What did David mean by the ancient writings he saw on the walls of the temple?
What is written on the giant's avatar?
What is the meaning of this deakin mural, and what important information does the painting next to it show? Today we focus on the mystery of the sacrificial chamber of the Temple of the Engineer of Prometheus.
The direction in which the expedition team came in was just below the skull, there was a door, it was not like an ordinary door, it was a ring, equivalent to a fan folding inside, made of 8 boulders, the smallest of which left a gap, the door panel fell next to it, which indicated that the door was not opened normally.
After entering, continue to walk inside, you can see that there is water flowing down on the top of the temple, and it has been flowing down to the bottom. That shows that the structure inside the temple is constantly pumping groundwater, and the whole temple should be a huge water circulation system, constantly producing oxygen, humans can breathe directly, the air is very pure, and the temperature can be maintained at a constant temperature. The surface temperature of LV223 is about minus 200 degrees, and it is only minus 12 degrees inside the Engineer's Temple, so why does the water not freeze?
David saw a lot of green lumps on the wall that had already congealed together, which should have been the engineer's blood clotting. Perhaps because the temperature of the temple was extremely low, so it solidified on the wall, David found that it was very well preserved, not spoiled at all, the taste was all there, the cells inside were still active, and it said a great word. I personally judge that the air in the Engineer Temple is quite pure, and coupled with the low temperature of minus 12 degrees, the preservation effect inside is very good.
David then understood the message above, clicked and opened a projection of the scene record. In the distance came a cry similar to Deacon's, several engineers ran forward quickly, and some of them fell, and after he dropped the order, he turned his head to look behind, the details of the twisting head were important, there must be something chasing. Shaw and Holloway caught up to see it, and the engineer who had fallen to the ground again fell to the ground, climbed up and was directly caught by the stone door. From the above details, it can be seen that the engineer who fell to the ground should be infected with black water, it is obvious that his physical strength is not as good as others, running and falling to the ground many times, just like Holloway infected with black water when he has more serious symptoms, he cannot get up alone.
Next, look at what is written on this wall, which only David can understand, and all the information has been interpreted in the script. Roughly speaking, it is said that inside the stone gate is the place where the engineer God was born, it is a holy place, which is very sacred, and only those who are chosen can enter; ordinary people who enter will be punished.
The time when the engineer fell to the ground is about 2,000 years ago, and the timing is also implied, coinciding with the time of Jesus' existence. After David opened the stone door, the engineer's head was very well preserved, indicating that the air composition inside was quite pure, and many black marks could be seen on the head, which must be black water. The black water leak triggered a catastrophe in the Temple of the Engineers.
David came in and saw a huge stone statue, and Prometheus's script mentioned that the stone carvings were also engraved with some ancient words, which probably told the story of the birth of the engineer God Deacon, and The blood of Deacon allowed them to give birth to life in other galaxies in the universe, which is the process of the engineer's sacrifice and sowing that we saw at the beginning of the film.
This mural is their god Deacon.
There are many ampoules neatly arranged on the ground, and the distance is accurately calculated by the engineer, in order to maintain a corresponding temperature, once the temperature is too high, the black water is quite unstable and will cause serious leakage.
The painting on the wall is not clearly seen in the movie, in fact, it should be such a painting, the engineer whose fingers have mutated is holding a face-hugging worm, so the situation is quite clear, the engineer has long known the existence of the face-hugging worm, and has also conducted in-depth research.
As for what black water is, black water is a compound produced by engineers when they study their god Deacon, which is very close to Deacon, but still has not reached it, and did not create Deacon but created an alien, indicating that engineers and humans are also pursuing immortality, pursuing the continuation of the race, although they can live for hundreds of thousands of years, but also can not avoid the natural law of the decline of the race.
Holloway walked up to the altar and saw a large ampoule like a green crystal, in the early version, where an engineer's bowl was placed, very similar to the bowl at the beginning of the film, and the reason why it was replaced by green crystal later, I think it is still related to the expression of old Ray, deliberately put more obscure, leaving the answer to the audience to guess.
Personally, I think it's a large ampoule, the same as the ampoule in black water, except that it's not black water, but Deacon's genes, a similar substance, or the same thing that the engineer drank at the beginning, and a specimen is placed here.
Why does the crystal use green, the same green as the previous analysis to represent life, such as the green of the original planet in the opening of the film, and the green of the bay seen when LV426 first landed, all of which show that the planet already has the ability of primitive basic life.
After a few of Prometheus's crew members stayed indoors for a while, the frescoes began to fade, indicating that after humans came in, they changed the temperature and air composition inside. Just then the curse was fulfilled, and the Prometheus suddenly sent them a message telling them that the storm was coming, and you should retreat. The process of retreat also reflects the expression of old Ray to the fullest, have you seen the storm?
There was a feeling of black clouds crushing the city, smoke billowing in, as if some kind of disaster had occurred, and also like the curse in the mummies of the movies we have seen, this kind of obscure expression echoes the script, just said, the content written on the wall who dares to enter, you will be punished. Sure enough, not long after entering, the black cloud pressure city was fulfilled. The skull above the Engineer Temple's head, before the old Ray has not been given a close-up, just at this moment when the black cloud pressed the city, when they retreated, the last shot storm swept to the top of the skull's head, and old Ray gave a full picture.
It's also a hint, because the skull itself represents demise, symbolizing that something bad is about to happen when the crew of the Prometheus enters. The curse that was fulfilled began from the moment they offended the Engineer's sacred sacrifice room, and when they returned, Holloway infected blackwater and directly received the box lunch, and Field Millburn did not have time to go back to receive the box lunch on the spot, and the twist of the plot was also caused by their failure to respect the Engineer's god and warning.
After explaining all this paragraph, everyone should already know the context of the story, can you understand why Old Ray cut out so many fragments of the script and did not present it? I think it's out of frustration and choice.
Before I mentioned the Prometheus many times, and did not successfully release in all places, because the culture and beliefs are not the same, The old Ray himself is a Westerner, including their production team, are the same, the faith and culture are naturally more biased towards their side, so the work also has a strong Western cultural color, in order to ensure that the film is released in all places, for the commercial nature of the film, as a director, old Ray must have a choice, so that the film has left a lot of mysteries, Therefore, everyone can't understand it, and friends who have more understanding of Prometheus are welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss.