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In “Prometheus” why bring anyone but David-type androids?
In the movie "Prometheus" the android David flawlessly executes a seemingly endless range of tasks:
learns to read and speak an alien language
shoots a basketball with precision
keeps the spaceship ...
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What happened at the end of Prometheus Movie?
I watched Prometheus Movie last night. Though I found a good concept here, I still have some questions about it.
There were some scenes that picture holographic images. I don't get from where they ...
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The ending in Prometheus
When Elizabeth and David take off at the end of the movie Prometheus in the alien ship are they heading for LV-426?
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The character Weyland in Prometheus
Is Mr. Weyland a great grandchild of the Weyland in Alien VS Predator ?
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Prometheus: Why did the crew take off their helmets?
These were a group of some of the brightest scientists in the world, right? So why would they decide to take off their helmets on an alien planet?
Even if things were safe, they would still be ...
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Why did this character in Prometheus kill without apparent reason?
At the end of Prometheus, why did the Engineer kill the humans? What is that thing that killed the Engineer?
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Explain “hypersleep” from Alien, Prometheus, etc.?
Early in Prometheus, the human crew is in "hypersleep" for a couple years, and at one point, an android uses a touch-screen interface to "see" on a screen what a woman crew-member is dreaming.
In a ...
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Is the black goo used to create human life the same the Engineers intended to use as a biological weapon to destroy human life on Earth?
At the end of Prometheus, we are lead to believe that the Engineers were planning on using the black goo as a biological weapon to end human life on Earth. At the beginning of the movie, black goo is ...
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What does David pick up off the floor early in Prometheus?
Early in the movie Prometheus, while most of the crew is still in cryosleep, David makes the rounds of the ship.
While walking from one room to another, David seems surprised to see something on the ...
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Why does Weyland have to hide that he was on the ship?
In Prometheus, for what reason did Weyland hide on the ship? When he finally revealed that he was in the ship, it turns out nothing happens, there are no particular consequences and the reason for the ...
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Did the black goo affect life forms in different ways in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, the black goo appears to affect life forms in five different ways.
At the very beginning of the movie, the Space Jockey drinks the black-goo, and it kills him and makes the body ...
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What life form was the survey probe picking up in Prometheus?
Early in the film the Fifield's 'Pups' (The red survey balls) are released to map the structure. After they have done the mapping one of them stops at the end of a passage.
We later discover this is ...
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How did the engineer enter the locked ship?
During the last scene in Prometheus, how did the Engineer enter the ship after Dr.Shaw had locked the doors?
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What is the real purpose of the star map in Prometheus?
At the beginning of Prometheus, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway have discovered a pictogram of a very tall man pointing to a series of stars. The two archaeologists are clearly very ...
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Why was the surgery pod configured only for men in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, when Shaw touch the surgery-pod Vickers warned her not to touch it because it is rare and so expensive, but i could not understand why the operating pod was made for a male, but the ...
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What was David's motivation in Prometheus?
For me, perhaps the most interesting person aboard the Prometheus was the android, David. I'm still confused by his seeming fascination with the movie, Lawrence of Arabia. Although I couldn't make ...
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What was the motivation behind the Engineers actions in Prometheus?
After watching Prometheus I don't have a clear idea of why the Engineers created the human beings. Because, if they created humans so that they can test their bio-weapons on us, then it makes sense, ...
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What did David say to the engineer in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, when the android David is talking with the Engineer, first he stumbles a bit and stays crouched, then they are all asking him questions and David seems to translate it. Then they all ...
