Quote from: Magegg on Jan 03, 2019, 10:16:16 PM
But judging by the numbers, Covenant, whose purpose was to gain back the "original Alien fans" made less money than Prometheus, that actually did something to introduce new themes not seen in Alien.
I think Alien (and Predator) have a tremendous potential to become big franchises again, that can make a lot more people interested, pleased and excited, if we let them grow in a different direction, at least for a while. It's for the health of the brand. Then give it a few years and you can go back to make new entries in the old style, to please the original fans without that much of a risk of ending in complete bankrupt; because let's face it, Ridley's "original spirit" movies were running the series to the ground.
That's because the idea of
Prometheus we/I got in
2010/11 is fantastic.
"Ridley Scott returns to Alien
but this time it's really about the
Space Jockey?
Del Toro's Mountains Of Madness
got canned because it was too similar?
Inferring Prometheus is going to have some
Cthulhu shit in the Alien universe?
Sign me the f**k up!"
But once you saw the execution...
Covenant > Prometheus
Prometheus didn't introduce new themes
so much as it was so unsure
of what it wanted to be,
that it was full of mystery boxes
that ultimately meant nothing.
Covenant knows what it is.
& Covenant certainly introduces
new themes for the franchise,
Ahem;
https://yutani.studio/a-l-i-e-n/alien-covenant-analysis/It's an Alien film in the style
of a Gothic Horror, full of romanticism.
The writing is the problem,
not the general content.
Quote from: Magegg on Jan 03, 2019, 10:16:16 PM
Take a look at the Star Trek 2009 reboot.
It revitalized the brand and brought a new audience, broadened its appeal.
It didn't do that well in theaters after that, but it led to diversification.
Thanks to the money and attention gained 2009 reboot,
the fans of the original now can enjoy a more loyal CBS series, with high production values.
Ahahaha.