Ridley Scott’s return to science fiction is not only one of the most anticipated films of the year - a prequel to Alien - but it also attempts to address deep philosophical and religious questions. Can a film be an action blockbuster and a successful cosmological treatise?
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Expectations for and marketing of the film
6:20 - Origin stories vs. prequels
14:00 - Stupid scientists and horror vs. science fiction
19:14 - The Big Questions: faith, religion, and evolution
25:07 - It’s what I choose to believe
30:08 - The franchise problem
36:14 - What it does right and who will like it
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