Pyramid in Prometheus?

looks like somebody already had this idea.................... http://www.prometheusmovienews.com/2011/06/could-prometheus-re-use-ideas-from-an-early-alien-script/

I like the idea very much and loved the book when I read it...but do not think they will go there after reading Spaihts script which never mentioned any of that at all. I think everything in this one will be original. and Just FYI...I am not changing any subject here.... I also read what Scott said in the interview you mentioned and you are RIGHT he definitely says it "NO XENOS" but what he meant I believe was "XENOS" like we saw in "Alien". He won't go back to the original "design", but the "concept" I believe is in tact and we will see a different version maybe even several of that type of creature.

i guess that's true but still, i have always wanted to see a live action version of gigers pyramid http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/199/e/e/Giger_Concept_Art_for_Alien_by_TheOldOne81.jpg awesome :)

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I would love to see a Pyramid. H.R. Giger is an amazing artist, and I always loved the Egyptian feel to the space jockey.

[url=http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/199/e/e/Giger_Concept_Art_for_Alien_by_TheOldOne81.jpg]TheOldOne[/url] Damn, LOL, it's the same pic. But you get the idea I am sure now!

thanks :) but no need for sarcasm.....that might not have been sarcasm but i can never tell by reading text.

No I was mad at myself for not checking if it was a different pic first.

dude, I'm not that way!

sorry, like i said i can never tell with text :(

snicker ;)

One thing better than sarcasm.. is delayed sarcasm

exactly lol

Can anyone tell me why everyone keeps calling the dome we spent two hours looking at a pyramid? Dome circular; pyramid triangular. I'm not trolling, I'm just wondering. Maybe it's some form of mass hypnosis? It was just about the first question I asked - "Why are they calling the fucking dome a pyramid?" (Actually it's only called a pyramid twice in the movie - by Janek and Shaw - and a dome once by Janek so the pyramid thing must be coming from all the pre-release hoop-la.) But if you can answer that question, you're on the way to busting this movie wide open. To paraphrase David - "Big ideas come from small questions."

A couple of reasons: Firstly, early concept art depicted them to be more triangular, like regular pyramids. Secondly, the labyrinthine tunnels / tombs bear more than a passing resemblance to ancient Earthly pyramids.

I don't think the average movie goer is conversant with early art depictions of a dome (do you have any pics, etc) even if you are right. We understand a dome to be a semi-circular shape and pyramids to be triangular - it's really that simple (or it was before [i]Prometheus[/i]). Sorry to push Wiki on to you but: [i]A pyramid is a structure whose shape is roughly that of a pyramid in the geometric sense; that is, [b]its outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top[/b].[/i] [i][/i] [i]A dome is an element of architecture that resembles [b]the hollow upper half of a sphere[/b]. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.[/i] If you would prefer a visual definition: [url=https://www.google.com/search?q=domes&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=6f0&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=uSLOUPGJBcXtrAfs5oDoDw&ved=0CGUQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=791]Domes[/url] [url=https://www.google.com/search?q=pyramids+pics&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=52f&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RyPOUMz_EYrSrQfZ7YD4Aw&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=791]Pyramids[/url] I don't think what is inside a dome or pyramid has anything to do with its external shape. What's even more interesting is how quickly people rush in to defend the indefensible. I mentioned this on another site and was pretty well run off as a troll. The mind fucking boggles. The simple answer to this conundrum is that we the audience see a dome (despite your protests) while the characters in the movie see a pyramid (or, more than likely, a pyramid-shaped hologram).

Whether the average movie-goer is cognisant of the movie's development process or not, that's what it had – a process. This process is documented rather well in "The Furious Gods". The pyramids had various shapes during development, and there are certainly structures shown that were more like traditional ones with triangular sides. I'll leave that as an exercise for you to research, as the documentary is several hours long. It's on the web, until Fox find it and pull it down. When you find the images in question, re-vsit your comments above and you'll see that some of them are really quite silly.

Are you saying the structure is a non-traditional pyramid? Jesus wept. It doesn't matter what processes they went through, only the end product matters - what we see on the screen. And it's a fucking dome. If you follow the scientists first trip to the dome, you'll see three of them look through the windscreen of the spacebus. Unfortunately, from the POV shot we're given, we can't see what they're looking at because of the sun on the windscreen. But there is what appears to be a terrain tracker or something that shows the layout of the land on the dashboard. It will show you what Shaw & co are probably seeing. On the left side of the tracker you will see a shape that is consistent with that of a pyramid (we can't see the whole structure) and it appears to be transparent. This fits in with one of the earlier scripts which described a pyramid hologram. And Janek, after calling the structure a pyramid earlier in the film, later refers to it as a dome. Has something changed? I can't believe I'm having this discussion. Do you think dome and pyramid are interchangeable names for the same type of structure?

I needed to check on round pyramids and sure enough there are several in in the Aztec world. My reaction was more in line of calling the structures Domes or beehives. The writers or RS himself must have approved the word usage, To my mind the pyramis has a mjoire religious overtone to it and sort of dits the theme of our movie. It may not be the most significant item in our movie, but it is just an aspect of interest that a couple of movie fans might have discussed over a cup of coffee.

@Javablue Please stop swearing and ranting. YOU asked the question why the characters in the movie call the structures pyramids, and the given answer tells you why. They are [i]alien[/i] artefacts. They are [b]not[/b] domes and they are [b]not[/b] pyramids. They have to call them something. "Crested dome-like walled rock formation" hardly trips off the tongue, does it? And if you're looking for Dalek-like logic in every line of dialog, you're watching the wrong kind of film. Why, exactly, is this distinction so important to you? That's a more fascinating question, ultimately.