Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 18, 2016, 03:59:25 PM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Jan 18, 2016, 03:55:54 PMIf she get's killed off screen, we'll never hear the end of it.
Only from people who can't get over the fact she's gone
True. It's all about critical mass here. If she was that compelling of a character, whose off-screen death was not story driven but money driven, and most importantly if enough people have an attachment to her, then we'll have the Newt / Hicks scenario all over again. In truth I don't think enough people are as attached to Shaw as they are to Hicks and Newt.
Firstly, we'll have to see if she is actually taken out off-screen, or if at all. We have no idea what is going to happen to her. I think that is part of Ridley's' big pent-up reveal. We'll have to see. Regardless, I don't think the backlash would be as bad as the backlash against the Hicks / Newt deaths. Probably more of a loud collective groan, but the film would still be derided by the critics and fans.
The Aliens films are at their best when man is pitted against the unknown. What I think excites fans mostly from a continuation to Prometheus is that we are again heading into the ultimate unknown by going to where "they" come from. We get to experience this vicariously through Shaw. If she gets toasted, then the film will really have to find a way to rise to a higher level to fulfill the promise of fans' expectations.
As usual, cross your fingers and lower your expectations going in, and the results may be good.