It's the beginning of an alien infestation, countered by the Blue Boy Group, a special military unit headed by Colonel Curtis (Morgan Freeman).
Scott has said that the new film, far from channelling Prometheus towards the beginning of the original Alien movie, is likely to "tangentialise even further away".
Naval trade traffic becomes intense, and invasions of islands from the mainland are already common, and they result in the beginning of the introduction of alien species in those ecosystems.
Moreover, Alien fans have been here before, specifically when 20th Century Fox moved to kill off Newt, the little girl star of James Cameron's Aliens, at the beginning of David Fincher's disappointing Alien 3. Perhaps Scott didn't want a similar fan revolt, so it now appears we will at least get to see what happened to Shaw, albeit most likely via some kind of flashback.
The beginning of Armageddon, or an alien invasion?
Nearly everyone who loves movies knows the worrisome feeling that begins with the opening credits of "Alien," which placed sixth on the list, or the almost unbearable level of tension in "The Silence of the Lambs," which placed fifth, or even the need to look away from the screen at the two crucial moments in "Psycho," which came in first.
"There's different flavors of these guys," private investigator Derrel Sims began, offering a brief taxonomy of alien species.
"There's different flavours of these guys," private investigator Derrel Sims began, offering a brief taxonomy of alien species.
Is this the beginning of an invasion by hostile aliens, intent on taking over our musical world?" "Oh, it's not the Paolo Nutini song after all.
