Alien is a science fiction suspense film directed by Ridley
Scott (who went on to direct the best film ever made). The story begin with the
crew of the spaceship Nostromo waking up from a stasis to find out they have
received a confusing transmission from a nearby planet. They land on the planet and investigate which
leads to a crew member being attacked and inadvertently bringing a foreign
creature onboard. If you don't know exactly how he does that, then I'm not
going to spoil it here. The crew attempts to fight the creature but are often
outwitted by its stealthy tactics. Overall the plot is actually pretty basic,
but it is executed so well.
The crew seem like real people who are just trying to do
their job and are very likable (unlike the crew in the pseudo-prequel
Prometheus). The pacing adds so much tension as you hardly ever see the alien
(called a Xenomorph) and when he does appear, he always takes a crew member's
life. I'm going to be honest, I love this movie and it's easily my favorite
entry in the Alien franchise. It was one of the first really gritty sci-fi
movies that made environments feel lived in as if you were looking in at just
another day in the crew's life...a very horrible day.
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