Faneditor: JobWillins   Fanedit Type: FanMix Fanedit Release Date: 1st June 2015 Fanedit Runtime: 2h:27m:0s Time Cut: h:0m:0s Time Added: 0h:0m:0s Franchise: Alien Genre: Horror • Sci-Fi • Thriller Original Title: Alien (1979)   Prometheus (2012)    Original Release Date: 24th May 1979 Original Runtime: 2h:57m:0s
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Synopsis:
"Prometheus" wasn't exactly an Alien prequel, but this treats it as such by intercutting the events of Alien with Prometheus in a dual narrative structure. "Derelict" is in black & white to better marry the visual quality of the two originals (and also because both films look great in black & white). Roughly 30 minutes has been cut from Prometheus and about an hour of Alien has been used in its place. Some content from the deleted scenes of Prometheus was also used.
Intentions:
The goal was to assemble the material to emphasize the strengths of Prometheus as well as its ties to Alien.
Change List:
A lot of my editing choices were aimed at increasing ambiguity. Yeah, I know. Increase ambiguity in a film that’s largely criticized for its ambiguity… genius. But really it was more about shifting the questions. The first scene in Derelict on the Prometheus is David wandering a ship and studying languages prior to arriving at a planet. The first scenes on the Nostromo are the crew waking up to a distress call. Why is the crew of the Prometheus at this planet? Why is there a distress signal picked up 30 years later? These are the questions I wanted to begin Derelict with and what largely helped dictate what scenes I used for the film.