Prometheus 2: 10 Questions The Film Needs To Answer

6. What's With The Massive Human Head?

In the weapons chamber that the expedition team discover, the most prominent feature - aside from the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of unhatched Xenomorph eggs of black goo - is the massive humanoid face that takes pride of place in the centre of the room. The head is distinctly human and even seems to reflect Neoclassical architecture, as if it comes off the head of a gigantic statue of a Grecian or Roman god, and yet it is barely commented on. The head does not necessarily need addressing, given that the moon it resides on has since been all but abandoned by Shaw and David, but given that the sequel looks set to be even further entrenched in Engineer culture, another chance to explore the significance of these heads would be a good tie to the original Prometheus film. The head itself seems to represent the head of the Engineers, but what purpose does it serve, if any? Admittedly, it could all just be an ultra-cool, stylistic touch and part of the marketing campaign, but given that Ridley Scott is a talented, conscientious filmmaker, it makes more sense that the head is something reflective and worth commenting on in the sequel as part if a world-building exercise. Don't even get started on the mural that changed when the humans entered...