Flawed Storyline but Enjoyable!

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2014)

I'm not a fan of big blockbuster movies from the past decade but since this was by Ridley Scott the Director of Alien and Blade Runner then I was interested.
I think what really got me interested in this movie was that it was vaunted as a 'sort of' prequel to Alien and explains the origins of Alien and of course the title Prometheus was thought provoking, I mean why call the film Prometheus?
We know, or at least we do now, that Prometheus was a Titan banished by Zeus for trying to help humans by giving them fire that was being withheld by Zeus because Zeus wanted to kill off humans. So where does that tie into the film?
At the beginning of the film there is this white being, male, muscular, black eyes. From there we go to these scientists exploring caves in Scotland where markings on the walls seem to explain alien creatures having visited Earth thousands of years ago.
A team of scientists are then sent on a space mission to discover the origins of mankind, this is the first hole in the story because we're left out of the decision making process that sent the team into space so we're not quite sure the specific reason that brought the mission about, for example how they knew about this planet somewhere in space.
The main characters in the film are somewhat forgettable. Even the humanoid aliens are probably not going to stay in your mind in the long term. The only character in the film I engaged with was Michael Fassbender's portrayal of the android David. From the other reviews I've read that appears to be a constant.
Throughout the film there are many holes in the plot and things that don't make sense. One example are the humanoid alien creatures who we are told are the ones responsible for the space jockey from the original Alien film. Basically we're being told these creatures are responsible for the foundation of humanity on Earth hence the title Prometheus. That being the case why are they so bloody hostile to humans?
However what saves the film are the first rate special effects and cinematography. I'm not typically a fan of CGI having grown up with optical effects but Ridley Scott is one of the few who can make a good job with CGI.
At the end of the film the Alien we're familiar with from the Alien series of films pops out of one of the humanoid Aliens. From there the film ends but my interpretation is that the original Alien creatures where at odds with the humanoid aliens perhaps trying to infiltrate the humanoids with a view to taking over new colonies created by the humanoids. It's all left open to interpretation!