Started by LastSurvivor92, Aug 03, 2017, 05:44:56 PM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 26, 2019, 07:05:23 PMWelcome to Camp Handwave Alien 3 Russ! We're a fun bunch over here and we choose great movies over nihilism. This isn't the nineties!
Quote from: Frosty Venom on Mar 27, 2019, 08:25:36 AMIt'd be stupid not to green light both a final Ridley Scott film and a Neill Blomkamp film.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 26, 2019, 08:22:16 PMThat is the nihilistic point of view, though as it is a view, it is also your choice. It doesn't mean that the universe is actually as you view it. The view that the universe is guided by some sort of intelligence (may it be beyond our grasp of imagination) remains a valid point of view, in which case, our universe may not be apathetic. It is just not knowable.
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 27, 2019, 03:39:08 PMQuote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 26, 2019, 08:22:16 PMThat is the nihilistic point of view, though as it is a view, it is also your choice. It doesn't mean that the universe is actually as you view it. The view that the universe is guided by some sort of intelligence (may it be beyond our grasp of imagination) remains a valid point of view, in which case, our universe may not be apathetic. It is just not knowable.I believe in God.I also believe this physical universe has rules. Death, loss, and atrophy are part of the system, and often pointless.I believe there is an element of purpose, but i also believe in sh*t happens. There are movies that properly illuminate either concept. Alien excels at nihilism.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 27, 2019, 06:49:56 PMQuote from: Huggs on Mar 27, 2019, 03:39:08 PMQuote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 26, 2019, 08:22:16 PMThat is the nihilistic point of view, though as it is a view, it is also your choice. It doesn't mean that the universe is actually as you view it. The view that the universe is guided by some sort of intelligence (may it be beyond our grasp of imagination) remains a valid point of view, in which case, our universe may not be apathetic. It is just not knowable.I believe in God.I also believe this physical universe has rules. Death, loss, and atrophy are part of the system, and often pointless.I believe there is an element of purpose, but i also believe in sh*t happens. There are movies that properly illuminate either concept. Alien excels at nihilism.I think Alien 3 secured that nihilistic tone in the series. It was only a part-element previously. Aliens was a Disney film for all intents and purposes. With a little princess no less. It was a film of loss, but also of hope. It was humanity winning over the darkness, whereas Alien 3 was just about humanity staring off into darkness. The good guys lost. ...and people wonder why the film didn't have mass appeal.
Quote from: SiL on Mar 27, 2019, 10:24:47 AMQuote from: Frosty Venom on Mar 27, 2019, 08:25:36 AMIt'd be stupid not to green light both a final Ridley Scott film and a Neill Blomkamp film.Opposite; it'd be dumb to greenlight both when one Scott film didn't perform as well as expected, and Blomkamp has a string of "eh" releases to his name.
Quote from: CristianoRonaldo7 on Mar 28, 2019, 10:15:22 PMThe only purpose of existence is reproduction. Love? Some people never feel love. I never feel love. I prefer to have sons and daughters.