Alien: Covenant Criticism – There is nothing waiting for Death in the Garden of Eden.
Ridley Scott bowed to the will of the fans, and not everyone will like it.
After Prometheus, Ridley Scott was still fully breastfed, arguing that now was the time to retire the xenomorphs. In comparison, the next chapter of the canon is no longer just in the title Alien, the posters are also the old acquaintance snarling at us.
The Covenant, a terraforming spaceship with a handful of crew, a settler resting in 2,000 deep sleeps, and a bunch of embryos on board, aims to scooter toward a distant planet that could fortunately even be the new home of our species. Coincidentally, however, they catch a mysterious broadcast that sets off in the direction of a planet that seems paradise but actually poses a deadly threat.
The Covenant will be at least as divisive as the Prometheus, but for the exact opposite reason. I miss you, because bumping out of the cinema with the motocross in my head, unfortunately I can never see the movie that Ridley Scott originally dreamed of. Alien: Covenant is going for sure, too. He lacks the bold determination and novelty that made it possible to love or just hate Prometheus. Of course, the issues left open in the previous film will not remain untouched, but now the focus is on serving the needs of the fans rather than expanding the Alien universe. We got what we cried for, here’s the bloody, salivating, intestinal xenomorph, in exchange for less time to dissect the issue of faith and the mystique of creation.
These elements have not completely disappeared either, only a part of the playing time wants to answer the questions that have been shouted the most in recent years, and there is also the obligatory chasing with monsters. We also have a new creature, the neomorph, that fits well into the Alien evolutionary story, about which we now get a more complete picture, but it is not worth dreaming of specifics. These light-skinned little ugliness is unfortunately incapable of one thing: they cannot scare the son of man. There will hardly be a scary moment or two, you can sip your soft drink undisturbed when looking at strangers, your pulse will not jump higher.
Katherine Waterston’s character works well as a female protagonist, while Michael Fassbender stands out toweringly from the entire guard. The actor is both in the role of David and Walter, and that’s really the pinnacle when these two androids converse with each other. Even though the members of the crew do well, in some cases the story takes such turns that I already felt like they wanted to rush straight to death. Undoubtedly, this is the most unviable baggage of all Alien movie companies.
In addition to the undeniable flaws mentioned above, it must be acknowledged that Alien: Covenant is entertaining. If you’re returning to the more classic Alien cinemas instead of the new direction represented by Prometheus, and don’t mind if you have to make do with minimal shivering instead of constant horror, you might want to enter this march.
If you’re also interested in a more detailed writing about the film, read Puliwood’s critique.
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