The Engineers Print

Elizabeth Shaw: [to the Engineer] Why do you hate us? Charlie Holloway: What we hoped to achieve was to meet our makers. To get answers. Why they even made us in the first place. David: Why do you think your people made me? Charlie Holloway: We made you because we could. David: Can you imagine how disappointing it would be for you to hear the same thing from your creator? Charlie Holloway: I guess it's good you can't be disappointed. David: It must feel like your God abandoned you. Elizabeth Shaw: What? David: To lose Dr. Holloway after your father died under such similar circumstances. What was it that killed him? Ebola? Elizabeth Shaw: How do you...? How do you know that? David: I watched your dreams. Elizabeth Shaw: What happens when Weyland is not around to program you anymore? David: I suppose I'll be free. Elizabeth Shaw: You want that? David: "Want"? Not a concept I'm familiar with. That being said, doesn't everyone want their parents dead? Elizabeth Shaw: I didn’t. Charlie Holloway: David, why are you wearing a suit, man? David: I beg your pardon? Charlie Holloway: You don't breathe, remember? So why wear a suit? David: I was designed like this because you are more comfortable interacting with your own kind. If I didn't wear a suit, it would defeat the purpose. Charlie Holloway: They're making you guys pretty close, huh? David: Not too close, I hope. Peter Weyland: 100,000 BC: stone tools. 4,000 BC: the wheel. 900 AD: gunpowder - bit of a game changer, that one. 19th century: eureka, the lightbulb! 20th century: the automobile, television, nuclear weapons, spacecrafts, Internet. 21st century: biotech, nanotech, fusion and fission and M theory - and THAT, was just the first decade! We are now three months into the year of our Lord, 2023. At this moment of our civilization, we can create cybernetic individuals, who in just a few short years will be completely indistinguishable from us. Which leads to an obvious conclusion: WE are the gods now. Interviewer: David, what makes you sad? David: War, poverty, cruelty, unneccessary violence. I understand human emotions, although I do not feel them myself. This allows me to be more efficient and capable, and makes it easier for my human counterparts to interact with me. Elizabeth Shaw: I think they want us to come and find them. David: How far would you go to get what you came all this way for - your answers? What would you be willing to do? Charlie Holloway: Anything and everything. from ‘Prometheus’ (2012) Starring Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Michael Fassbender (300), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Idris Elba (Thor), and Guy Pearce (The Time Machine). Written by Damon Lindelof (Lost) and John Spaihts (Passengers). Directed by Ridley Scott (Thelma & Loiuse) Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiəs/ prə-MEE-thee-əs) is a 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron. It is set in the late 21st century and centers on the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as it follows a star map discovered among the artifacts of several ancient Earth cultures. Seeking the origins of humanity, the crew arrives on a distant world and discovers a threat that could cause the extinction of the human species. Development of the film began in the early 2000s as a fifth installment in the Alien franchise. Scott and director James Cameron developed ideas for a film that would serve as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science-fiction horror film Alien. In 2002, the development of Alien vs. Predator took precedence, and the project remained dormant until 2009 when Scott again showed interest. Spaihts wrote a script for a prequel to the events of the Alien films, but Scott opted for a different direction to avoid repeating cues from those films. In late 2010, Lindelof joined the project to rewrite Spaihts's script, and he and Scott developed a story that precedes the story of Alien but is not directly connected to that franchise. According to Scott, although the film shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus explores its own mythology and ideas. Prometheus entered production in April 2010, with extensive design phases during which the technology and creatures that the film required were developed. Principal photography began in March 2011, with an estimated $120–130 million budget. The project was shot using 3D cameras throughout, almost entirely on practical sets, and on location in England, Iceland, Spain, and Scotland. It was promoted with a marketing campaign that included viral activities on the web. Three videos featuring the film's leading actors in character, which expanded on elements of the fictional universe, were released and met with a generally positive reception and awards. Prometheus was released on June 1, 2012, in the United Kingdom and on June 8, 2012, in North America. The film was praised for the designs, production values and cast performances, but received criticism for formulaic and unresolved plot points. The film grossed over $403 million worldwide. A sequel, Alien: Covenant, was released in May 2017. Source: Wikipedia