Was the opening David / Weyland scene in AC a waste of valuable film runtime?

[The Old One]

Definitely.

[David Weyland]

Regardless of opinion this always make me more appreciative: https://youtu.be/PXIupM277lc

[BishopShouldGo]

That was awesome to watch.

[David Weyland]

Must be after the TED talk because Peter looks older. He looks on his 50s, so that would be around the 2040s. There is no date on the novel. That was the day David was activated right? Meaning his birth year. And he was the first David 8 model. So that would be before the David 8 models were deployed.

David is 60 years old at the time of the end of Prometheus, the year of our Lord..2094. The 60 year gap is idented on screen between AC's opening scene and the Crossing that's spliced in by the Chaos fanedit of Covenant so 2034...sounds about right

[SM]

The what now?

[Samhain13]

Its one of the fanedits of AC. Chaos edit puts the crossing 59 years after the opening David / Weyland scene, while the Evanus edit puts 60 years after. I noticed but that would make Peter be on his forties, due to him looking older than that I got in doubt of the date.

[The Old One]

60's a nice round number.

[Frosty Venom]

It's one of the best scenes in the film.

[The Old One]

Indeed it is.

[BishopShouldGo]

I just wish we had more Guy Pearce. Would've loved more Weyland.

[bb-15]

It's one of the best scenes in the film.

Agreed.