This document provides an introduction to an analysis of the films Prometheus and Alien Covenant. It argues that these films expand on the original Alien film by introducing philosophical ideas and myths that give the story a deeper layer. Specifically, it analyzes the character of David the android as a reflection of human struggles and aspirations. Through decoding David's nature and goals, the films reveal what the authors think of humanity and its place in the universe. It is a story about humanity's anxieties and fears of the unknown.
This document provides an introduction to an analysis of the films Prometheus and Alien Covenant. It argues that these films expand on the original Alien film by introducing philosophical ideas and myths that give the story a deeper layer. Specifically, it analyzes the character of David the android as a reflection of human struggles and aspirations. Through decoding David's nature and goals, the films reveal what the authors think of humanity and its place in the universe. It is a story about humanity's anxieties and fears of the unknown.
This document provides an introduction to an analysis of the films Prometheus and Alien Covenant. It argues that these films expand on the original Alien film by introducing philosophical ideas and myths that give the story a deeper layer. Specifically, it analyzes the character of David the android as a reflection of human struggles and aspirations. Through decoding David's nature and goals, the films reveal what the authors think of humanity and its place in the universe. It is a story about humanity's anxieties and fears of the unknown.
PURSUIT OF PERFECTION IN PROMETHEUS AND ALIEN COVENANT
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FROM ALIEN. DRONE SOUNDS AND IMAGES OF ALIEN IS 1970S MOST ICONIC HORROR FILM AND ONE VERY CLOSE TO DARK UNIVERSE. SUBGENRE OF COSMIC HORROR. THE FIRST DEALT WITH QUESTIONS OF FEAR, SEXUALITY, PROCREATION, AND HUMAN INSECURITY IN THE VAST COSMOS. IN 2010S TWO PREQUELS – PROMETHEUS AND ALIEN COVENANT TRY TO EXPAND THIS DARK UNIVERSE BY INTRODUCING PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS AND MYTHS THAT GIVE ANOTHER MUCH DEEPER LAYER TO THIS STORY. IT WILL TURN OUT THAT THIS IS A STORY ABOUT CREATION ITSELF AND ABOUT Commented [UA2]: SCENE OF MURAL AND MYSTERIES OF EXISTENCE. IN THE CENTRE OF IT ALL IS OF COURSE A CRYSTAL – WITH GIGER’S INTERPRETATIONS OF ALIEN LIFE CYCLES. *LATER TO INTRODUCE IN PROTAGONIST, A DARK TWIN, OR TO BE PRECISE - AN ANTIHERO – HE IS A SECTION ABOUT SACRIFICE. REFLECTION OF HUMAN STRUGGLES, OVER GOINGS AND DOWNFALLS. IT’S DAVID – AN ANDROID, A CREATION OF HUMAN INGENUITY, A SPARK OF MUCH Commented [UA3]: SCENES OF DAVID IN WHITE GREATER FIRE. BY DECODING HIS OMINOUS NATURE AND HIS ASPIRATIONS, ROOM WITH WEYLAND.
WE CAN REVEAL WHAT AUTHORS THINK OF HUMANKIND AND ITS PLACE IN
THE UNIVERSE. HOW WE ARE AFRAID OF EXISTENCE AND OF ANSWERS WE ARE GETTING FROM THE DARK CORRIDORS OF COSMOS. IT’S A STORY ABOUT OUR ANXIETIES, OF FEAR AND TREMBLING AT THE FACE OF UNKNOWN. DAVID’S PURSUIT FOR PERFECTION IS AN ARCHETYPAL JOURNEY, A STROLL THROUGH SPIRAL FOREST OF SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN MESSAGES. SIMILARITIES WITH ANCIENT MYTHS, LEGENDS OF LUCIFER, PHILOSOPHER STONE AND OTHER FABLES OF BYGONE AGES THAT PREDATES ORGANISED RELIGIONS WILL PROVIDE US WITH MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS UNCANNY SAGA, AND PERHAPS THEN WE WILL FIND OUT WHO REALLY IS AN ALIEN… PART I ELECTRIC DREAMS – COLLECTIVE ARCHETYPAL MYTHS AS EXPLANATIONS OF UNIVERSAL EMOTIONS
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