Quote from: The Old One on Mar 19, 2019, 03:54:06 PM
Incorrect. You've obviously never actually been in the situation where you have nothing to live for, it's more difficult to continue fighting and keep the moral high ground.
Killing yourself is not continuing fighting.
QuoteThe Alien isn't what destroyed Ripley's life, the Company is- but she's abstaining from revenge because she's disallowing them the opportunity to obtain the Alien. Full well knowing that it would wipe out the Company she despises, but there's also the potential that it would kill everything else.
Obviously revenge is not a logical pursuit because it could end in one extreme, the company gets what they want by containing and weaponizong the Alien, or the other extreme, the Alien cannot be contained and destroys not just the company but all of humanity. So there's no
there there.
QuoteThat's the thing that makes Ripley a hero and a true Christlike figure in her final hours, because she has absolutely nothing to gain from doing the right thing and does it anyway.
Finally conquering the Alien that has taken so much from her, finally winning over the hellish beast, is plenty to gain in my eyes.