On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are running for our freaking lives in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott, Alien.
Can we all assume that the evil corporation that dooms these poor cargo transporters is clearly Amazon or Facebook (sorry, Meta)? At least in this film, the corporation isn’t explicitly revealed, just that the crew communicates with a computer called “Mother.” So what else could it be?
What other company devalues human life to this extent? Also, there are robots all over the place, and you can’t convince me that Zuckerberg isn’t one.
It’s a shame that the poor crew of the Nostromo is being used as fodder to get this murderous creature back to the corporation. They’re merely sacrifices for weapon advancement. Human beings seen as nothing but cattle!
And to what end? There’s no controlling this titular creature. Does the corporation think they’re going to give it some small treats and train it into submission like a little puppy? Nah, man, everyone’s going to die! To borrow a phrase from the sequel, “Game over, man!”
That’s a lot, I know. I’m still just bummed about John Hurt. He didn’t have to go out that way.
(Recorded on March 04, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
Alien: Resurrection (1997) - IMDb
Sharknado (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb
Sharknado | More Movies Please! - libsyn
Alien vs. Predator (2004) - IMDb
Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb
Paranormal Activity (2007) - IMDb
