A Worthy and Strange Addition To The Alien Franchise

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2016)

When I heard about the massive controversy surrounding this movie I had heard that the biggest reason so many people didn't like it was that it wasn't what fans of the Classic Alien movies were expecting, so I decided to watch this films before any other in the franchise and I thought this film was very thought provoking, strange and fantastic. The thing I loved about this film was how well balanced it was, we had our scares and intense action sequences that were used to but we also have an overarching mystery that makes this film all the more intriguing as the idea of tracking down the beings who originated human life was a very unique ideas. Like the original Alien this film knows exactly how to build suspense, it takes its time to build up the scares through clever editing and Ridley Scott's perfect directing. The special effects in this film were mind blowingly good, there was not a single moment where I wasn't convinced of them, they blended perfectly with the environment. The actual ship, Prometheus it self was very well designed, you could see cues from the original Alien ship in the design but they updated it to appeal to a modern audience while giving a good explanation as to why it looks more advanced. The performances in this film are for the most part really good, Michael Fassbender easily gives the best performance in the whole film, he hot just the right note of intrigue and he was convincing as an android without ever coming across as lifeless. Noomi Rapace was really good in this film, she was a very effective and confident character just like Ripley and was the perfect protagonist for this film. Idris Elba is really good in this film, he is clearly enjoying himself with this role and gave a very enthralling performance. But this film does have some issues that mostly come from the script. For one this film asks a lot of intriguing questions that force the audience to think but never really resolves any of its mysteries and leaves far to much open, I know they were trying to go for a franchise with this film but they still left to much open. But the worst thing about this film is the characters, not only are most of them very forgettable but they're also really dumb, they do things unbecoming of the characters there playing and set up a poor start to the chain of events of this film.
I really do like Prometheus, it has fantastic visuals, an intriguing story and Ridley Scott shows that he truly is a master at directing Science Fiction, if Definitely does have some issues with its script but should they take them onboard they can improve upon them for Alien Covenant.
83%/A-