Amazing piece of true Science Fiction

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2012)

I've come to notice on here that reviewers on IMDb are usually not in tune with film and its appreciations. This lead me to write my first ever review on here. I saw Prometheus today. This is a masterful film. And to those who are not knuckle draggers or 19 yr old Google loving dummies who live in an age of needing answers and shiny objects in their film, they will agree with me. Prometheus is a piece of science fiction that hasn't been explored since the likes of The Matrix, Blade Runner, and, yes, Alien. Science Fiction is meant to be atmospheric. It should scare us. Its gross. It is unnatural. It leaves questions unanswered and open to debate about the theologies of what we just witnessed. Enter Prometheus. A film that does all of these in it's short 2 hours and 3 minutes. Like Blade Runner (was Deckard really a Replicant? There is proof to show he is, or he isn't), The Matrix (what is the Matrix, were they really in the Matrix within another Matrix?), or Alien (where did the ship come from, what was the Space Jockey doing, what do the original xenomorphs look like, where did they come from?), we get the genre type again. True, unsettling, horrific, unanswered science fiction. Enter David, played masterfully by the ever perfect Michael Fassbender, the android who is doomed to become the antagonist. He does his daily chores and prepares the ship and himself for what is to come. This is the perfect opening for the film. Noomie Rapace is a fantastic, and very strong, female lead and will now be remembered for this film. As they enter the cave, we then start to learn what this species was doing? But what were their plans for Earth? Were they really going to destroy it or was the sacrifice at the beginning an inkling to the idea that they were soon wanting to create more life? David is already fascinated and sabotages Charlie (Noomie's love) which therefore brings us to a very unsettling discovery of Noomie being impregnated by a very primitive face hugger. Those of you who know your Alien lore should be in heaven now. To see the evolution of it all coming together. This scene is true horror. No jumpy scenes (that is not horror!). Just gut wrenching horrific sequencing and a very unsettling and masterful performance from Noomie. Its definitely not an Alien prequel, but small questions are answered for those of us who really love Alien. I am confused as to so many reviewers who are mad that it was "a prequel." It definitely is a film of its own pure genius that just so happens to have great homage to the Alien story. I'm very intrigued for a possible sequel and love to question: who was the sacrifice at the beginning? Is this the particular scene of the creation of Earth life? What was David's full purpose? Will Noomie get her answers? By films end was David truly wrong? Who created the Jockeys and will Noomie and David find out? This film provokes thoughts on religion, theology, human existence, evolution and pure science fiction. If you love Transformers... stay away. If you love Twilight... get the hell away! If you understand film as a true art form and know exactly what true science fiction is meant to portray... this film will stick with you for days! P.S. Michael Fassbender has my vote for Best Supporting Actor. Seeing as how he has been snuffed in the past..