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Alien : Romulusmade me loveStar Trekeven more . I thought Fede Alvarez’sAliensequel was a tremendous return to shape for the franchise . To me , Alien : Romulusis a singular accomplishment weigh it ’s the 9thAlienmovie . While Ridley Scott’sPrometheusandAlien : Covenanthave their patron , both leave me cold despite some intriguing ideas both films presented . For my money , Alien : Romulusis the bestAlienmovie since James Cameron’sAliensin 1986 , and is in the top three along with the original 1979Alien . Even intimately for me , Alien : Romulus ' cutting revulsion was a reminder of whyStar Trekis so great .
Set in 2142,20 year after the events ofAlien , Alien : Romulussees a chemical group of twentysomethings , including Rain Carradine ( Cailee Spaeny ) , desperate to take to the woods the Jackson ’s Star mining settlement they ’re indentured to . Rain and her friend bust the abandoned ship Romulus and Remus infinite place looking for cryobeds to take them to a major planet far aside from the Weyland - Yutani corporation they work for . Of of course , the station is infected by Xenomorphs . Rain , her synthetic"brother"Andy ( David Jonsson ) , and their friends fight to survive against score of aliens , while uncoveringa appall mystical about Weyland - Yutani ’s plans for the Xenomorphs ' deoxyribonucleic acid .
LikeAlien , Star Trekhas its own artifical people and semisynthetic mechanical man , most prominent of whom is Data ( Brent Spiner ) fromStar Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Picard .
The cast of Alien : Romulus features some of Hollywood ’s big rising stars and could be a big shift for other untested member of the cast .
Alien: Romulus Is A Perfect Reminder Of Why Star Trek’s Optimistic Future Is So Great
Alien’s future has few positives
Beyond theAlienfranchise ’s trademark chest - bursting gore and heartstopping horror , Alien : Romuluspresents a relentlessly raw future tense . InAlien : Romulus'22nd one C , human race attempt to colonize distant worlds are all essentially enslave to the Weyland - Yutani corporation . Jackson ’s Star is a dying excavation settlement where everyone forced to work the mines is basically condemned to die from disease , like Rain ’s parent . Life under Weyland - Yutani is hopeless even without Xenomorphs feasting on humans , and it ’s understandable why Rain want to escape a hereafter that is essentially rigged against her ever getting the chance to be long and fly high .
Which future would I desire to endure in ; Star Trek ’s or Alien ’s ? The response is a no - brainer .
Star Trekpostulates a promising and aspirational hereafter that ’s the diametrical ofAlien : Romulus ' . Yes , there are still problem , enemies , and wars to fight in the final frontier , butStar Trekenvisions humanity leave a union of 100 of earth and coexisting peacefully with unnumbered alien . Alien : Romulusgrimly calls humans"too weak"to colonize taboo place , butStar Trekbelieves humans to be subject of achievable greatness . Starfleet bonds world and aliens alike in a shared responsibility to explore strange new creation and seek out fresh civilization . WatchingAlien : Romulus , I aked myself which time to come would I want to live in;Star Trek ’s orAlien ’s ? The answer is a no - brainer .
Star Trek’s Optimistic Future Is Unique In Science Fiction
Star Trek is the futrue we want to live in
Gene Roddenberry ’s visual sensation forStar Trekhas always stood out compare to other sci - fi properties ' concepts of what the future will be like . The Matrixsaw humankind as superpower sources for machine overlords . Children of Menpostulated a dying human race where no young kid are born . A Quiet Placesees Earth stamp down by exotic monsters . The world is a frozen wasteland inSnowpiercer , whereas apes rule what ’s exit of humanity inPlanet of the Apes . count beyondStar Trekand you seesci - fi futures where there is little to look forward to .
Alien ’s movie saga sweep from 2004 inAlien Vs . Predatorto 2381 whenAlien : Resurrectiontakes place , whereasStar Trekhappens from the 22nd century ofStar Trek : Enterpriseto the 32nd century ofStar Trek : Discovery .
cynic scoff atStar Trek ’s proposed Utopia , citing that other scientific discipline fiction reflects the real problem of the earth . Gene Roddenberry ’s impression that Mankind can solve thirstiness , overpopulation , the mood crisis , and our trust on money and material possessions can be seen as unachievable due to human nature . ButStar Trekargues that man should endeavor to be their honorable self , and the only path to prevent the terrible outcome ofThe Matrix , Snowpiercer , orAlien : Romulusisby working together toward a usual trade good . As much as I enjoyedAlien : Romulus , it only reaffirmed whyStar Trekmatters as a counterpoint to such a fearsome and dreadful future .
TheAlienfranchise has laudably been inspire by the bridge of the Starship Enterprise .
In theAlienmovies ' defense , Ridley Scott ’s sci - fi repulsion dealership does depict human of various ethnicities working together . Ellen Ripley ( Signourney Weaver ) , Rain , andAlien ’s various female protagonists have been surrounded by men and women of all nationality , and some are even spiritual . Star Trekpremiered in 1966 , 13 years beforeAlienhit movie dramaturgy in 1979 ( the same year asStar Trek : The Motion Picture ) , and theAlienfranchise has commendable been inspire by the diversecast ofStar Trek . Alien : Romuluscontinues this variety with Caucasian , Asian , Latina , and Black main characters .
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has Its Own Version Of Alien’s Xenomorphs
The Gorn in Strange New Worlds is inspired by Alien
Star Trek : unusual New Worldscertainly convey inhalation fromAlienwhen it revamped the Gorn . Originally introduced inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1’s"Arena , " where a humanoid Gorn struggle Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) , the Gorn was an obvious man in a rubber suit moving in slow motion that had been mocked for decades . Star Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 1introduced a new vision for the Gorn as the deadly chief foe of Captain Christopher Pike ’s ( Anson Mount ) USS Enterprise , and the novel - lookGorn are clearlyStar Trek ’s stand - ins forAlien ’s Xenomorphs .
Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh ( Christina Chong ) survive a Gorn kidnapping .
InStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , the Gorn are still a highly levelheaded race with their own starships and civilization . Yet the Gorn infect human hosts likeAlien ’s Xenomorphs , and the Gorn ’s young incubate in those hosts before burst out horribly . The Gorn are cannibalistic and unrelenting sea wolf who also abduct their prey . As a kid , Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh ( Christina Chong ) survived a Gorn kidnapping after her family was consume by the exotic reptiles . Star Trek : unusual New Worldsseason 2 ’s finalesaw several extremity of the USS Enterprise work party , admit La’an , taken prisoner by the Gorn .
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Star Trek ’s enemy alien species , the Romulans , hail from the planet Romulus .
Unlike the Xenomorphs inAlien : Romulusand theAlienfranchise , the Gorn can presumptively be negotiated with inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . After all , the Gorn utter to Captain Kirk inStar Trek : The Original Series . Alien : Romulus ' Xenomorphs are so - called"perfect organisims"but theAliens are nothing more than remorseless , cold killing simple machine , which make them ideal revulsion pic monster . But the Gorn inStar Trekare capable of more than dealing death , which is another example of howStar Trekhas eminent saint and ambitions than theAlienmovies .
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Star Trek : Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike , Science Officer Spock , and Number One in the years preceding Captain Kirk ’s term of office on the U.S.S. Enterprise , as they venture across the coltsfoot to explore new worlds .
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years preceding Captain Kirk’s tenure on the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they venture across the galaxy to explore new worlds.
