I don't think HL2 had anything to do with it

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2009)

This film was quite unique in offering us a view of how an alien species lives under extreme conditions. The Prawns as they are called, were basically immigrants who needed help from a possible outside world, Yet instead got nothing more than ostracized by our fellow human companions. So much for the open handed theory huh?. It was incredible that once they had settled, that things would be somewhat normal, but because of the extreme culture clash, it was more racist than anything else. It was sad to see some of the Species being experimented on and executed during an experiment. Or having a fellow human transform into one of their kind and become the most hated person on the planet. With every section of the military hunting him down like a rabid Dog. Yet through all of the intense pressures from all sides, our hero manages to overcome the hate issue, and become something more that he would be accepted by. That being the Prawns. His friend who took the mother ship back home, will be back, because he gave his word. And with everything we know of as friendship, being an alien has its greatest advantages. The Prawns have a sense of cohesion, which makes them all very formidable opponents, I see a new war coming that will decide whether or not, our hero will take a side. And if he does, what lies before the future of our planet.