For those who don't know, H. R. Giger is the person who designed the Alien creatures (also known as the xenomorph's) in the Alien film franchise.
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During my tour of the museum, I came face to face with a life size statue of an Alien creature (which is way taller than I am). Seeing something like this can cause many different thoughts to appear instantly, ranging from; run, to stare to take a picture and maintain your distance... It also raised a question: "What is the biological origin of these species?"
Throughout the films, we never get any direct answers to their origins. We know that the Predators (another intergalactic species) like to hunt them down for sport as well as the different reproductive cycle of the aliens... But we were left in the dark about their point of origin.
That is until the arrival of the film Prometheus. Which got it's name from the legend about the titan Prometheus who stole fire from mount Olympus, gave it to the human race and suffered heavily due to giving his gift of fire to the humans (he was tied to a rock and a vulture ate his liver every day (since he is a titan, his missing organs regenerate on a daily basis)).
In the film Prometheus (which acts as a prequel to the Alien franchise), some of our questions about the origins of the Aliens are answered. It appears that the Aliens are actually biological weapons created by beings called engineers (who surprisingly are believed to be the ones who created the human race on planet Earth, who also have the same DNA as humans).
Although the film answers some questions such as the whats and the how's about the Aliens, it doesn't exactly answer the why's...
However, being a fan of science fiction, it was a film I really enjoyed watching and I advise fans of science fiction and the alien series to watch Prometheus. There are some really colourful characters like Sir. Peter Weyland and David the android, mysteries within mysteries and lots of thrills. It is definitely a film that won't be easily forgotten...
