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Originally Posted by multiweb
Agreed. Got to let go of reality and common sense in Sci-fi. Dream a bit. Don't expect too much.
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A la pointe precise!
Sure, it's flawed as a movie, but the premise and ideas explored - yet so easily ignored or even not understood by MANY - are profound.
My only real complaint - apart from 90% atrocious actors - was that Scott could have/should have used MORE of Geiger's old concepts. The Sphinx dome was only BARELY imaged (and cuts away too quickly, many not even realising it is a human skull representation weathered away on top like the Sphinx), the murals in the tomb were fleeting (which makes us fanboys pause the film to explore what is depicted, which is VERY involving when you see it, and explains a LOT of the film!).
Whether subtle nuances or just inappropriate editing and script, the premise was there for a ground breaker that, unfortunately, did not happen. Close, but no cigar. Plus, I feel Scott's editors and financiers feared if he showed everything that WAS there, in detail, that the religious fanaticism in the US would have severely hampered the film (which it did to some extent still anyway).