Prometheus (2012)

Introduction
Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction movie directed by Ridley Scott, featuring a movie script by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. The movie acts as a prequel to Scott's 1979 alien horror film, Alien. The star-studded cast includes Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.

Plot
The story begins in 2089 when archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw (Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Marshall-Green) discover a star map in Scotland that matches others from a number of inapplicable ancient cultures. They interpret this as an invite from mankind's leaders, the "Engineers".

Expedition to LV-223
Under the aegis of the Weyland Corporation, they travel on the clinical vessel Prometheus to the distant moon LV-223 in 2093. Aboard the ship, they are introduced to the android David (Fassbender), produced by their dying employer Peter Weyland (Pearce). Once on the moon, they come across a massive alien structure including a number of 'Engineer' bodies, a monolithic statue of a humanoid head, and a maze of tunnels filled with mysterious black liquid.

The Discovery
The crew's clinical expedition of the structure exposes an array of preserved specimens and an abundance of the weird black liquid. The freight of containers with the black compound is disturbing, as it seems to be a biological weapon. After a series of events, among the Engineers is found in a dormant state but is awakened by David.

The Horror Unfolds
Back on the ship, Elizabeth discovers she is fertilized with an alien offspring after an encounter with a contaminated Holloway, which causes a high-stress surgical treatment scene where she extracts the alien fetus herself. Meanwhile, the awakened Engineer goes on a rampage, killing several crew members, including Weyland.

Conclusion
The deranged Engineer then sets course for Earth to erase humankind using the bio-weapon, but Elizabeth and the staying crew manage to intervene, leading to the destruction of the Prometheus and the Engineer. Elizabeth, the sole human survivor with David's aid, chooses to head to the Engineers' homeworld, hoping to understand why they wished to damage mankind.

Themes and Influences
Prometheus explores deep philosophical questions about humanity's origin, presence, and faith. While it is basically a sci-fi horror film, it likewise delves into the space expedition category with components of action and thriller. The extraterrestrial types of life and their innovation are main to the movie, welcoming audiences to contemplate the possibility of innovative civilization beyond Earth.

Important Reception
Critically, Prometheus created combined reviews. Critics normally applauded the film's visual aesthetic and style however slammed its character advancement and plot disparities. In spite of the criticism, the movie was successful at the box workplace, leading to the sequel Alien: Covenant, released in February 2017.

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