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I thought it was Ridley returning to science fiction with gusto, with great tactical performance, beautiful photography, great native 3D. James Cameron (director of ALIENS) chimed in with his review of the film: There are several great sequences, including a modern take on the original “chest-burster” scene. The characters also are given a great deal of expository dialogue that over-explains the many philosophical and scientific concepts of the film. The characters and their motivations in PROMETHEUS seem to change scene to scene depending on what is convenient to the plot. It also misses what helped make ALIEN so memorable – its believable characters. The philosophical questions raised can never truly be answered and so PROMETHEUS can’t fully deliver on what it promises, making for a dissatisfying ending. PROMETHEUS, which follows a similar story to ALIEN, tries to graft these themes onto the story. The original ALIEN’s themes were subtle and came out of the story and characters. The grand themes Scott wanted to incorporate are interesting in theory but difficult to portray on screen. The finished film ended up disappointing many in the audience. He thought a more original concept, within the same universe and using these lofty themes, would be more interesting.
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Lindelof felt the script draft had too much in common with the ALIEN universe. After several rewrites, Scott contacted LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof for an additional opinion and draft of the story. Spaihts had a tough time translating some of these themes into a script. They included elements of Greek Mythology, Milton’s Paradise Lost, and Judeo-Christian beliefs regarding the creation of man. He met with director Ridley Scott to go over the key themes Scott wanted in the story. Screenwriter Jon Spaihts was hired based on his pitch for an ALIEN prequel that had long been in development. They find more than they bargained for when they stumble across a mysterious ancient biological weapon. Under the employ of the Weyland Corporation, the crew search for the crucial evidence that will finally explain the origins of life on Earth. The space vessel PROMETHEUS travels to a distant moon on a mysterious mission. Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof With all that in mind, and judging from what made it into the finished films, for this list we focus on 10 almost-great screenplays, what flaws each script has and how, with a few tweaks, they could have been great.ġ0 Almost-Great Screenplays by Screenwriters Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” “Nobody knows anything…… Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work.
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The problem is, as author and screenwriter William Goldman famously said: Of course, it’s easy to pick out flaws in retrospect or to credit (or blame) the writer for something that wasn’t their idea. So many things can go wrong on a script’s journey to the screen that it can feel like a miracle there are any almost-great films in the first place. The potential is strong and the execution is almost there, but something went wrong at the final hurdle. An almost-great screenplay can be more frustrating than a really bad one.