Brilliant, stylish, dark, sometimes horrifying satirical allegory

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2017)

It's Milton's Paradise Lost, Hesiod's Theogony, Byron's Giaour, Shelley's Frankenstein and St. John's Apocalypse, set in space, with Xenomorphs! All of these narratives explore the human condition in the context of a mysterious, wondrous, and sometimes terrifying universe. There is a level to both Alien Covenant and Prometheus that engage in this same type of exploration, often through allegory.
There's also a level of dark humour that points out just how self-defeating humans can be when we allow fear, prejudice, pride, insecurity, greed to dictate our actions.
Those who like to think of themselves, or human beings in general, as being "above" such flaws probably won't like the allegorical subtext. They'll probably just think it's a "stupid" movie, when in reality its a fairly insightful satirical commentary on some of humanity's struggles.
Apart from all of this existentialism, however, this is a highly entertaining sequel to Prometheus that also leaves you wondering what's going to happen next.