Warning: Below you will find major spoilers for “Alien: Romulus”!
Summary
- Alien: Romulus confirms the survival of the original Xenomorph “Big Chap” from the first film.
- The film wastes Big Chap’s return by killing him off-screen and using him as a mere plot device.
- Big Chap should have been the biggest threat to Romulus.
I was pleased that Alien: Romulus confirmed one of my biggest theories about the franchise and disappointed with its execution. I am a fan of the Foreigner film franchise for as long as I can remember, and apart from 2007 is horrible Alien vs Predator: RequiemI enjoyed them all in their own way. A part of me will always be disappointed that Federal The pitch-black cliffhanger ending will never be resolved. Nevertheless, considering the lukewarm response and the subpar performance of the prequel ($239 million worldwide, via The numbers) a direct sequel was never planned.
The producers decided to clear the air with Fede Álvarez’s latest film. Romulus. I had a great time with the sequel/midquel, even though it adds little new and the amount Easter eggs and callbacks are a little annoying. One of the biggest shocks was that the film uses the image and voice of the late, great Ian Holm as Rook, an android who is basically identical to Alien Ash. It was a brave decision, but it is only appropriate, as Romulus also includes the return of the original Xenomorph (AKA “Big Chap”) himself.
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In 2019 I wrote a Screen Rant Article about the quickly forgotten Alien: Isolation Web series and a new twist that added to the Xenomorph’s life cycleThis series took the cutscenes from the 2014 video game and added a framing story in which the main character Amanda Ripley floats among the rubble of the Sevastopol station. In the final episode, it becomes clear that the Xenomorphs floating in the wreck are not dead, but are in hibernation. in space. In this article I present the idea that the original Star Beast could have survived being launched into space Alien Final.
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It was a logical conclusion, but I never imagined that a future entry would actually bring back “Big Chap,” as he was affectionately known during production of the original film. Cut to 2024, the opening scene of Alien: Romulus shows a Weyland Yutani salvage ship collecting the creature’s cocoon to conduct experiments on it. The return of the original creature from the saga is such a cool hook and got me excited for Big Chap’s comeback – only to be quickly disappointed by his function in the plot.
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I can’t believe how much Alien: Romulus wasted the return of Big Chap
Kane’s son plays an important role in Romulus, but not on screen
During a major exhibition dump, Rook explains Alien: Romulus‘ characters that the Enterprise recovered the body of Xenomorph, which soon awoke and wiped out nearly everyone on the station. I was then shocked when Rook pointed to the charred remains of Big Chap and the android revealed that security had managed to kill the beast after all. Instead of the original Xenomorph being the central threat, the “perfect organism” was killed off-screen long before the heroes of the film even entered the station.
I can’t help but lament what a waste this is. Big Chap is essentially a MacGuffin that kicks Romulus‘ narrative, but I wanted to see him in action again. Perhaps Alvarez felt it was disrespectful to use the same creature, or he didn’t want to distract from the bizarre creature he created in Alien: Romulus’ Finale. Anyway, it was pretty disheartening to see during the movie that one of my old theories turned out to be correct, only to find out that it wasn’t an event.
Source: The Numbers
Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien series. The film was directed by Fede Álvarez and focuses on a new group of young characters facing the fearsome Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a standalone film and is set in a time not yet explored in the Alien series.
- director
- Fede Alvarez
- Release date
- 16 August 2024
- Sales Partner
- 20th century
- Authors
- Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
