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Prometheus Review
As my first ever blog post I will be going over a film that I just recently watched for the first time, Prometheus. Ridley Scott's Alien prequel/spin-off that has a lot of visual eye candy, squeamish scenes, and a lot of missing substance. The film is a visual masterpiece, as any cgi to the untrained eye is very well incorporated into the scenes. The practical effects as well left me wanting to see more, and proved that modern cinema can still get benefit from the use of older visual effects. The entire movie however has a somewhat thrown together plot line, that tries to leave some very odd holes in the story. The characters are quit forgettable, as most I can't even remember the names of, and the characters that I do remember aren't very well incorporated. I can't say that acting was any issue, but it was more of the dialogue and actions that made it very odd.
I keep saying odd because the characters reactions to situations just don't make sense. When upon viewing the film you may see what I'm trying to convey, but if have already viewed the film, you may agree with my thoughts here.
So we begin the film on a distant moon with the appearance of a mysterious race of beings known as the engineers. The one being in the scene consumes some black substance that causes him to mutate and literally disintegrate, with his body falling into a river below. This scene has no explanation in the movie, and the black substance does really make much sense. As the movie progresses it is revealed that this black substance is some sort of mutagen, that rewrites genetic code on contact. This isn't actually revealed at all and it somewhat has to be assumed. It acts like a bioweapon in some scenes, and a mutagen in others, creating for a confusing idea of what it actually is. The human explorers seem to not give it much thought however, which adds to my claim of their odd reactions.
The mutagen creates some horrendous creatures throughout the film, giving it some really memorable monsters that evoke memories of John Carpenter's "The Thing", and the original Alien. The creatures however seem to also be an afterthought in the plot of the film. They aren't center stage, which disappoints me, and their appearance is almost a subplot all together.
The entire movie itself centers around subplots that aren't really fleshed out enough to convey any curiosity. There is even a pointless subplot centering around spirituality, which shouldn't have even been there.
The film tries to pack too much into too little, which doesn't allow for proper characterization or plot development. I know it's not a direct Alien movie, but it evokes so many thoughts of the original Alien, that it should have just focused on the origin of the Xenomorphs, and had Alien in the title. The film goes with a jumbled mix of fan service and a new story all of its own that falls short of a fresh film.
I recommend you give Prometheus at least a watch, just so you can fully wrap your head around why the plot and characters seem very unnatural. The atmosphere is beautiful, and the creatures of stunning. The scenes of bodily harm are quite unnerving as well, although in a satisfying way if your a fan of horror films like myself.
Overall it is not a waste of time to watch Prometheus, but it left me wanting more.
I keep saying odd because the characters reactions to situations just don't make sense. When upon viewing the film you may see what I'm trying to convey, but if have already viewed the film, you may agree with my thoughts here.
So we begin the film on a distant moon with the appearance of a mysterious race of beings known as the engineers. The one being in the scene consumes some black substance that causes him to mutate and literally disintegrate, with his body falling into a river below. This scene has no explanation in the movie, and the black substance does really make much sense. As the movie progresses it is revealed that this black substance is some sort of mutagen, that rewrites genetic code on contact. This isn't actually revealed at all and it somewhat has to be assumed. It acts like a bioweapon in some scenes, and a mutagen in others, creating for a confusing idea of what it actually is. The human explorers seem to not give it much thought however, which adds to my claim of their odd reactions.
The mutagen creates some horrendous creatures throughout the film, giving it some really memorable monsters that evoke memories of John Carpenter's "The Thing", and the original Alien. The creatures however seem to also be an afterthought in the plot of the film. They aren't center stage, which disappoints me, and their appearance is almost a subplot all together.
The entire movie itself centers around subplots that aren't really fleshed out enough to convey any curiosity. There is even a pointless subplot centering around spirituality, which shouldn't have even been there.
The film tries to pack too much into too little, which doesn't allow for proper characterization or plot development. I know it's not a direct Alien movie, but it evokes so many thoughts of the original Alien, that it should have just focused on the origin of the Xenomorphs, and had Alien in the title. The film goes with a jumbled mix of fan service and a new story all of its own that falls short of a fresh film.
I recommend you give Prometheus at least a watch, just so you can fully wrap your head around why the plot and characters seem very unnatural. The atmosphere is beautiful, and the creatures of stunning. The scenes of bodily harm are quite unnerving as well, although in a satisfying way if your a fan of horror films like myself.
Overall it is not a waste of time to watch Prometheus, but it left me wanting more.
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