22 May, 2014

Alien (1979)

"If we break quarantine, we can all die." Ripley

My favorite thing about this film is Ripley. She is brilliant. She is practical and resourceful. I'm not sure if I love or hate the fact that the character was written as a male. I don't like the assumption by the writers that the main level-headed *spoiler* lone-survivor has to be a male. I love the fact that they saw that it could be played just as effectively, if not more so, by a woman. That being said, this film is cute. I'm sure it was ground-breaking when it came out. Less predictable, wonderful imagery, etc. The main reason for my critique of the film isn't the film itself, but when I saw it and the generation that I grew up in. I can see a well-done film, especially with the resources available at the time. I think that a more modernized version with a more intricate plot would be a bit more my speed.

Rank: 94

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