Yet Prometheus is also very different from Alien , opening the door to many of the themes that Scott once said he wished to explore in a sequel. In fact, if Prometheus functions as a sort of proxy Alien , then Alien: Covenant winds up being the sequel that Scott originally envisioned, digging into the nature of the aliens which, we eventually learn, were actually genetically engineered by an android, who was created by humans, who may have actually been created by the alien Engineers , and exploring other civilizations.
However, instead of digging into the civilization of the xenomorphs as it seemed like Scott had originally planned, he instead pivoted in Prometheus to suggest that androids were in fact the other race worth exploring. In Prometheus , the android David Michael Fassbender is by far the most interesting character developed much more fully than Ian Holm 's Ash was in Alien , and he evolves even further in Covenant. Perhaps after watching the Alien sequels, which imply that androids eventually begin improving their own designs after humans stop developing their technology, Scott decided that a race of our own making becoming the impetus for our destruction was even more fascinating than an outside species coming to attack us.
Like Alien , Prometheus raises a lot of questions about its world, plot, and characters, some of which are answered in Alien: Covenant ; many of which are not. But providing solid, logical answers has never seemed to be Scott's main concern, in the Alien movies or in any of his other work.
And while Prometheus may not be as effective as its predecessor in its storytelling or the intense feelings it provokes, there's no denying that it delivers on more of the intellectual themes that Scott once said he wished he could explore.
Watching Alien and Prometheus back to back doesn't deliver a complete picture of the Alien franchise, but it does offer unique insight into what it might have become if Ridley Scott had remained in charge of the sequels. It illuminates the different paths that could've been explored, and the ways that Scott has changed and grown as both a director and storyteller. Taken in context with the rest of the franchise -- the three action-packed Alien sequels, and the second, much more cerebral prequel -- Prometheus and Alien highlight the vast range of the Alien franchise by essentially telling the same story in two different ways, by the same man at two very different points in his career.
One door leads to pulse-pounding horror and adventure; the other to heady musings about human nature and inevitable cycles of creation and destruction. Yet both are branches off the same narrative tree, alternate ways of examining the same story.
Ultimately, what's most impressive about viewing Alien and Prometheus as a matched set rather than as two disparate points in an uneven franchise is in how many layers the two films reveal about the nature of their shared central story, and how distance can sometimes help us view something familiar in an entirely new light. Registration with Movies Anywhere required. Open to U. You must purchase a Movies Anywhere -eligible movie from a digital retailer that is linked to your Movies Anywhere account.
For complete details, visit MoviesAnywhere. This instalment in the Predator series pluralised its title in a deliberate nod to the second entry in the Alien franchise, but aside from that, there are no major connections to choose from.
Set at an unspecified point in the future, Predators follows a group of mercenaries after they are abducted and left on an alien planet, where two warring Predator tribes partake in a competitive hunt. Rent or buy Predators on Amazon Prime Video. While the Alien vs Predator films were originally intended to slot into the existing continuity of the two franchises, the events of more recent blockbusters Prometheus and Alien: Covenant have essentially rendered them non-canon.
Therefore, fans can view them as a self-contained duology, but if you wish to have the context offered at the time of their release, you could follow the release order listed lower down on this page. Set in , Alien vs Predator introduces the idea of the Xenomorphs and Predators harbouring an ancient rivalry, which a team of scientists unwittingly get caught between. Much like the first film, AVPR was hit with some savage reviews and underperformed at the box office, putting this crossover franchise on hiatus for the time being.
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