Alien: Romulus reinvigorates a tired franchise with genuine scares that will make audiences jump out of their seats. Fede Álvarez, an Uruguayan director makes a creepy, visceral suspenseful thriller in the seventh installment and not counting those god awful Predator crossovers, that skillfully combines the best aspects of science fiction as well as horror. It is no secret who will survive the massacre in this predictable plot but it’s not about narrative minutiae or logic. The purpose of Álvarez is to frighten and he does so exceptionally well. But his constant assault is the most significant issue. The movie plays with multiple endings such as when any one of them would be good enough.
Set twenty years after events in Alien Rain Carradine is played by fantastic Cailee Spaeny. This mining world has never seen sunlight, and she’s trapped there alone after her parents died from lung disease caused by a rifle they catched working on mine site; leftring behind her synthetic “brother.” Andy (David Jonsson) starts off as Rain’s slightly autistic android who tells dry jokes nonstop to entertain her in the opening scenes of the film. In addition to looking innocent, he stutters occasionally during conversations and walks unsteadily.
The Weyland-Yutani Corporation mercilessly increased quotas for its forced labor miners. If she wants out of this hellish prison Rain knows she needs to act boldly. And then she gets an opportunity when Tyler (Archie Renaux), an old flame discovers something by accident. An abandoned space station has made its way into their planet’s orbit which will enter collision course with icy rings and be destroyed within less than two days time span only there must be functional cryo chambers where they can take parts from it.
Rain was doubtful about whether it could be done or not . With too many unknowns involved here it’s incredibly risky . There is no going without her this is what Tyler adds. The only way to get Andy to talk to MU/TH/UR computer of the station is through Rain’s permission, or she will not have a better life any other way . She should’ve listened to her gut.
Alien: Romulus uses desperation as a realistic motivator. The colony is a dark and dirty pit of miserable economic oppression. This is not the pristine white future of Star Trek with its upbeat optimism. Álvarez, who also directed Evil Dead and The Girl in the Spider’s Web, doubles down on the franchise’s industrial production design. There’s nothing sleek or smooth here; everything is ugly, mechanical and palpably eerie. Each time they squeeze their bodies into confined spaces, claustrophobics freeze in horror. Rain definitely feels trapped.
The characters are put in unnerving situations where they don’t have a clue about what’s happening around them. It means that weird little monsters can come out of nowhere at anytime anywhere now. Álvarez creates an incredible amount of suspense with really good scenes . A particular one stands out among others as it was just wonderful . People in movie theaters were screaming for real! That is how being scared because it’s actually terrifying instead of cheaply done feels like . He also avoids dull genre tropes by not telegraphing scares.
The film’s score and cinematography enable its fearsome mood. Renowned composer Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049) has truly outdone himself this time around.Edgar Varese wanted his music for Kubrick’s film to be “a sonic organ” played by “a symphony orchestra” which he achieved perfectly here.It goes hand-in-hand with Galo Olivares’ creepy lighting and camera angles setting up something gruesome and unrelenting.Alien: Romulus has an all-encompassing cinematic feel.Those types of movies can only be accomplished when everyone behind the camera is on the same page.
It can be analyzed and individualized by nitpickers who will pick the script apart. Willing suspension of disbelief is required due to gaping plot holes in the movie. We would like to focus on two of them that appear to be way out of line with the rest.
Everybody living here cannot wait for it to end. It is also inconceivable that an abandoned mammoth space station could carry valuable technology without being noticed except by a bunch of cheeky kids. How did not Weyland-Yutani overlords detect it? There should have been a race into space.
Andy’s abilities are questionable as well. Between Alien: Romulus, synthetic strength and speed differed greatly from each other as Andy had no difficulties opening doors while later lifting up something extremely heavy. For instance, Andy works like a multi-tool for one moment but suddenly stops working again. Playing Jonsson’s character of Andy excellently has been achieved in every iteration of this movie. This movie also considers how AI interfaces with humans. However, Rain can sometimes be influenced although she is by far his closest companion in Alien: Romulus but he can still manipulate him; does he rate his survival equal to theirs?
Spaeny has done an excellent job depicting raw, unseasoned roles lately! Look at her role as Priscilla and Civil War—a young lady who goes through hell and back and another young woman shaped by these events! Although Rain does not embody the physical prowess or initial leadership coolness exhibited by Sigourney Weaver iconic role “Ripley”. Yet that doesn’t imply she isn’t intelligent or competent though. At its outskirts, Rain has learned how to survive in the colony. When everything goes south she keeps calm whilst adapting on the fly too; even when shit hits the fan (e.g., mud slides). Rain becomes a badass protagonist who uses alien monsters’ own monstrous features against them.
Ever since James Cameron made his seminal masterpiece, Alien: Romulus has been the best of the franchise. It is not up there with Aliens but it does have enough good action and thrills to satisfy anyone who likes their movies that way. Fans are going to go nuts during a huge second act reveal. No spoilers please! Alien: Romulus deserves a sequel in which Spaeny takes over from Ripley. She is a badass heroine that we can all root for easily.
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