1. What do the planets and scenes at the beginning of the film mean?
At the beginning of the film, we saw an alien who was later called an Engineer watching his spacecraft leave an unknown planet, and then as if performing some kind of ritual, he drank a cup of black liquid and transformed himself. For powder. Then it shows that the engineer’s DNA is combined with the original DNA of the planet. Ridley Scott himself said that this planet may be the earth or other planets, but this scene conveys several basic concepts: 1. Black liquid can break DNA and combine with other DNA. 2. The engineer sacrificed himself to create life. In addition to the later content of the film (the DNA of humans and engineers are the same), we can say with certainty that if the film is not the earth at the beginning, then the engineer must have performed the same ritual on the earth and created humans by breaking down their own DNA.
2. Why did the robot David poison the scientist Holloway with black liquid?
I think this problem can be analyzed from two levels: First, David serves the old man Weyland, and the old man’s investment in Prometheus is not fundamentally to discover the origin of alien civilization, but to continue his life. So everything must be prioritized. We already know that David can understand alien characters and communicate in alien languages, so he has probably inferred the role of the black liquid through the carvings on the wall, a chemical complex that "produces life". Therefore, when David gave Holloway black liquid, he was probably not sure what effect this black liquid would have on people. He knew that this liquid would solve the mystery of the origin of mankind. When he was talking to Holloway, he also asked him "whether he wants to do whatever he wants for his ideals". After Holloway said "do whatever it takes", David put the black liquid into it. In his wine. So, at least on the surface, David sacrificed Holloway purely for scientific research.
So from a deeper level, I think David is not completely unfeeling. He gave Holloway the black liquid to eat, more like a child using a magnifying glass to condense the light on the ants, with some innocence and cruelty. Considering David's status in the crew: he is arguably the smartest, most capable, and physically strong, and he will never die. . . But he has the least status and is the least respected. His achievements are often overlooked, and his efforts are not recognized. Although in principle David is a robot with no emotions, a robot without emotions will not look at Lawrence of Arabia, let alone model himself after Lawrence. David probably didn't even realize that he already had feelings, so he was jealous, cruel and resentful, adding the reason "for scientific experimentation" and decided to give Holloway the black liquid a try.
3. If LV-223 is a desolate little planet, why did engineers leave the location of this planet to humans? Why did the engineer send us this invitation to find a planet with nothing?
First of all, I think the building on LV-223 is not a weapon research institute. The captain's guess in the movie is not correct. I think the buildings like LV-223's tomb bag should be some kind of religious places, churches or temples. The facilities inside (the lack of doors, rooms, compartments, religious frescoes, sculptures, altars...) also proved this speculation from the side. If engineers regard "spreading life" as a religious act, then it makes sense to store the black liquid that spreads life in the temple.
The movie implies that after the creation of human beings, engineers will come to the earth on a regular basis to help humans develop technology and guide the development of human civilization. So at this time, they told humans the star map of the temple's location, not for humans to find this place, but rather symbolically saying "your species originated from here." It's a bit like a human parent pointing to his mother's belly and saying to a child: You just jumped out of it. Judging from the various murals, the engineer's visit to the earth is not a secret matter. People come and help you generously. I think that engineers must plan to help humanity all the way (rather than give up halfway) and guide us into the age of interstellar travel. Then at this time, they will tell us where their civilization center is, and guide us to it personally, instead of putting the star picture on the wall and waiting for us to discover it by ourselves.
4. What happened 2000 years ago?
The test result of the engineer who was beheaded by the gate said that the engineer died about 2000 years ago. In other words, there were some major accidents at the base of LV-223 2000 years ago, which caused all the deaths and a small number of people went into hibernation. It is also about this time when engineers no longer visit the earth regularly, and their images no longer appear in the murals. Therefore, it can be speculated that about 2000 years ago, a catastrophic event occurred that led to: 1- The engineer planet was severely damaged, and the entire civilization may be on the verge of destruction; 2- This catastrophic event was related to the black liquid; 3- This catastrophic The incident is related to humans.
Why do you say that? If the incident in LV-223 is an isolated phenomenon, so many people died, the mother planet or higher-level organizations will definitely send someone to investigate. There are piles of corpses on LV-223 and there is no one to manage. It can be seen that the mother planet either does not know this place at all (it is unlikely because this is not a secret weapon research base) or it is more likely that the mother planet has been destroyed. They are One of the few survivors. This disaster is related to the black liquid. We already know that the creatures that come into contact with the black liquid will change. Engineers who ingest the black liquid are broken down into powder; earthworms contact the black liquid and become huge white monsters; humans directly contact the black liquid and become mutant violent zombies; humans ingest the black liquid, just like engineers, the body The breakage turns into powder and dies. . . I think the engineer must have created some kind of mutant creature in the experiment. This mutant creature is likely to be mutated through human DNA, and this kind of mutant life is likely to be a later alien. The hologram in the movie shows the engineer's escape video, which may be avoiding the alien. However, they have actually been infected. Therefore, the heads and chests of the piles of corpses were damaged, indicating that something had exploded; the heads that the scientists brought back to the spacecraft for study were also infected with the black liquid. So it's certain that the disaster 2000 years ago must have something to do with the black liquid. At the same time, this disaster is also related to humans. Because the engineer is obviously going to the earth with a lot of black liquid in order to destroy mankind. After the engineers who woke up saw humans, their first reaction was to kill them.
Here, Ridley Scott said in an interview that engineers are not satisfied with the evolution of humans, mainly because our species is full of mutual hatred and violence. From the "self-sacrifice" scene at the beginning of the film, we can speculate that the engineer race may be a peaceful and fraternal race, unable to accept human negative emotions and violent tendencies. They may have come to help us get rid of such emotions several times. For the last time, they decided to send someone to help us. As a result, mankind nailed this person to the cross. As a result, various "Space Jesus" sayings spread. . . I think even though Ridley Scott said it himself, I don’t think the engineer’s resentment against humans potentially reflects Christian legends and the concept of original sin.
This brings us to the next question:
5. Why is the Engineer full of resentment towards humans? If this spacecraft flew to the earth to destroy humans, why did engineers create humans in the first place, help humans, and then destroy humans?
This problem may be the biggest mystery in the entire movie, and it is also an unsolved problem. I think the hatred of engineers towards humans should be related to the later aliens. It should be noted that the alien creatures appearing at the end of the movie are not the first aliens. In the room inside the pyramid, we have seen reliefs with special-shaped themes. There is an altar-like thing in front of which is placed a green stone. Therefore, the alien should have already existed and played a decisive role in the world of engineers, otherwise the engineer would not place an altar for the alien in his temple. I think the alien should be a variant of human + engineer + black liquid. This can also explain why engineers must completely destroy humans, because only in this way can aliens continue to be produced.
6. What did David tell the engineer?
There is no explanation in this movie, and there are various arguments and statements on the Internet. However, I think David is most likely to relay Weyland's meaning to the engineer: asking him to help Weyland continue his life. This can also explain the engineer's reaction: they originally wanted to kill all humans, but the humans themselves came to hope that they could be helped. . . He slept for more than 2,000 years, and it turned out to be like this, which is indeed annoying.
7. Why does the octopus abnormal shape taken out of Dr. Shaw's body grow so big in a confined space?
This is probably the characteristic of heterogeneous. The monster in the 1979 "Alien" movie can grow from the size of a lizard to two meters tall in a short period of time. I think it should be super-rapid cell division + nutrients can be obtained through any item (such as rapid decomposition of inorganic substances such as plastic and metal).
8. Why is the automatic surgery box in the Vickers room specially designed for men?
Because this automatic surgery box is prepared for Weyland.
9. Is the planet of Prometheus the same planet as the alien planet in 1979?
no. The planet of Prometheus is LV-223; the alien planet in 1979 is LV-426.
10. Why are biologists not afraid to see the weird alien bug and rush to tease it?
Because biologists are likely to smoke marijuana high. There is a plot in the movie that the geologist actually smokes marijuana. Although it didn't say it directly, I think the biologist may have also shared some. . . If it is not under the influence of drugs, it is a plot loophole.
These are the questions you can think of, and you are welcome to ask questions.
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