#this isn't to say i didnt enjoy alien 3. it did a good job of a lot of things but it just felt so. removed from hope at all times | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

graham--folger · 4 months ago

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okay the thing about alien 3 is it's so grimdark in comparison to the other two. there's no real sense of hope. ripley's convinced she has to die. all the prisoners have no way out and their best possible ending is in taking the alien with them. just thinking back to alien 1979 and how even though nearly everyone was dying there was still a chance for ripley (and jonesy) to escape and get a "happy ending". in aliens there was a chance of ripley surviving alongside hicks and newt. but alien 3 erased that possibility and took all the hope with it. idk it just feels so resoundingly hopeless even though ripley "wins" by killing herself and the alien with her. but even then we know that wasn't successful either because of alien resurrection. it's just kind of funny how they like to totally throw away the previous movie plot for the sake of a reboot but in doing so thematically butcher the franchise

#this isn't to say i didnt enjoy alien 3. it did a good job of a lot of things but it just felt so. removed from hope at all times #it wasn't as invigorating as the other two #with the other two i wanted ripley to win because there was something worth winning for #alien 3 was just. oh well there's no other way out so might as well take the motherfucker with us #also screw the company (which is fair and valid)#i do think making the alien more animalistic was a bit of a draw back and maybe contributed to how different this movie felt #though i think they could have gotten away with it because technically this alien was born from an animal #i don't know if they stick to that logic in the other movies though #idk another thing that bugged me was how clemens died. what the fuck was the point of that #a really good example of what im talking about though. he shares his tragic backstory. oops actually that doesn't even matter he's dead now #anyways. ill shut up #not a terrible movie. just felt like a bit of a thematic let down #alex's inane ramblings

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