Prometheus, stunning visuals with a heart and a brain!!!

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2012)

First of all I must start saying that I'm shocked by all the hate this movie is receiving. And even tho some reviews have very valid points, I think most of the ''hate'' really lacks foundations. That being said, I loved the movie.
Now, I must agree to a certain point with a friend who said, as a story, it's a complete fail. In a way it is. However this is also due to the fact that this is not a movie that will spoon-feed you all the information and will actually compel you to think and use your imagination. Instead of having the stereotypical scientists telling you all the answers near the climax of the movie, answers are never really given. Some of the characters speculate, but never really give an answer. For example, Janek suddenly think about the option of this moon being some kind of weaponry testing ground, or a military base, however it never gets answered. He says it because he thought it was logical at the moment, and even tho it sounds logical, it doesn't means it is the actual answer, the truth is that we keep asking ourselves the same questions the characters ask and the fact that we never get the answers, but instead we are compelled to answer them ourselves, is what makes this movie amazing. The story is simple that can be summarized like this: Archeologists find out a star map (invitation) from a space-faring alien race that has visited our planet several times before and has left us the map to reach them every time, however what we will find when we go searching for them is not music and lights in the sky. And even tho simple and not truly original is effective enough to introduce the concepts, which are the real highlights of the movie, so many interesting and fun concepts that I don't want to give away for those who have not seen the movie yet.
The action and general ambient of the movie is superb, the world that we are introduced into is as marvelous and immersive as ''Pandora'' in ''Avatar''. It is beautifully crafted, Academy Award worthy to be honest. The same goes to the rest of the ambient the movie develops in, ''Prometheus'' itself is a character, the spaceship is beautiful and complex and becomes a real home to the characters during the events of the film. In general the art direction is awe inspiring as well as the visual effects. However the film editing is not as neat as the visuals it supports, not that it's horrible, just not amazing as other Ridley Scott's films.
The sound deserves a special mention, both the sound effects as the sound editing are superb, the tension created by the sound in this movie is on par, or maybe even superior to the original ''Alien''. And the music, it is beautiful, intense, immersive, appropriate, it is almost perfect, the recurring theme from the movie is memorable and used in such imaginative ways that is also Academy Award worthy, the score is truly amazing, one of the best Sci-Fi/Horror/Epic scores ever.
In short, this movie is great, not because is something you have not seen, but because instead uses a familiar formula to introduce original and interesting concepts. If you like your movies simple and giving away every answer you need to know to understand them, this movie is not for you. But if you enjoy movies who dare you to understand what they're introducing to you, this is definitely your movie.
10/10 Because it deserves it. Even tho is not perfect.