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Prometheus

How to Form the Passive Voice

Date: Jul 06 2012

Themes: Alternative

Grammar: Passive Voice

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Somewhere in the universe, are aliens making movies about us humans invading their planet and wreaking havoc? Here on Earth, when we make movies about aliens they are almost always shown to be mean, nasty creatures. And maybe none are nastier than the aliens in the Alien series by the director Ridley Scott.

Prometheus is the newest movie in the Alien series. It is a prequel to the previous films. In the beginning of the movie, life is discovered on another planet, and at first, everyone is pretty excited about it. They must not have seen any of the other movies! Hear Jason and Mason talk about this frightening new flick.

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Mason

Jason

Mason: It is killing me that I have not gotten to go see Prometheus yet.

Jason: You have to. It’s so good.

Mason: Yeah? I mean, are you a big fan of the Alien series?

Jason: I’m more of an Aliens fan. I actually like the second movie better. But Alien is great, and I actually somehow didn’t realize that this movie was a prequel to Alien, like until I was in the theater. I don’t know, that somehow wasn’t marketed to me.

Mason: They were kind of subtle about it, yeah, for sure.

Jason: I thought, in some ways I was like, seeing the previews, “Oh, this looks just like Alien.”

Mason: But it still takes place way in the future from where we are now.

Jason: Yeah. Definitely. It’s interesting. Alien, the whole premise is the aliens are bad, the entire time.

Mason: Right.

Jason: But in this one, at least there’s this sense that, like, maybe they’re gonna be nice. And then it takes a turn for the worse. But I actually like the fantasy of there being nice aliens on another planet even better than mean ones.

Mason: You want all the aliens to be E.T.?

Jason: Yeah! Exactly.

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Discussion

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Mason can’t wait to see the new movie Prometheus. Jason recently saw it and thought it was great.

Prometheus was made by the same director as the Alien movie series. But Jason didn’t realize that the films were related. Prometheus takes place before the other films, making it a prequel.

At first, it isn’t clear if the aliens in Prometheus are good or bad. But later it becomes clear that they are very bad. If aliens really do exist, Jason hopes they will be more like E.T. than the killer aliens more often seen in movies.

Do you like movies about aliens? Do you prefer aliens in movies to be nice or scary? Do you think life exists on other planets?

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javier armando

Peru

we all are gonna be terminated by ALIENS!

Débora-Madiana

France

I always love the every film’s genres, the movies about aliens are interresting, because, we can watch how the cineast uses our fears for creates a fantasy story. Aliens like others creatures, we has been fascinated, and, in some ways, we try give them a existence thanks to our imagination.

But, sometimes, I find the movies about aliens are boring, because, I have the impression that the same story tells in every films.

However, I don’t know if I prefer aliens in movies to be nice or scary. E.T. was a good movie, and Promotheus seens to be a excellent film, too! I found The Aliens series quite good.

“Do you think life exists on other planets?” this question is fascinating!

But I think this question will stay without answers. Perhaps, on other planet there is an other life, we are not alone.

FarStrangeR

Russian Federation

I like to watch science fiction movies, and also movies about aliens, but unfortunately I still didn’t watch this one.

about the life somewhere beyond the earth…

Actually astronomers continue to find the planets that are very similar to our own one where at least the earth-like forms of life can appear. And there are some positive results.

One of the most intriguing discovery of the last few years is an exoplanet discovered by the Kepler’s team, Kepler 22b. Corresponding to the preliminary data the average temperature on the surface of it is 22 (!) degrees centigrade.

It’s a marvelous discovery and I think that in the future we will observe more and more similar to our own planets.

So i think we are not alone.

I like the moment at the beginning of the movie “Contact” when Ellie asked her father:

-Do you think there’re people on other planets?

-Well let’s see… the Universe is a pretty big place… And the one thing I know about nature is it hates to waste anything. So I guess I’d say if it is just us, an awful lot of space is going to waste…

pink_gurl

Kuwait

lol i don’t like aliens but i like their spaceship ;p

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

I think that the life is exists on the planets , there are lots indications talking about it , In my opinion we should try to know what is exists there , Really If the life was exists It would be nice , we can’t Imagine that , I disagree with this opinion , God created us in a good way my God Always give us everything nice .

I have never seen this movie prometheus , I will try to read this story , I’m anxious to know what is the truth.

manoj6383

India

hey the movie was a very good movie, i was very exited when the movie was releasing

ale_serrat

Brazil

I think that this kind of movies are interesting but I’m not a FAN, I just watch them just to know if it’s worth.

peivi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

im not much interested in fantasy movies…but i believe that there must be aliens in another planets…

i alaways like to have a wierd and powerful creature helps me reach my dreams faster ….. he he

Crizsearch

Indonesia

I like when the aliens are nice like the movie ” The last mumzie ” I think it’s nice, really cool :D

damngan97

Viet Nam

i’ve watched them several time. i don’t think all of they is bad. i like watching them. they are so nice! there are many proofs show me that life exists on the other planets. So i believe in them. if i saw an alien, i would invite him to my home and request he taking a photos. ^^

sofree

China

Yes, but I don’t like the movie Alien. I’d like them take over the earth in the end no matter they are good or bad, lol~ I believe so, how come human are the only life in the whole universe?

paulbunny

Brazil

Well, I personally think that there’s life on other planets because it’s impossible that people could have built huge monuments that represents our ancient, or you could hold rocks that weight 1000 kilos on your hands? so I believe in aliens and don’t say it for E.T but for the evidences that happens at least once a yea.

vicmay_lo-flo@live.com.mx

Mexico

Yes… I like some alien movies. but I prefer the robot’s films. the aliens movies are fun. maybe if there is life on another planet, but scientifically proven not to.

ErinDong

United States

wow! Prothemeus seems like an interesting movie with all the aliens wanting to take over the planet. i would prefer having nicer aliens because the mean ones send a chill down my back. the nicer ones usually look cuter than the mean ones. I believe there must be some type of aliens in the other planets because what would be on the other planets if earth is full of living?

fr0oggy

Bulgaria

I watched this movie before 3 weeks and It was amazing movie.

Ngubo Sixtus

South Africa

i do like this lesson

valdenizio

Brazil

I like this kind of movie because there are so many actions and adventure. things like that.

ana.p94231

India

I don’t like this kind of movies because I know these are human creations or fantasies so, I can’t be serious while watching movies…. but, still I think there is life exists and am always excited to know more about living being from other planets…