A Titan Title, Where the Pro, is For Progress... Finally.

Rating: 7/10 (13 May 2018)

It took an entire 33 years, for this Alien franchise to show any signs or promise of progress. A WHOLE 33 years. Alien sparked questions it didn't answer, however, that is understandable as it was the first and posing questions was its role. However, Cameron's Aliens, Fincher's Alien 3 and Jean-Pierre's Resurrection did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, NOTHING, NO-THING, to move this story forward, and for that, Prometheus is automatically FAR, FAR, FAR, better.
What are these aliens? Where do they come from? What do they want? The planet on which they were found, is that their home? If not, who's home was it before their invasion? These are some of the many questions that, 3 sequels and 2 spin-offs over a period of THIRTY THREE (33) YEARS, NEVER, EVER, WHATSOEVER, bothered to address, or even acknowledge, until Prometheus.
Admittedly, the characters in Prometheus, including their actions, seem a bit warped at times. Charlie seems to give up INCREDIBLY easily. 1 visit to the alien ship, with zero exploration anywhere else, including all the many other parts of said ship, and he is ready to completely give up, after a lifetime worth of work, and a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The 2 copilots felt extremely random. Janek seemed majorly unbothered, even at the expense of his fellow crew members. Miss Vickers it appears, should've really stayed on earth, though in her defense, there is a part in the film where she provides some acceptable rationale, when talking to her father. And David, at some points was intelligible, and then at others, inconsistently questionable.
However, because this film FINALLY addressed questions lingering for DECADES, with ultimately awesome answers actually, it was thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. The aliens were manufactured by a superior version of humanity, who created humans too, and now seemingly want to use those aliens to destroy us. Why? How? When?
Prometheus is NOT perfect. It is very flawed. While taking place in 2094, Prometheus is before Alien, which took place in 2037, among many of its imperfections, including mainly how it handled its characters. However, the story finally moved forward, but more importantly and relevantly, in an EXCITING way, with perhaps the most incredibly appropriate titan, I mean, title.
Here's to hoping we don't have to wait until 2045 to find out who this superior race of humans actually are, where they come from and what their agenda is. 7/10.