Alien: Covenant - 10 Big Questions It Needs To Answer
5. In What Sense Is Paradise Lost?
Before the sequel to Prometheus ended up with the title Alien: Covenant, it was going by the name Alien: Paradise Lost, an obvious allusion to John Miltons blank verse epic poem of the same name about the Fall of Man. This ditched title and its poetic ramifications raises some big questions for the sequel. What sort of paradise existed in the Alien universe to start with? And in what sense it has been lost? Also, if the Engineers are the true gods of this fictional universe, does that mean theres a Satan as well? Throughout Prometheus, Ridley Scott hinted at revelations of biblical proportions, teasing answers about the creation of man and the meaning of life. And now, with Alien: Covenant, it's time to stop pussyfooting around these big questions and actually deliver some explanations.
