Unsure....

Rating: 6/10 (1 June 2012)

I really don't know what to think of this film. I'm not sure if i actually liked it or whether I'm just disappointed. As things stand, a few hours after viewing, i'm still not exactly sure if i fully understand the events in the film. And how they lead to, or their relevance to the first alien film (perhaps there will be a sequel to this film that will explain that).
The main downfall of Prometheus is that it seems to require more analysis and further investigation to try to fully comprehend. Maybe its a film that requires repeated viewings and a lot of thought. We shall see, but this is my initial impression and i think that's worth basing a review on. I suspect that the film makers have intellectualised where they should have entertained or thrilled. There are a lot of questions left unanswered and i think that is the main problem. Are we supposed to just randomly guess for ourselves?
The space jockeys themselves are impressive looking creatures. Well done to the make up dept for that one. Very realistically other-worldly looking but still obviously humanoid. They are the most interesting aspect of the film. What was their aim, their motivation, what happened to them on the planet, where are they now? Unfortunately we never fully find out. A lot of the film had 'why is this happening?' moments. Everything is left for the viewer to try and figure out. This can be a good thing but after a while you're just left confused and unsure to whether you're missing something. Sometimes you need a bit of direction....
It's always interesting viewing human nature through the eyes of an android and David's character does that quite well. Fassbender plays him with subtle malevolence. Such intellect and knowledge and yet used in such a subservient way. The comparison of humans creating David and the engineers creating humans is interesting. It puts humans in such a deliciously bad light.
Shaw's character is initially a little too naive and optimistic. She thankfully shows her resilience in the latter stages of the film but she seems a little under characterised leading up to this.
Charlize Theron is fun to watch playing the bad girl but meets a somewhat pointless end and you wonder what really was the point of her in the first place other than to simply have a 'bad guy'. Peter Weyland seems even more pointless....
Its worth seeing if you're a fan of the alien universe but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. You may be scratching your head for days.