![]() ![]() In one of the most horrifying scenes in this movie (and possibly in movie history), Dr. Shaw finds that she’s pregnant with something, despite a previous scene in which she mourned her inability to have a child. “Prometheus” is about a group of scientists who travel to a distant planet to learn more about the origins of humanity, led by archaeologist Dr. Neither the plot nor the characters make much sense, and the movie would have likely fallen into obscurity if not for one particular scene. The 2012 Ridley Scott film “ Prometheus” is not great. There will also be a bunch of spoilers for “Prometheus,” “Ice Planet Barbarians,” “Xenogenesis,” and several other science fiction properties. ![]() If that idea squicks you out, then that’s totally okay, but maybe you’ll be interested in this NPR article about what happened when homo sapiens encountered an “alien” species. This topic can be super upsetting to certain audiences. Content Warning: I’ll be talking about close encounters of the seventh kind, which is the making of half-human, half-alien babies in science fiction. ![]()
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