I’m not crazy about it. I feel something that is negatively impacting movie villains, specifically monsters, is the removal of mystery about who or what they are. Fleshing out the hero of the film allows room for relatability, but opening that door for villains has been a bad thing for me personally speaking when it comes to enjoying the story.
Perfect example of mystery for a villain would be Anton Chigurh (movie-wise). His character was so mysterious, along with his motives and goals (which was only retrieving the briefcase) that I equate him as practically being a movie monster, because death surrounded him, and fear along with it. That’s how I think the xenos should be looked at, and the engineers should be even more mysterious.
100% agree. The reason I love the xenomorph is because it’s so alien. A creature that has two beings in a single life form. Weird and strange.
I know it’s Ridley’s franchise but I didn’t like the way he tried to create a backstory. I don’t want it explained thank you, I’m happy enough that they’re instinct driven killing machines.
I’m not crazy about it. I feel something that is negatively impacting movie villains, specifically monsters, is the removal of mystery about who or what they are. Fleshing out the hero of the film allows room for relatability, but opening that door for villains has been a bad thing for me personally speaking when it comes to enjoying the story.
Perfect example of mystery for a villain would be Anton Chigurh (movie-wise). His character was so mysterious, along with his motives and goals (which was only retrieving the briefcase) that I equate him as practically being a movie monster, because death surrounded him, and fear along with it. That’s how I think the xenos should be looked at, and the engineers should be even more mysterious.
In a similar vein, Boba Fett’s backstory being added in Episode II.
All we need to know about Boba Fett is covered in MC Chris’s Fett’s Vette.
100% agree. The reason I love the xenomorph is because it’s so alien. A creature that has two beings in a single life form. Weird and strange.
I know it’s Ridley’s franchise but I didn’t like the way he tried to create a backstory. I don’t want it explained thank you, I’m happy enough that they’re instinct driven killing machines.