DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Fortunately, this was much better than Prometheus. I will gladly accept this coherent mediocrity over that mess.
Covenant seems like the film that Prometheus was supposed to be. Its the creation story of the xenomorphs, complete with numerous Old Testament parallels: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, etc. The biggest improvement over Prometheus is that David actually has clear motivation this time. His daddy issues and god complex are a dangerous mix.
An android trying to create life is an interesting concept, but that idea is wasted when those creations are the non-intelligent, violent xenomorphs. Like with Prometheus, the Alien aspects feel at odds with the story trying to be told. Xenomorphs being the stand-in for humanity makes all of the religious symbolism fall apart because there are so few similarities between the two. I think I get what Ridley is going for with these movies, but it just doesn't work.
Covenant seems like the film that Prometheus was supposed to be. Its the creation story of the xenomorphs, complete with numerous Old Testament parallels: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, etc. The biggest improvement over Prometheus is that David actually has clear motivation this time. His daddy issues and god complex are a dangerous mix.
An android trying to create life is an interesting concept, but that idea is wasted when those creations are the non-intelligent, violent xenomorphs. Like with Prometheus, the Alien aspects feel at odds with the story trying to be told. Xenomorphs being the stand-in for humanity makes all of the religious symbolism fall apart because there are so few similarities between the two. I think I get what Ridley is going for with these movies, but it just doesn't work.