Movie Review: In the beginning there was Prometheus, the titan of Greek mythology who wanted to give equal footing to mankind. In the beginning there was also Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) - a movie that completely rewrote the alien versus human, woman to be precise, equation. And in the future, 2089, there is Ridley Scott playing Prometheus (the titan) in Prometheus (the movie). How? The director's quest for scientific knowledge leaves you with ideas and questions unexplained since the birth of humanity: Where do we come from? They made us but who made them? What is our purpose? What happens after we die? Is it okay to discount Darwin's theory of evolution? So on and so forth, as the scientific exploration vessel named Prometheus takes a group of scientists to a planet away from Earth... where ancient mythology, ancient language, extra terrestrial forms, unusual atmosphere, weird creatures... set the tone for a typical Scott-ian treat. In other words, the special effects are rather cutting edge. There are great sets, good shots, state-of-the art tech and gadgets, battle of the galactic space ships and some jaw-dropping, larger-than-life special effects. Case in point, the automated Cesarean operation where a little alien is pulled out from the human body, while the later is immediately stapled to perfection. Clap!
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