As the credits roll, there is a sense of satisfaction with Alien: Covenant's offerings, that deems this picture a worthy prequel to the renowned Alien franchise. However, this latest entry is undoubtedly dwarfed by its 2012 predecessor, as it succumbs to typical nuisances Prometheus steered clear of.
Of course, Covenant's success starts from Ridley Scott's unparalleled visual flavor, that entices its audience to its interplanetary adventure, and horror. Scott's vision of everything space was picturesque and absolutely gorgeous. His masterful visual effects on the other hand, produced harrowing standoffs against Scott's wretched life-forms, with its hyper-real renders. Great soundtrack too, that pays respects to its originals. As for its narrative, Covenant's storyline progression from Prometheus and approach towards Aliens, though incremental, remains captivating through David's motives. Happily, this once in a blue moon, riveting antagonist is portrayed flawlessly by the genuinely-striking and terror-inducing Michael Fassbender.
As for its shortcomings, Covenant is hampered down by a serious lack of interesting characters, which is a far cry from Prometheus. It was an annoyance as well, that these disposable supporting cast followed the cliched, horror movie route of idiotic decisions left and right, leading to their MOST obvious demise.
Overall, Alien: Covenant deserves praise for its superb continuation of Prometheus' thrilling narrative & technical brilliance. Its imperfections only become apparent, when it transitions to the Aliens tone of horror.
Of course, Covenant's success starts from Ridley Scott's unparalleled visual flavor, that entices its audience to its interplanetary adventure, and horror. Scott's vision of everything space was picturesque and absolutely gorgeous. His masterful visual effects on the other hand, produced harrowing standoffs against Scott's wretched life-forms, with its hyper-real renders. Great soundtrack too, that pays respects to its originals. As for its narrative, Covenant's storyline progression from Prometheus and approach towards Aliens, though incremental, remains captivating through David's motives. Happily, this once in a blue moon, riveting antagonist is portrayed flawlessly by the genuinely-striking and terror-inducing Michael Fassbender.
As for its shortcomings, Covenant is hampered down by a serious lack of interesting characters, which is a far cry from Prometheus. It was an annoyance as well, that these disposable supporting cast followed the cliched, horror movie route of idiotic decisions left and right, leading to their MOST obvious demise.
Overall, Alien: Covenant deserves praise for its superb continuation of Prometheus' thrilling narrative & technical brilliance. Its imperfections only become apparent, when it transitions to the Aliens tone of horror.