SPOILERS AHEAD

i'm not quite sure why ridley scott would say prometheus is not a prequel to alien when it is. it is also an independent film from alien that shares some thematic references and narratively entwines in a direct undeniable way, but i think he does himself a disservice to say it is not a prequel to a great film like alien. promethuis is independently great to in a very different way, it shares a similar intelligence, very good performances and script, it shares some familiar sets, motifs and hardware but the central theme here is about two archeologists looking for the 'engineers' of life on earth in deep space, and not finding what they hoped for but that's the only difference, in most other ways it's a repeat of alien.

i was really looking forwards to this film, i love science fiction, i think it's a very intelligent genre and imaginative as well but most of all its subversive. mr. scott takes on the ultimate subversion in his quest for god, and he answers some of that question but as always a good question only leaves another new one.

the main character is brilliantly endearing, she's pre ripley but could be a riply clone, the android from wayland is played by the brilliant micheal fassbender who channels dave from 2001 and lawrence of arabia a la peter o toole and i think david bowie from the man who fell to earth, and the captain is idris elba who answers the films most fundamental question and the super bitch mission director is the very attractive charize theron, so the pedigre of acting is peak, although there was something very wrong about the english girl in a dream sequence, it felt like she was reading from a script. 

i feel that despite being a fantastic film it was a sell out to the blockbuster ethos, it took a u turn into the usual alien type film, the goo, slime and monsters, the human decapitations and awful cronenberg type deaths were unnecessary because science fiction don't need all the horror, it just requires the ideas. 

there as some disturbing scenes in this film, but the awe is saved for the landscapes and the encounter with our makers, the big space vessels and the decision the main protagonist makes at the end. 

this is worth seeing on a big screen, i recommend it, i loved it but it was not the film i thought and it was not as good as it could have been. ridley scott contact me, for i have the ultimate science fiction story, it has everything, subversion, sex, big questions, big answers, yes really ridley, stop wasting time with these mass market formula fodder and get back to basics, great ideas.