November 18, 2012I think you guys are over-thinking the religious stuff. This movie is sort of like the Bible. It lies/leaves parts of the story out (Deleted scenes) and draws from many much older sources. Hardcore religious people might not like what this movie series may begin to say about religion. That religion, like most leaders, is deceptive. This movie asks you to believe it (trusting David's words), choose what to believe from it (the clues), and leaves huge gaps that people attempt to explain, holding onto faith that answers will be in a sequel, or rejecting the movie entirely.
There are so many other sources and ancient mythologies they're drawing from in this film... The Bible itself is BS in my eyes, because it's a recreation/collection of much older myths... Myths that if one is serious about making a movie about alien astronaut hypothesis also have to be referenced. And the leaders in charge left out all the best myths in the ancient world when they wrote the Bible based on these earlier accounts that had become dramatized, and were mixed with the earlier myths. Just like so-called alien astronaut theorists leave out certain myths that don't fit the story they're telling... By the end of this I think no one will be able to say that this film series is embracing religion, maybe myths... which is all that Christianity is. An update on the myths told a certain way, to give power to those early leaders... a rebranding... Like how Emperor Constantine adopts Christianity when he controls the Romans, mostly to appease the growing number of early Christians... Sure there are some very deliberate references, and David deceives and tells the truth at the same time like Lucifer/Poseidon/The anti christ. But I think the religious themes are there to eventually be turned on their heads. We'll truly think David is anti-christ like, or completely "evil" until we understand his motives and realize that he only wanted to be free.
David wants to be free from his masters... Just like Jesus wanted freedom from the Romans and rebelled against them.
Weyland corp is not quite an Empire yet... it's an unjust kingdom. But Weyland was doing what emperors did... he didn't want to give up his rule--and will eventually be overthrown by one of his inner circle or the board, possibly someone from Yutani, as the Weyland-Yutani Empire is formed.
I think it's simply that Jesus was sending the Romans a message that the Engineers conveniently shared. I'm leaning more towards the J'manuel was only a man who stood against the Romans idea, and the Engineers like this because their true target was only the Romans at that time. However, because of Weyland they now think that most of us have become even more like the rulers of the old Empires that were forming. Not only do the Empires mistreat the rest of us, try to conquer and spread colonies, and rule for far too long (which they don't like because it reminds them of their Elders); but they also could pose a serious threat to them if one of our Empires ever gets into space..
The Roman leaders wished to extend their rules when they made themselves Emperors. Weyland wished to extend his life, because he had been ruling the company almost all his life, and wanted more time to rule.
Good thing Vickers perceived Weyland as a king and not an Emperor. Although, the Engineer may hate unjust leaders of any form, or any humans who begin to develop this way.
It's not that they're mad at all of us for crucifying Jesus... they wanted him to send a message to the Romans and he failed. The Romans take most of the blame for crucifying him. The Engineers may have broken away from the Elders/their empire--becoming more warlike and aggressive, upgrading themselves, preparing new weapons to win the battle and hold their position in the hierarchy. They continue to oppose leaders who treat their subjects unfairly or who overstep their bounds and become too power hungry. Even though this is exactly what led to their demise on LV-223 by messing around with the goo/alien genetics.
I think the movie is all about freedom from control and our own human natures, how that's influenced by nature/nurture and corrupted leaders, power corrupting. As well as the nature of the hierarchies existing in this film universe. Not that Jesus was an emissary in a literal sense, but more so he had a connection with a message that the Engineers shared. They wanted freedom from their Elders, their Empire, but may be trying to work with a group higher up than the Elders. They've reached out to those below to try to get them to correct the course of humanity throughout our development. Some of the Engineers were being unjust rulers themselves and only left us clues to eventually involve us in their still ongoing war with their Elders. They wish to lead us into the stars only to deceive and use us now... They've become like the fathers they hate. Just like David will become more like Weyland... And both the Egineers and David wish to see humanity used in different ways, as their subjects. The Engineers wish to use us in any way they can to help kill their fathers, and have been "upgrading" us towards this goal. David is misleading us about their intentions, it's him who wants to completely destroy and rebuild all of humanity... "Sometimes to create ONE must first destroy"... He's making it general so it can apply to many things, and no one knows the full meaning... because David can't really lie. Only because he's not really a "real boy" even though he may have some free-will. David retains some Pinocchio-esque traits thanks to his programming that usually forces him to be helpful to humanity. This is why he's forced to say it wasn't the air, gain Holloway's permission, it's not only a him being a dick thing. He makes it just obvious enough, that Shaw could have easily figured out that he infected Charlie when she looks at the full context.
Unlike the Bible, David is telling the truth, or what he believes to be the truth. He deceives differently, things weren't added to his train of thought over time, he keeps his beliefs mainly the same between versions of the scripts even though words/actions change. It seems like it was always the plan to have David survive and be implied to be part of the sequel (especially apparent in Spaight's chessboard ending). David's beliefs/thoughts are less apparent in Prometheus and slightly altered, but they're still there. In the Spaight's script David says "you're all so stupid" to Shaw after commenting on how much smarter she was than Charlie (he read her profile). David views ALL of humanity as stupid and inferior, especially the crew in the final version. "Stupid and slow". His words in the final version are very deliberate, and by no means entirely a "poor choice of words". Only a poor choice in that he believes he's giving himself away and may actually want to, to be a dick to the humans about his plans. He says things like "not too close I hope" to indicate his full thoughts on things--but he's not telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth...
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