Compared to its predecessors, people thought Alien 3 too dark and depressing. One of my reasons for hating the movie when it originally came out was the rumor that I heard about Ripley dying. I refused to believe this; I loved Ripley ever since I saw Aliens when I was eight years old. She was one of the most well conceived and portrayed heroines I had ever seen on film. I went into a denial so deep that I refused to see the movie until it came out on video. Now in retrospect I wish I had seen the movie in theaters, despite the fact that it killed off one of cinema's greatest heroines, I thought this movie was truly worthy of being a sequel to its predecessors. Since the release of Alien Resurrection, I think this movie has become redeemed after comparison to its successor. In Resurrection the actions and emotions of the characters are as shallow as a kiddie pool and superficial.
The emotions and performances in this sequel are sincere and incredibly strong. The prisoners on the penal colony are gritty and look almost like convicts in any other prison. They are all the dregs of society: Thieves, murderers, rapists the whole lot. This being David Fincher's first film the usual pressure in making a film was doubled even more, since all he had previously were music videos. Fincher's familiar style is evident in this film: the dark lightning, ominous color tones and gritty visuals.
It seems like Fincher was inspired by the art of Heronymous Bosch whose dark and morbid pictures still disturb viewers today, Fincher himself a pervayer of dark and disturbing imagery. he makes everything in this movie eerily intense which helps build the suspense whenever the Alien is set to strike. There is also the gross out factor. If you've seen the movie than you already know about the dog scene. I consider myself one of the most desensitized people out there, but let tell you the scene with the dog made me turn my head so many times. The cuts in the scene reminded me of the scene in the "Omen" when a class pane severed the guy’s head. The director stretched the part where the guy's head got severed so much, that when the audience turned away and thought a moment later that the scene was over and turned their heads around, only to fully see the guy's head being severed. It was a great trick and Fincher does this in the dog scene, detailing each episode of the chestburster releasing itself from within the dog's chest. Gory!
The dog scene is one of the many parts of the film that is hard to take. Like Ripley's death scene I was also saddened by the deaths of Corporal Hicks and Newt (more denial), the ones who had survived the first sequel only to die in the beginning of the second. Newt's death is more painful because we knew how much she meant to Ripley and how they had formed a mother daughter bond. Bishop, the droid, is also destroyed, but is superficially repaired and is able to tell Ripley that the Alien had followed them from the Sulaco to the EEV drop ship.
Charles S. Dutton's character, Dillon is dignified and multifaceted but never comes off as an atypical good guy. He is a man who has committed serious and brutal crimes, but has found faith in God and now awaits his day of judgement. His character in comparison to the ones in Resurrection puts the others to shame and when he dies trying to destroy the Alien you are touched and saddened by his sacrifice.And you can not tell me you didn't get chills from his speech, I almost got up from my seat and yelled "Hell Ya!"
I really don't think there isn't anything bad about this movie. The characters are engrossing and well portrayed. Though there are a few plot holes that I could mention, but I won't beacuse they didn't take away the fierce imagery and terror. But the movie is not only about the terror of the Alien, but its affect on the habits of the prisoners on the penal coloy. Like Cameron in Aliens, Fincher makes you care about these hardened criminals when their numbers are picked off one by one by the lone Alien. I also think that Ripley's death was handled with a great nobility and dignity that doesn't disrespect the heroine.
For those with weak stomachs I would suggest leaving them empty when watching this movie. I mean if it made me squirm, think of what it could do to lesser strengths.
Speaking of gross outs, since I haven't scene the DVD version of this movie, I had heard that originally Newt's autopsy scene was much longer, but test audiences were so grossed out that Fincher had to re-edit the scene many times. I wonder if the DVD has those missing scenes. God! I'm deviant!
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