leading from
a) When Prometheus
came out in 2012, I wasn't particularly that interested in most of the
designs and what they should mean to the Alien mythology. From then on
there wasn't really much of one for me other than some general ideas
that reflected the engineers relationship with the space jockey thing in
the chair in Alien.b) However I personally started experiencing ideas about the reality of a holographic universe and it wasn't really something that interested too many people. I also picked apart the designs to see how the creatures seemed to reflect a certain Pink Floyd influence, in terms of Gerald Scarfe's work on The Wall movie and then also where the designs didn't work, they opted for something influenced by Ralph Steadman from his Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas days.
c) Then another secret behind the movie coming to the surface was an interest in Steely Dan's Deacon Blues song. I was however inspired to think about the ancient tablets showing off ideas about Ancient Astronaut concepts, but the production didn't lead anywhere that vital, and there was little to talk about afterwards. However the scene involving the holographic orrery and the discovery of the sleeping giant was something that deserved repeated necessary viewing for me.
d) The mysteries regarding the original space jockey had been left behind and replaced by something that didn't quite fit and it saddened many. Taking the engineer itself for what it was, unrelated to the original space jockey and its mysteries was likely to start leading some people off in new directions. When I started thinking about how it resembled Master Burg from various stories by Moebius, there were some other places to go.
(see Exploring Moebius' influence on Prometheus for item about Master Burg.)
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