19 reasons why Prometheus was more important to Alien than we thought

By Deeya

Modified Feb 01, 2025 06:04 ET

Still from Prometheus (Image via Rotten Tomatoes Trailers)

10.⁠ ⁠It suggests that humanity was an experiment

Still from the movie (Image via Rotten Tomatoes)

Perhaps one of the most chilling revelations in Prometheus is about the origins of the creation of humans. The idea that they were not created by a benevolent God and were an experiment by a race of advanced Aliens, the Engineers, who became unhappy with humans and decided to wipe them out, adds a layer of existentialism to the Alien universe.

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