13. It establishes Alien as a bio-horror story

Prometheus also adds a deeper layer of meaning to the Alien franchise as it highlights the important role of the mismanagement of biological engineering and the horrors that can ensue. It does this by tying the Xenomorph’s origins to bioweapons and genetic tampering. This reframes the franchise as a story about the dangers of biological engineering.
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