Prometheus (2012)

Artwork for Theatrical Release

I know you guys are a fan of my many superlatives, and I swear I shall get a Thesaurus soon (ask your parents, maybe grandparents), but the film was truly phenomenal.

As a fan of the Alien films (read: never AVP), I fear that although there are hints of those films strewn throughout here, they really only exist in the same universe and not really in the same timeline or instance.  Therefore, don't go watch it expecting Aliens or anything like it.

This film is less gritty and grungy, and more sharp and clean, and although there is a lot of moodiness and unnerving feelings, the prevailing mood for most of the movie is one of hope, and that alone distinguishes it from the Alien films.

The cinematography was phenomenal, and the camerawork that accompanied it was on par.  Apart from the acting, which was some of the best that I have seen from Ridley Scott, the pieces of the film that stick to you are the score and the sound design.  Sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle, sometimes quiet, sometimes cacophonous; it is always precisely what is needed.

Not that I needed a reason, but I now have two new film crushes, Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace.  They both managed to do great tour-de-force jobs with a script that was irksome at times.

The only minor complain regarding the film is one that was echoed from Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), and that is the fact that Charlize Theron's character was not deep and broad enough to satisfy me.  There are hints of her acting brilliance, but for the most part she is relegated to the background.  There are insinuations as to who her character might be, but they are never truly envisioned through her, and that is a shame.

Having said that, go watch the film on IMAX 3D, it was worth it.  The visuals are spectacular, in particular the intro fly-overs which are reminiscent of the fly-overs in 2001:  A Space Odyssey (1968), and with the IMAX experience coupled with the flawless 3D, it is a sight to see.