This A L I E N prequel is on the box again tonight. I watched it the other day and caught it when it first came out at the flicks.
I am a big fan of the A L I E N universe and enjoy watching each new incarnation. Maybe you are too?
C O V E N A N T is an unusual installment in the franchise. Not as important as P R O M E T H E U S but its a direct follow-on.
The story of D A V I D will not be to everyone's taste I imagine as its the goriest of all the films I would say. More like a David Cronenberg horror in part, the tale of android insanity still has a lot going on.
As with all films we'll all have our own opinions and theories about what's on screen, so here's a few questions that C O V E N A N T raises. Its not a quiz. I'm just interested what you think:
1. Why did D A V I D kill everyone on the Engineers' planet?
2. Why did D A V I D kill Dr. Elizabeth Shaw?
3. Why is D A V I D obsessed with the A L I E N ?
4. Why does D A V I D hate humanity?
5. What is the end-game for D A V I D?
6. Where is D A V I D going in the spacecraft at the end of the film and how does this relate to A L I E N?
7. What do you think is Scott's reason for having an Android in every A L I E N film?
1. David wiped out the Engineers as an act of vengeance, as they destroyed his 'family' and also posed a threat to his ideas of godhood.
ReplyDelete2.Shaw apparently died in the crash - her 'Country Roads' message was probably sent prior to arrival on the Engineer homeworld and possibly before she repaired david. As she was the only specimen of humanity left, David used her body in his experimentations.
3.David is obsessed with the idea of creation and godhood, but also admires the simplicity of the alien. Its singularity of purpose. He also wants something he can cause to be his 'child'.
4. David resents humanitys frailty and the fact that humans created him, a superior being. He is clearly unimpressed with Waylands display of hubris at the beginning.
5.End Game for David must be creation of a race who he can control and lord over to satisfy his burgeoning god-complex.
6. David is heading for the Covenants original destination, Origae-6, the selected colony world, where he will use the frozen embryos and unfortunate crew as fodder for his experimentation.
7. Scott is using the artificial person to throw humanity and the humans goals and drives into perspective. The alien is the apparent monster, but the humans can be capable of equally savage acts.
Fab insights Bill. Very helpful. I wonder what the next prequel will be about?
DeleteI always wanted to work on an Alien film,but my sudden deafness made working in the studio environment impossible. Surprisingly I did get to work on Alien:Covenant by making a series of ethnic musical instruments for David's laboratory at my home. Sadly none are really visible in the final cut and I didn't get a screen credit. Ah well, that's movies...
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that Lewis. You worked on Covenant! Doesn't bother me that you werent credited! You still worked on it!
DeleteLewis - can you show us ? I got the Titan publication 'Davids Drawings' that collects most of the sketches from the set, but also shows some of the interior shots of the set. Did you make the Command Flute that David shows Walter and the Engineers use to activate the console ?
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