Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the sci-film inspires an industry of papers, talks and research
Robin McKie
The Guardian
2019-03-24
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/24/alien-horror-classic-that-academia-loves
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John Hurt’s final scene in Alien. If you don’t want to know the result, look away now… Photograph: ronaldgrantarchive.com
documentary of its making, Memory: The Origins of Alien;
Tengo que verlo. Necesito verlo.
Over the past four decades, dozens of books, hundreds of journal articles and innumerable college courses have analysed, frame by frame, Ridley Scott’s story of a bloodthirsty creature stalking the crew of the spaceship Nostromo. No other film, not even The Godfather or Psycho, has generated quite that amount of attention.
Esto es increíble: no tenía idea de la repercusión de Alien en el mundo académico.
¿Qué tipo de análisis hacen? ¿Con qué lo relacionan?
Todo esto me hace recuperar una aspiración casi olvidada: mi idea de escribir sobre análisis de cine (a diferencia de crítica de cine).
Resident aliens, in general, have the same liability for Social Security and Medicare Taxes that U.S. Citizens have.
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Quite possibly one of the most interesting and most useful references to typography and symbology in the movie Alien.
Okay, one of the only.
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James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) explored both the hubris of the male scientist described in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (1818) as well as the repressive sexuality of Western culture. Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) advocated for a liberal belief in the collective submission to a technocratic elite.
I initially found this article by searching for "alien movie hubris" and the search results did not disappoint. This essay does a great job weaving several themes about creativity, automation, intelligence, biology, culture, ambition, power, delusions of grandeur, human spirituality and sexuality, and a few more I'm probably forgetting. It's definitely worthwhile reading.
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reinforced by the rest of its life cycle as a chestburster.
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looks like a xenomorph.