Prometheus

Prometheus, a prequel to Alien, explores the origin of The Engineer from the beginning of the 1979 film. We learn The Engineers are a race of superbeings that have seeded primordial earth with their DNA. The alien as we know it, is actually a weapon of mass destruction. The Engineer at the very beginning of Alien — was a superbeing pilot that was overcome by his weaponized alien cargo. Watch the opening “seeding” sequence of Prometheus.

However, I’m fascinated by Ridley Scott’s take on The Engineers devolution.At the beginning of Prometheus,…