Prometheus is a 2012 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron. Set in the late 21st century, the story centers on the crew of ...
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What's the real meaning of the birth of the alien in Prometheus?
In the movie Prometheus the alien is born from the last 'human-alien' of the planet they traveled to.
But, how should it be interpreted? The alien is a mutation from the parasite inside the body of ...
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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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In Prometheus, is Meredith Vickers a human or android?
While I was watching Prometheus this weekend, I initially thought that Meredith Vickers was an android, like David. They never made it perfectly clear that she was or wasn't human. They did hint at ...
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Why did the Engineer at the start of the movie drink the dark liquid?
Why did the Engineer at the start of the movie drink the dark liquid?
From Wikipedia:
Above a waterfall, a humanoid alien consumes a dark liquid, and a hovering spacecraft departs. After ...
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How is Prometheus connected to Alien vs. Predator in the chronological sense?
At the end of Prometheus, we saw that a creature was born from the body of the dead Engineer which was essentially identical to the Alien creature pictured the Alien vs. Predator movies (a Xenomorph).
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Is the Engineers' language in Prometheus similar to any human language?
Is the Engineers' language in Prometheus similar to any human language? Was this language developed further in any website or promotional material?
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Did Ridley Scott include slowly rotating fans in Prometheus?
In most (or all) of Ridley Scott movies there is at least one scene with slowly rotating fans. Sometimes light is shining from behind the fan casts shadows on a heavy smoke atmosphere. This is very ...
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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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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 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 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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What was Weyland suffering from?
In Prometheus, it is shown in 2089, Dr. Shaw and Dr. Holloway discovered another cave-drawing of so-called engineers. In 2093, they reached LV-223. They have been asleep for two years (The geologist ...
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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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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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How to explain the discrepancies between the end of Prometheus and the beginning of Alien?
At then end of Prometheus, the alien that Elizabeth Shaw extracted from her womb kills the Engineer then dies. Later on, a primary form of alien xenomorph is seen bursting out of the Engineer's chest. ...
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The 'same landscape shot' conundrum
During the first scene of the film we're shown a montage of landscape shots (actually Iceland) as establishment for the section when the CGI 'guy' drinks, disintegrates and drops into the waterfall.
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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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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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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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Why is the German version of Prometheus released 2 months after the world premiere?
Usually Big Blockbusters are timed to be released in major countries at roughly the same time. This even includes movies that are dubbed for localised version.
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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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Where did the worm that appeared in the black goo chamber come from?
My (admittedly poor) recollection of the scene is this:
The camera is doing a visual close-up of the soil. I forget if this was the part showing small, flowing rivulets of black goo.
The soil 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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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 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 ...
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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 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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Why did Ridley Scott decide on doing a prequel?
One of Ridley Scott's most exclaimed science fiction movies is Alien. It's also one of the few movies that does not have a city scape. When involved in the re-release in 2003 he started to want to ...
