Prometheus has nothing to do with the myth, unless you count the fact that the ship named after the Titan, who was in charge of creating man, carried the people who created a new life-sucking alien.
I'll revert back to the mythology for those who are not familiar. Prometheus creates man. He shapes him from mud and Athena gives man the breath of life.
In the film, the ship carrying 13 humans from Earth is named Prometheus. The usual sci-fi scenario involving humans leaping from the pot and into the fire encompasses the whole plot of the film. The humans' egos morph a bad situation into a complicated hell. They happen on some sort of metamorphic, DNA goo, and as all life will try and survive any way it can, it uses any organism surrounding it to reproduce. First to change are meal worms that squiggle into the black slime. They transform into a few nasty snake-looking-things, and attempt to converge with the two men who "unfortunately" got lost on the way back to the ship.
A few more attempts to create life brings into existence this prequel to Alien (1979). Quite some time has passed since then. I don't know that we actually needed a prequel; however, according to my good friend, who is an absolute fanatic of the series, we did.
The mythological legend,, Prometheus, was punished for ticking off the father of the gods. Zeus tormented Prometheus with a giant eagle, who picked out his liver, ate it, and when it grew back, the eagle returned to consume it again. Before I watch the movie again, I'd like to try out that lighter torture, please.
I'll revert back to the mythology for those who are not familiar. Prometheus creates man. He shapes him from mud and Athena gives man the breath of life.
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