Best movie of the year: The Tree of Life meets Alien...possibly the best sci-fi since Planet of The Apes

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2012)

This review contains spoilers:
First off, let me say that their were a lot of deep philosophical references in this movie and if you didn't understand those, it's understandable why you may have been upset you weren't watching Alien 3d. It's not just all about the horror and suspense like Alien is for the most part. It's about a story much bigger than in Alien. This makes the Alien sequels look like Jason X. The only thing wrong with it is that it isn't an hour longer to give the characters more time to develop. Hopefully there will be a longer Director's cut or something. Noomi's acting was incredible and Oscar worthy, while Fassbender and Theron were great too. The story was great and really fun to watch unfold. At the ending, you even got to see a little glimpse at the Alien. There were a lot of great ironic twists in the movie, and it's arguably the most memorable science fiction film since the original Planet Of The Apes. Although some people complain that the scientist's were "dumb", you have to remember it's only 2087, and there's only certain types of people that would agree to go on a mission so far deep in space that it requires 2 years of hyper sleep. Their human beings, after all. Also, it wasn't a government mission, but from the money of a trillionaire with his own agenda. It's kind of dark in that sense, exposing deep flaws of human nature, yet celebrating them at the same time. It isn't truly ballsy, but this is Ridley Scott, so I wouldn't expect it to be. It's classy. The ending doesn't answer everything at first glance, but there are definitely some really symbolic and deep meanings that might require a really open mind or some LSD to appreciate. It's answers lie in a meaning that can't be shown because polarizing topics tend to be controversial. Say, you want the truth and all the answers? You can't handle the truth and all the answers! The answers are all in Noomi's character. The opening shows the native human eating the black alien liquid and falling into the river and dieing. He eats it fearlessly, and this is symbolic of Adam eating the apple, and then there's the alien snake. It's obviously not just a coincidence, but it's open to interpretation. Sound familiar? It's all about the meaning of life, the creation of it, and finding the answers. The truth is we don't know the answers, so it's just we choose to believe. Even if they created human beings and the earth, whom or what created them? The bible's ironic and deeper meanings are more important than believing it word for word...Stories are all about the message, not the exact history. I'm not really even religious, but I'll say this...If we ever get the chance to meet Aliens on a distant planet, we better not have a freaking stuck up android and really rich selfish old dude be the first ones to greet him.