the snip-it from the esquire interview with thought provoking question are you noomi or the head. Despite not being a mega-geek I thought you did an outstanding review of the movie and touched on some of the same things I would have if I reviewed it.
Jessica Grace
I had similar thoughts on Charlize Theron, which is she a bigger bitch in she does so well in those rolls but seems like such a nice personable person in interviews a lot of people think shes an overrated actress but she has been getting a lot of roles lately and looks amazing and can really knock the ball out of the park when it comes to being a villein. Also I totally agree on the huntsman visually amazing but lacking in everything else left me feeling disappointed when I watched it. Regarding whether or not Prometheus makes for a plausible prequel time can only tell, it was intended to be a trilogy so its cliff hangers and plot holes could be answered in later unconfirmed movies yet to be made.