1. Stop Deleting Scenes That Are Actually Integral To The Plot
When you watch a film, any film, there comes a certain expectation that the narrative of said film will be self-contained - that is, you don't need any secondary sources to explain the events you just saw on-screen. However, as is the case with many films these days due to length concerns, pacing and expenses, many directors have no choice but to cut sizeable amounts of footage from their work in order to satisfy studio bosses. Prometheus is a film that suffered considerably from this, and it's arm-length list of scenes that were cut for the final release features some rather important details that should never have been left out. The biggest example of this is the very opening scene of the film, where we watch an Engineer as he drinks the enigmatic black goo seen later in the film and promptly disintegrates. Yes, we know that the process resulted in the alien seeding its DNA for the creation of life, but what we didn't find out until the film released on home video is that the Engineer originally wasn't alone in his sacrifice. The scene originally featured a group of robed Engineers handing the soon-to-be-sacrificed Engineer a bowl of the sticky black stuff in an almost ceremonial way. It seems like a small omission, but the original footage added an extra layer to the scene by showing audiences that the sacrifice was intentional, and part of some form of tradition that had been done numerous times before. Whether the scenes are deemed to be necessary or not, audiences should be allowed to decide, not forced to wait six months for a DVD release that shows us what could have been. Are there any other huge problems with the first Prometheus film that you feel need to be considered before a potential sequel begins filming? Let us know in the comments below.
Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.
