Comments | cavalorn: The Second Coming of Space Jesus

cavalorn

The Second Coming of Space Jesus

Nov 23, 2012 14:33

It’s been a while since my original Prometheus piece made the rounds. Now that some additional material has come to light, I think it’s time to revisit the whole question of ‘Space Jesus’ and what it may potentially mean for the future of the story.

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erkyn November 23 2012, 15:54:27 UTC

My personal favourite rebuttal to your original Prometheus revelation was "That's not true because ...it's just ...I dunno...bollocks! That would be, like, shit!" - The argument from personal credulity. Winner. And while still in his dressing gown, he delivered that crushing defeat before even putting his socks on.

I can't see how anyone can deny it now. The argument is sewn up and everyone's cats are out of their resepctive bags. But I admit to feeling a certain disappointment. I agree with Scott that it's better to have the ongoing argument than all the facts. Where's the fun in them telling us??

I just read the Bladerunner theory. Yes. Totally, yes. That IS correct and I shall forevermore see the film in that way. A long-unfinished jigsaw puzzle is now complete.

fatpie42 November 23 2012, 22:19:52 UTC

In a way, the "personal credulity" argument is oddly fitting.

Ridley Scott WANTS people to fight over this. If people don't like his originally intended vision because it sounds stupid to them, then arguing that the explanation MUST be something else, sounds like exactly what Scott should expect from Prometheus fans.

I'm very impressed with Cavalorn for piecing Ridley Scott's ideas together. However, I'm not terribly impressed with Ridley Scott for revolving the deeper plot-line around "space Jesus" in the first place. As the fellah said: "...it's just ...I dunno...bollocks!"

fatpie42 November 23 2012, 22:42:42 UTC

The link that is supposedly for your original Prometheus piece actually links straight back here btw...
(Feel free to delete this comment once you've corrected that issue.)

cavalorn November 23 2012, 22:51:37 UTC

Fixed, thanks!

ext_1523480 November 30 2012, 22:25:19 UTC

After spending several hours reading many articles about the film, the consensus is pretty explicit that something happened 2000 years before that made the Engineers want to destroy mankind. Everyone agrees on this, except Brad Brevet: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-is-going-on-in-prometheus-a-universe-of-questions-answers-and-theories/6/... )

cavalorn November 30 2012, 23:07:18 UTC

It's fascinating. At first glance, all I can offer is that the Mayan carving is pretty clearly based on the sarcophagus lid of King Pacal, who died in 683 CE. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27inich_Janaab%27_Pakal) The dating given may well be intended to give a sense of verisimilitude by giving the fictional artefacts a very similar provenance to the real-world ones on which they are based. I don't recognise the Hawaiian artefact, but I'll do some digging - someone else is bound to have ( ... )

cavalorn November 30 2012, 23:11:29 UTC

I LOVE the idea that the Sacrifice Engineer is Geshtu, though. That fits even better than Osiris.

ext_1574889 January 1 2013, 00:48:11 UTC

Cavalorn, have you (or anyone else you know of) considered the nod to the David and Goliath allegory? Albeit the encounter was slightly less fortuitous for David this time around! A bit off topic but I thought you might appreciate it if it hadn't crossed your mind!

ext_1613114 February 1 2013, 05:59:06 UTC

Great stuff Cavalorn, I had something to chime in with ( ... )