В 2012 году на экраны вышел фильм «Прометей», reviews which remain controversial to this day. Director of the film - Ridley Scott, known for many brilliant works in the movie. In his filmography there are pictures of completely different genres. He filmed historical tapes, fantastic, comedies, fantasy, detectives, thrillers and horror. But many viewers know him by the most famous film - the legendary horror "Alien."
So, the film "Prometheus." Reviews, reviews, plot and actors of the picture - the theme of our article.
History of creation
После оглушительного успеха sci-fi film "Alien" Ridley Scott was offered to once again lead the work on the sequels of the picture. But by that time he was so busy with work on other projects that each time he was forced to respond with a refusal. But "Alien", thanks to which he received recognition and fame in the world of cinema, always remained one of the favorite works of the director. He never ruled out the possibility of going back to the story of alien beings bringing death to all living things. Initially, the film "Prometheus", reviews of film critics of which are mostly positive, was conceived as a direct sequel to "The Alien." But then the director changed the concept of the future picture. She became an independent work, but at the same time revealed some secrets of the origin of alien monsters, with which Lieutenant Ripley fought.
The original movie script did not suitthe director. He wanted the theme of the new picture as little as possible to resemble a series about “Aliens”. Therefore, he invited Damon Lindelof, screenwriter for the TV series “Lost”.
Filming
The geography of the filming of the movie "Prometheus", reviews ofwhich viewers and critics are contradictory, is very extensive. Started production of paintings in Canada, in Toronto. Then Scott continued filming in London. Part of the scenes was filmed in Iceland, Morocco and Scotland. Year of the release of the picture "Prometheus" - 2012. Reviews about it will be presented below.
Plot
Millions of years ago on a barren planet one ofCreators - representatives of the alien race - sacrifices himself, drinking the liquid that destroys his body to the DNA molecules. In the waters of the ocean after his death, live cells are formed.
В конце 21 века ученые находят древние наскальные drawings. On them, people worship high humanoid creatures pointing to the stars. Archaeologists Shaw and Holloway are confident that the icons have a map of the starry sky and can be used to calculate the location of newcomers visiting the Earth in antiquity. They also believe that alien beings have given life to all life in our world. Peter Weiland, the head of a powerful corporation, is organizing a space expedition to the planet of the Creators. The research ship Prometheus arrives at LV-223, an alien base.
Scientists discover ancient structures andinvestigate one of them. Inside the crew members find the remains of huge humanoid creatures. An activated hologram shows that they were running away from some kind of danger. In one of the premises, scientists found a lot of cylinders filled with black liquid. Android David secretly takes one tank. On the ship, he mixes fluid from an alien cylinder into Holloway’s glass, and he drinks it.
Lost in a huge structure two memberscrews are attacked by snake-like creatures that have mutated from the local worms thanks to the black liquid from the cylinders. While scientists are looking for missing comrades, David finds the control room. The construction turns out to be a giant spacecraft loaded with containers. The Android will know that the ship’s destination was Earth. In one of the cryocapsules, he finds a living Creator.
"Prometheus" - the prequel of "Alien"?
Back in 2002, Scott planned to make a filmwhich would reveal to viewers the secret of the appearance of the race of strangers. In the first part of the series, the tug Nostromo finds an alien ship, whose crew died in a fight with xenomorphs. It was logical to assume that the creators of the film will show the history of this ship. But in 2009, Ridley Scott announced that he had revised the concept of the painting. He abandoned the idea of a prequel and decided that Prometheus (film reviews can be seen below) would be an independent picture. However, he left the connection with the Alien universe and revealed, as promised earlier, the secret of their origin.
Actors and roles
Interestingly, in one of the main roles in the filmRidley Scott wanted to see Leonardo DiCaprio. He even postponed the shooting for the actor, but then still abandoned the idea. But even without DiCaprio, the cast of Prometheus is not bad.
Archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw played a Swedish actressNumi Rapas. The audience is known for her participation in the movie “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. For greater persuasiveness, the actress thought over Shaw's life story. Such star performers as Natalie Portman also tried for this role, but the director chose Rapace.
Руководителя экспедиции Мэридит Виккерс сыграла the brilliant Charlize Theron. Her character is a cold, calculating person who quickly makes difficult decisions. Interestingly, almost simultaneously the actress had to play harsh and strong women in two films: “Prometheus” and “Mad Max”. In addition to Theron, plan to invite Angelina Jolie to this role.
Michael Fassbender embodied on the screen the image of David android, who possesses a wealth of knowledge in the field of ancient languages and easily experiments in humans.
Multi-billionaire Peter Weiland, who dreams of getting healing and life extension from the Creators, was played by Guy Pearce.
The role of archaeologist Charlie Holloway went to Logan Marshall-Green.
Ian White, a Welsh actor and a big fan of the Strangers series, played the Creator's surviving cryocapsule.
The philosophical meaning of the film Ridley Scott
"Prometheus" - unusually interesting, but quitedifficult for perception picture. Firstly, it raises fundamental philosophical questions about the origin and purpose of man, and secondly, the filmmakers left much behind the scenes. As a result, the viewer has many questions, the answers to which he never received.
The film "Prometheus" - reviews and reviews of critics
Картина получила положительные оценки.Film critics praised the quality of visual effects. They also liked the work of the film actor’s team. Regarding the script there were questions - inconsistencies of events and illogical behavior in some moments of the main characters could not help but be evident. But many of the “holes” in the script attributed to a special vision of the ideas of his paintings by Ridley Scott.
Sci-fi thriller "Prometheus" - reviews of the movie audience
Fans of the Aliens saga were not so supportiveto the picture as film critics. They noted the plot flaws in the motives of the corporation that sent Prometheus to search for the Creators, the unprofessional behavior of the crew members, which was positioned in the film as a team of specialists and not enough elaborate alien monsters.
As for ordinary viewers, the majority of reviews were positive. The scale and entertainment of the project, an excellent cast - it was noted by reviewers in the first place.
Failure or success?
Positive feedback from critics about the movie "Prometheus"did not save the situation in the US box office. He could not recoup the money spent on him. But the world rolled pictures failed. Total fees amounted to more than 400 million dollars.
The sequel of "Prometheus" - the plot and release date on the screens
Похоже, что Ридли Скотт всерьез увлекся историей about the Creators, or the Space Jockeys, as the race of giants who created humans was called, in the film Alien. The plot of the sequel is kept secret. At first, Scott warned that there would be no xenomorphs (Aliens) in him. However, the director soon changed the concept of the film. The alien will be, but not in the usual form. Scott is tired of the sight of alien monsters and wants his film to be missing.
The cast is not yet represented, but it is certain that in the sequel the audience will see two surviving members of the team - Elizabeth Shaw and android David 8.
The approximate release date of the second part of "Prometheus" is alreadydefined - May or October 2017. Ridley Scott has promised that he will start shooting pictures in 2016. Given the great employment of the director in other projects, this is hard to believe.
