Flashbacks, prequels, and spin-offs… are all these things taking the sense of mystery out of movies?
Apparently, she saw an alien once…
The really effective thing about theAlienmovies particularly the first two is their sense of mystery.
Likewise inAliens, the space-faring Colonial Marines are simply brought into the movie with only the briefest of introductions.
The Nostromos fateful visit to LV-426 aside, has humanity encountered aliens before?
Thanks toPrometheus, of course, we now know this is the case.
Lovecraft went out of print long before the good shipPrometheusset sail for the planetoid LV-223.
Sticking to the old arrive late, leave early screenwriting adage, Nichols film starts partway into its narrative.
It involves the audience.
[Mystery] is important in storytelling at large, Nichols said.
I think its good for an audience to be challenged.
Harrison Fords scars and worldly cynicism hinted of a life of dodgy dealings and near-misses.
Boba Fetts battered armor spoke volumes about the bounty hunters violent past.
This article first appeared on Den of Geek UK.
