Google| Subject | Re: The Lone Alien theory |
| From | Keith Hazelwood |
| Date | 07/12/2001 06:59 (07/12/2001 06:59) |
| Message-ID | <dhaqkt4u72d6ruvkcea9m2bk1f59pa1jsr@4ax.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.cult-movies.alien |
| Follows | Rob Padley |
| Followups | Covenant (13h & 27m) ETRAGAN (22h & 34m) Robbie Grant (2d, 5h & 24m) |
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 02:58:36 GMT, Rob Padley <pickledpadley@mac.com> wrote:
Rob PadleyBecause, unlike their blood, a second mode of reproduction is unnecessary. The queen is enough. If you object to that notion on the grounds that it limits the alien, the so-called "perfect organism," then I must point out their dependancy on hosts for procreation as an obvious *imperfection*.
But one alien making an egg when left in isolation from the hive is. WHY? KEITH WHY?
He specifically referred to the aliens' "structural perfection." That he admired its purity for being unclouded by conscience and delusions of morality. A literal interpretation of his "perfect organism" remark is just silly, IMO, especially when you consider the fact that he never even had an opportunity to see, let alone examine and analyze, the adult alien. On what did he base his opinion?Keith HazelwoodRob Padley
Abstract when defined as "stated without reference to a specific instance."
But then the film is set in the far future, that makes for a interesting question of how far has humanity evolved, cloning, cyborgs, androids, the hunt for perfection may have a narrower gap in the future? So the character of Ash stating that it is perfect holds more weight for me because he wasn't human, which leads me to...
Keith "In fact, when you get right down to it, almost every explanation Man came up with for *anything* until about 1926 was stupid." -Dave Barry
07/08/2001-
