Prometheus: A New, Certain Epic from Ridley Scott

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2012)

Prometheus was a phenomenal and intense sci-fi masterpiece from the mastermind behind the 1979 classic, Alien, Ridley Scott, who has returned to sci-fi after 30 years, and his return is a big one. Prometheus is about a team of scientists and researchers who team with Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Hollaway (played by Logan Marshall-Green and Noomi Rapace) on a search for the biggest answer to one of the most controversial questions; who created us? When they arrive at the planet of the creatures' supposed home-world, everything goes wrong and the search for our beginning may lead to our end.
Prometheus is loaded with great performances and actors/actresses, with two performances standing out, one of them being obvious; Michael Fassbender as David. Michael truly captivated and stole the screen as the new android who watches over the crew of the Prometheus, and as the movie progresses, you see a very mysterious and straight-forward change in his programming, which has you on edge, it being villainous in nature. The other character many people don't recognize much was Idris Elba as Janek, the captain of the Prometheus. For me, he stole the screen towards the end of the movie, and had various scenes before in where he was my favorite, one including him trying to get Vickers (played by Charlize Theron) in bed with him. The rest of the performances were fantastic, but i must move on. The visual effects: top-notch. There was no mistake whatsoever in the visuals; they were built around a "shock-and-awe" factor, as well as a certain beauty in creation, only explained if you see the film, as spoiling it would ruin most of the film. The directing was fantastic, with Ridley being at his A-game, capturing the moments some directors couldn't (one that was truly disturbing and grotesque involving Noomi). The music by Marc Streitenfeld was just spectacular, as it fit with every scene and the overall tone of the film, moving from an interesting, thought-provoking masterpiece to a bloody, terror-inducing epic.
Prometheus was, all-in-all, an instant classic worthy of the Alien saga. But that's the first mistake made; you can't truly compare this to the Alien movies, since its story is its own, but takes place in the same story universe, involving the Xenos. I just hope Ridley stays with this new set-piece in the saga and makes a trilogy out of Prometheus, because in a way, it can work.
9.5/10 Stars***