movie review - Prometheus
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
I really wanted this prequel to the first Alien movie to recapture the dread, world-building, character-driven narrative, and over-all vibe of that original movie. I mean, we were going to find out about the giant alien from whose chest the xenomorph seemed to have emerged in that scene in the first flick. Not a bad idea. But, no. This was a confused mess and despite a stellar cast I can't even say that I can explain it properly.
I will say that the creators certainly brought us something creative, I just disliked the mean stupidity of the characters, the pointless little things that studded it (there's an advanced medical pod that only helps men?) and the tenuous story that links an early-space-era investigation on Earth to an advanced mission to a very distant system. Never mind that it makes no sense for "The Architects" to have done some cave paintings of their distant planet, or that the planet so indicated turns out to be not home-world but some kind of half-dead world with a tiny single research facility. Never mind, never mind. I can't explain it and won't. It's all beautiful to look at but pointless.
Not recommended. What a lost opportunity.