Scott understood that, and so did the people behind those other creature features. We as human animals are afraid of the unknown. One of the main reasons that the Alien is scary, particularly in the earlier films, is that it’s unknown. Giving me that explanation undermines the fear factor. In the same way, I don’t want to know any more about the creatures from Predator or John Carpenter’s The Thing. I don’t want to know where the Alien comes from. The first major issue lies in the idea, which is fundamentally stupid. Guess what? They screwed things up even more than the sequels. Thus, 2012’s Prometheus was born, followed by Alien: Covenant in 2017.
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His plan involved a series of prequel flicks depicting the ship’s backstory and how the xenomorphs came to be. He promised to not only restore its dignity, but also to answer viewers’ burning questions regarding the derelict ship in the 1979 classic. One day, Ridley Scott, director of the original film, returned to the series.
One of the many horror icons that have suffered from this is the Alien, also known as a “xenomorph.” This franchise was run into the ground with a slew of sequels and spinoffs, becoming progressively more bombastic and turning the monster into a joke. Sadly, most of these prequels turn out to be hot garbage, diminishing the impact of these onscreen legends and destroying any sense of dread they once had. In essence, they retroactively change how we’re meant to view these infamous adversaries. They have tried numerous times to capitalize on the popularity of horror villains through prequels, delving into the origins of these creatures to show us a different side to them. Hollywood is not blind to the success of its stars. However, the answer I was headed toward was the dreaded prequel.
You know what makes these scary stars less interesting, though? Do you know what saps them of their seemingly insurmountable menace? Well, a lot of things can do that, come to think of it. Thanks to creative designs, marketability, suspenseful scripts, filmmaking craft, and simply coming at the right time, these famous foes continue to fuel the nightmares of audiences the world over. The monsters at the heart of these tales have haunted our screens for decades. A few of the most iconic are Dracula, Frankenstein, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Halloween, Predator, and, finally, Alien. With his two prequels, director Ridley Scott damaged the Alien more than the sequels ever could.īeing a month of mischief and the macabre, October is a time when many people indulge in horror movies, and they had plenty of properties to choose from this year.
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