Movie Review #60: Prometheus (2012)

Of all of the films to come out last year, no film was quite as controversial as Prometheus. You either liked it, loved it, hated it or despised it so much that you burn every copy you find. But I am here to set the record straight!
..... Actually, I can't set the record straight because this is 100% my opinion so that would be very biased of me .....

In Prometheus, a group of scientists discover a clue to the origins of mankind and they set on a journey to find our creators.

The reason why people were so psyched for Prometheus was that from the trailers, it looked like a prequel to Alien. People thought that it would make sense considering Ridley Scott directed Alien and Prometheus. As it turns out it isn't. Prometheus isn't a prequel to Alien. Prometheus merely takes place in the same universe as Alien does. The upcoming sequel might end up connecting to Alien, but that's up for debate. I think that the fact that Prometheus isn't a sequel is the why many people hate this film. Here is my reasoning:

Some people went into Prometheus expecting that all of the questions they had about Alien would be answered. As it turns out it wasn't a prequel and that is why many fanboys were incredibly let down; because none of their questions were answered. Apparently some people only like movies that explain things to them because they are too simple minded to use a little thing called "thinking" and they don't want anything in a movie to be left up to the imagination. Even though that is half the fun for some movies. Sorry, I just get very defensive against all the Prometheus haters.

Now for the actual review:
Prometheus is a phenomenal sci-fi horror film. The cast consists of Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Guy Pearce. All give great performances, but Michael Fassbender out-shined them all. He plays David, and android and he is so fantastic. The visuals are astounding. Prometheus is worth seeing on a visual level alone. They are even more praiseworthy considering very little CGI was involved. For the most part, practical effects were used. And for that, I tip my hat to Sir Ridley Scott. Well done sir.

My biggest issue is that the script is inconsistent at times. There is this scene where a scientist gets freaked out by a dead body, but when he encounters a creature they haven't seen before he wants to touch it! I don't understand that at all.

Final Report: Even though the questions we had about Alien aren't answered, Prometheus is still a visually arresting science fiction adventure with a terrific performance by Michael Fassbender.