Alien, the Eighth Passenger (Alien. 1979), broadcast on various television platforms, is a science fiction and horror classic whose aesthetic influence decisively created sequels, prequels, comic books, video games, a universe of toys, novels and movies.
Other offerings related to the franchise do not seem to run out and remain in the memory of fans.
"Alien" borrows ideas and situations, not only from cinema, but also from literature.
It proposes a gripping experience in the tone of a horror story, set in the claustrophobic environment of a spaceship that seeks its resemblance to an old and gloomy gothic mansion.
The visual creativity, the original sets and especially the monster imagery give the film an ever-increasing tension and an unsettling aesthetic quality.
An excellent cast led by Sigourney Weaver and John Hurt is outstanding, while Jerry Goldsmith's haunting score is decisive.
Ridley Scott is widely recognized as a great creator of atmospheres with an eclectic background (he studied art and painting, was a set designer for the BBC and is a frequent visitor to European comics).
The filmmaker knows how to capture the best of it. Trained in film, he brings an unusual personality to the film.
However, the packaging does not always match the content, so there are hits and misses in his filmography.Trained in television commercials, he has excellent communication skills and is credited with some memorable films, including Alien.
With a script by Dan O'Bannon, modified by Walter Hill, R. Scott knew how to distinguish the multiple possibilities of the script and, based on a successful team of collaborators who designed the aliens and the sets, the filmmakers built a disturbing gothic horror film. film, a subgenre devoid of other films of similar interest.
Thus, the interest of Alien lies in observing how a ship of ultramodern technology gradually turns into an intricate labyrinth of passages and dark corners as it is captured by a primitive creature, but one that has an excellent talent for survival in harsh conditions.
"Alien" is not only a brilliant horror film, but it is in the best tradition of that genre's currently highly appreciated cinema made at RKO by auteurs who were underrated then and who today are as worthy of respect as Jacques Tourneur, Gordon Douglas or Robert Wise.
