Prometheus
Prometheusmade several changes to long-establishedAlienfeatures including introducing a new kind of facehugger to the franchise.
Throughout the story,Prometheusfeatures oblique references to the originalAlienwithout copying scenes directly.
The trilobite a gigantic, tentacled creature that attacked and ensnaredthe Engineer inPrometheus' ending is another prime example.
The facehugger is a masterpiece in pared-back, unsettling creature creation.
Tentacles and teeth can be terrifying, but they’re also derivative of other, more original monsters.
Ultimately, the trilobite is indicative of a broader issue withinAlien.
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Namely, the variousdesigns submitted by Swiss artist H.R.
Giger in 1979 are so simultaneously beautiful and horrifying that they are virtually impossible to improve on.
It’s a Catch-22 that, as yet,Alienhasn’t figured out how to solve.
Even in 2024, the trend has continued.
Regarding the main warrior-class xenomorphs,Aliensmade some subtle tweaks, making them more ridged and gnarled.
This simultaneously implied greater age and made them more skeletal than the smooth-carapaced original creature.
However, the most successful innovation concernedthe introduction of the alien Queen.
It was an instant hit, cementing the Queen as a central part of theAlienstory.
The likes ofPrometheus,Alien: Resurrection, andCovenantprove that this isn’t easy.
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