It was a stunning achievement; 1979's Alien was a near-flawless film on every level, but the crown jewel was the actual alien creature itself. Somewhat larger than a man, inexplicably hostile and virtually unstoppable, it was absolute death incarnate... once it was on the ship, there was absolutely no turning back. The character Brett would be the first unfortunate soul to come face to face with the full grown creature, and his response is revelatory of primal and unimaginable fear: he panics and is completely frozen in place, unable to move a single muscle as the creature descends slowly upon him.The beauty of the concept of the alien itself was that it was the perfect embodiment of "better to face the devil you know rather than the devil you don't". The lifeform discovered from eggs in the cargo area of an advanced interstellar species, it couldn't possibly be known or fathomed exactly what the crew would be up against. Biomechanical and truly alien, this creature could not be bargained with, easily killed or even contained. The only thing left for anyone involved was pure animalistic survival.The alien is so frightening in part because it reduces us into playing its own game, entirely on its own terms. Unfortunately, the advent of this creature in movies seems to make Alien the final word on movie monsters; no other movie monster could come close to its original and lasting perfection, and many have tried. If you haven't watched Alien lately, I fully recommend giving it another viewing; you just might be surprised at the additional layers of depth involved beyond it simply being another sci-fi monster movie. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/343BK5i
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