My theory: Heretics vs True Believers

Just saw the movie today a quick review: - Too much. Should have cut some of the action for more character dev. - Loved the effects and the themes, and Fassbender was great as David Ok, my theories: Engineers as an engineered race, they share our DNA yet: - they are much larger than us - no hair - all of the individuals we see are indistinguishable (yes this could be an oversight, but...) - perhaps they are a cloned slave race/warrior cast of another race/species Engineers know conflict - both the xenomorphs and the black goo clearly can be used as weapons and appear mostly as weapons - the final Engineer has a propensity for violence The sanctum or tomb has religious overtones posit two factions/sects/whatever, Heretics and True Believers: - Heretics believe in using the black goo to spread life - True Believers see the goo as a weapon, and the results of the goo used in other contexts as abominations. The opening scene then depicts a Heretic - it appeared to me like the ship he sees in the distance is leaving. Perhaps he was a stowaway, perhaps he escaped, perhaps he deliberately marooned himself. And then he martyrs himself to seed the planet with DNA. (whether it is Earth or not seems unimportant). The Heretics keep records of planets they have seeded on their sanctum planet (LV-223). They direct their creations to this planet, and they visit their creations as they are able. I reject the 'industrial' accident theories, instead I believe they were attacked by True Believers who have infiltrated their temple and used the black goo as a weapon. The decapitated Engineer was running to the tomb/temple because the room was not only a place of worship but also a control point for the goo (the green gem?). The mural depicting the xenomorph is a warning about using the goo in the wrong way. (This feels a lil iffy). The Engineers depicted on the bridge hologram are True Believers. They have come to take the black goo stockpiled by the Heretics and the information on which planets were seeded to destroy the abominations. When the last survivor, a True Believer, is awakened by examples of these abominations, he reacts violently. Other posssibilities: - Over time Heretics became True Believers as they saw the black goo's capability for destruction (like any other technology) and have come to see all the results of the goo as an abomination. This theory goes back to the accident idea for the death of most of the Engineers. - The Heretics are a rebellion force that have been seeding planets with life, unbeknownst to their overlords. When they are found out, they send Engineers true to the cause to eliminate them. I'm not sure a definite answer is possible, but thoughts? (oh and also thx to the [url=http://www.prometheus-movie.com/community/forums/topic/7436]sumerian thread[/url] that I found very interesting )