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MemberOvomorphSeptember 19, 2012After watching Prometheus on iTunes with DC turned on...I must say that Ridley's comments/insights were awesome.
At one point during the commentary, Ridley mentions that all of the answers are there; there are clues everywhere throughout the film. He also mentioned that he hopes that people will dissect it now rather than write essays about it 35 years from now. Overall, a very good commentary. However, I do wish that he would have commented more on the deleted scenes and why they were removed...hopefully, that'll be on the blu-ray.
I must say that Ridley's commentary has given me a whole new appreciation for the film.
His comments also suggest that above all, he is still a visual filmmaker. He mentions that a lot of things were added to the film simply because they served the scene and that's it. It seems that every question that everyone has about the film (why did the Engineer do this or why did Fifield do that?) has a very simple answer: because Ridley Scott thought it looked cool. Granted, it may not serve everyone's understanding of the plot/story...but it's an answer I can support. That being said, I'm really looking forward to hearing Spaihts/Lindelof's commentary on the blu-ray...I'm curious to see how they feel about Ridley's visual enhancements that affected the story they were trying to tell...either to its benefit or its detriment.
September 19, 2012
Man all this is worrying me more and more to pick one bit out:
"It seems that every question that everyone has about the film (why did the Engineer do this or why did Fifield do that?) has a very simple answer: because Ridley Scott thought it looked cool."
My god if it really is about just that there is no hope for this franchise :O . Last time I looked at my 74 year old grandad he didnt know much about cool :D ...sorry to be ageist but its a sad fact of life we all go down that road...oh man this is disheartening I really hoped there was a deep and complex underlying plot that would unravel in 3 films - im off to cry :( ...
"It's almost as if they are making it up as they go along" :D
September 19, 2012
That is cool:
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And no you do not know what prometheus is about no one does not even RIdley :O !
"It's almost as if they are making it up as they go along" :D
September 20, 2012
Major noob and joey joe - the same person on 2 accounts :D ? :P Joking...
Dont get me wrong Ridley is my favourite director of all time but prometheus is merly a good film - a film that had great bits but also has god awful bits too - weirdest film ever and I have to take into account hes not made a great film since 2003 - and this seems to happen to all directors as they get old - maybe they spread them selves too thinly between too many projects or have too many yes men or just plain dont have the brain power - I mean look at other 74 year olds in life!
@major noob : "humans and the stupid things they do."
weirdly its my interpretation as well although I am not talking about the characters in the film!
I do hope the film recovers in future parts etc. or has an overall explanation for why so much didn't make sense but I feel it will never be resolved...and like I say it was a good film it did have some awesome parts!
"It's almost as if they are making it up as they go along" :D
