"Alien: Covenant" Thunder Guide: Alien series will also make three films, whether David wants to view Shark Thunder Guide: "Alien: Contract" answers the legacy question of the previous game Law Shark: One person plays two corners with two accents Thunder Guide: Next, does David want to view Shark Thunder Guide: I believe there is a more advanced species than humans Law Shark: Ray Director is an alien Ray Director: Hope the film can cause thinking about AI Law Shark: "Prometheus" has been ten years! There is such a secret law shark behind the name of the cyborg: the cyborg may become the new creator Without watching the previous work, you can understand the movie

In 1979, Ridley Scott's sci-fi monster film Alien came out, which won the 52nd Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and became the originator of science fiction monsters and space thrillers, and was voted the fourth of the "Fifty Greatest Science Fiction Movies" by the veteran British film magazine TOTAL FILM.

The recognized classic and greatness of "Alien" lies in its complete redefinition of the genre of science fiction thrillers, and its aesthetic style and metaphorical approach have directly led to the birth of a large number of parodies such as "Strange Shape" and "Predator" in the next 38 years, and its far-reaching influence can also be seen in later science fiction classics such as "The Matrix" and "City of Souls". The charm of this IP has also attracted many top directors such as James Cameron and David Finch to direct the "Alien" series.

After 33 years, Ridley Scott returned to the sci-fi kingdom he created in 2012 with the release of the "Alien Prequel" Prometheus, which was once again a great success. On the 38th anniversary of Alien, this year, 80-year-old Ridley Scott re-launched Alien: Covenant.

Alien: Covenant takes place 10 years after Prometheus, when a new group of astronauts travel to a distant galaxy in search of colonies on the Covenant spacecraft, they receive a signal that there are signs of life on a planet, and arrive to find David, the survivor of the Prometheus, along with the terrifying alien monster waiting for them. This seemingly heavenly planet is actually a hell of doom.

<h1>Lei: Alien: Covenant answers the legacy questions of the previous game</h1>

Why choose such a subject about aliens?

Ridley Scott: Alien was made in 1979, there were three films, and they didn't ask who created the monster? Where do people come from? I thought of presenting it in such a way, that is, a prequel, so Prometheus mentions the question, how did it come out? Answering this question in Alien: Covenant, there is another film next.

<h1>Law Shark: One person plays two horns with two accents</h1>

The two bionic figures played in the film, one named David and the other called Walter. They are very different, what do you think is the most interesting difference between them? What kind of fun does it have for you to play these two roles?

Michael Fassbinder: Actually it's interesting to reenact this David, I think it's very interesting to play David before, it's a prototype of AI, a bionic person, it has some elements of humanity, and it's interesting to have those elements. Walter, a bionic man ten years after Prometheus, has changed the structure of some AI, and they think that the characteristics of human nature are more uncomfortable, so they make it more direct, more like a machine. David, as I said, there are more human personalities among bionic people, and I see how they have changed in this decade.

Speaking of different characteristics and different personalities, I see that between these two people, their manners, demeanor, and accents are different, how do you play these two roles?

Michael Fassbinder: David has an accent, he likes Bede O'Toole films, he also dyes his hair, he wants to dye Itale in color, he likes some pompous things, he starts with a South African accent, and then it changes because I don't think I can play the South African accent, and then I still use the British accent, Walter is a more American accent, and it's more like a robot, a more logical being, than a robot like David' more human robot.

<h1>Lei: Is there any David going to look at the shark next</h1>?

Will we see more bionic people like David? Would you still create this type of character?

Ridley Scott: I don't know, there will be robots like David in the future, and that's what we wrote in our script, and in science fiction, in science fiction, you can set those parameters yourself. It still has to conform to some ideas of reality, so the design of the future should actually be created according to reality, and it depends on David's willingness to participate (laughs).

In Prometheus it's just a prequel to Alien 1, Covenant will be a prequel, and we'll have another prequel?

Ridley Scott: There are prequels and sequels, in fact, in 1979, David was actually a typical of AI, and 30 years later, he had to accompany humans to space travel, so he acted like a butler, making him more human. Let everyone think that it is a person who accompanies you, not a robot, when they chose a more humanized robot, these fantasies are logically designed, not made up out of thin air.

<h1>Lei: I believe that there are species that are more advanced than humans</h1>

We see that the species created by the Creator have great hostility, are they disappointed in the Creator or do they want to dominate the Creator?

Ridley Scott: This is a difficult question to answer, I am an agnostic, is there a higher lifeform? I think there is absolutely, impossible galaxy only we humans, this is my belief and bottom line, in the end what is this life form? I think it may not be a single individual, but a higher species.

This time the theme talks about the Creator, and the new species that have been created, and there will be hostility between them, in your opinion, will AI have a soul?

Michael Fassbinder: Actually, it's about what is real, for example, if I say a story, the story has its authenticity, whether the story happens or not, if the AI has a soul, for him the soul is real.

Ridley Scott: Let me add that there is an equation for everything, you have to design an AI, you have to design how much it can calculate, if you give him too much information, it will make him complex, complex will have emotions, if ai has emotions, you can't control it, humans are also very dangerous, it will cause a lot of emotions.

<h1> Fa shark: Ray is an alien</h1>

Do you think aliens are hostile?

Ridley Scott: I feel like aliens are right among us.

Michael Fassbinder: He's just an alien, so he can make alien movies.

Do you think it's hostile to us humans?

Ridley Scott: If you look at animals, they are actually more complex than we know, dogs can have telepathy, and if you observe a dog, the person has not yet come, it senses it first. When we look at animals, we may be relatively higher among animals, but dolphins are higher than we may be, we are just one of the mammals, we do not feel superior, these predators, there are people in every animal, and man is a very dangerous predator. We seem to be able to grasp these principles, but in fact, we see that between human beings, in fact, human pride and pride are actually very dangerous, and we have always felt that we are the highest creatures, but if the aliens come, they may not feel this way, and they are not interested in people, they may want to communicate with goldfish.

Michael Fassbinder: So it's not necessarily that we're going to be wiped out by aliens, and people've been thinking about what kind of impact aliens will have on people when they come. We always think about what kind of situation we will encounter, in fact, like anywhere, as long as different ethnic groups meet, they will always have enemies and enemies, everyone has their own tribe to protect, the same concept also applies to the earth and other shaped creatures, there are enemies and enemies, there must be one you die and I live.

Ridley Scott: Because we can evolve, why do we keep thinking about this evolution, why is it evolving faster and faster, why is it evolving? We don't know.

Do you think this supreme being is God? But it is very dangerous to play God.

Ridley Scott: Actually, no, in fact, people are very strange, people have always had a very strong sense of self, this is very strange, for example, sports, movement is also an art, although it is with the body, but it is art. You have to have passion, like playing football, playing tennis, etc., this is an art, just like an artist, you put a lot of investment to develop such a skill to the best, which is actually the same as a painter. It would be very nice if we were passionate about what we do, every day full of meaning, you are a very lucky person, I don't know if that will answer your questions.

<h1> Director Lei: I hope that the film can cause thinking about AI</h1>

In the new episode "Alien", there is a lot of worry, even fear, about the creation of this matter, I don't know if this represents Mr. Director's attitude towards the current artificial intelligence?

Ridley Scott: Artificial intelligence is inevitable, AI has now emerged, using AI chips to make our digital work faster, faster than ever, but artificial intelligence is a very good thing, as long as it is used for the right purpose, but what is the right purpose? This is a big problem.

Do you have concerns about AI?

Ridley Scott: Actually, I'm not worried about this evolution, if it's controlled, if it's out of control, then avoid conflict, so you have to think about how you can avoid it from being out of control, and what kind of situation it will create, and how to deal with these things for the government. Hopefully, this film will make us think about how these aliens were created, the Creator is too clever, for example, he said "David, you pour me a cup of tea", David will think that you will pour tea yourself, why not pour it, he should not have such emotions, if so, this AI already has the meaning of rebellion, is a predator.

The bionic David is not willing to be a slave in these two works, still rebelling against the Creator, mr. Fassbinder in the interpretation of this role, is there a prototype to refer to? If you use the metaphor of Paradise Lost, is he Lucifer?

Ridley Scott: I guess somehow maybe, he said why should I be inferior to others? Why can't it be beyond others? At the beginning of the movie, let him pour tea, he will immediately go to deal with this information, feel that this person seems to have a strange power, he knows that what he does is to obey people, and David has vanity and so on, I just said that he is dealing with information, this is the danger of artificial intelligence development, this danger point lies in people, do we want to neutralize them, this is an evolution. There are indeed a lot of aspects that may be comparisons that I didn't think of before.

<h1>Law Shark: It's been ten years since Prometheus!

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In the decade from Prometheus to Alien: Covenant, what do you think David is doing?

Michael Fassbinder: Just five years, oh, ten years, really? Ten years, turns out I don't know ten years. What is he doing? We can probably see in the film that he draws, he is very artist, he can paint. And he has a lot of emotional needs, he has a lot of human qualities, he feels that he needs to be affirmed, he wants the people around him to affirm him. And he may court with the wrong object, in fact, he is very human, he will leave some attacks and memorials, just like the artist wants to leave some reputation for others to know, he is actually very busy, arranged a lot of things for himself to do, he tried different things, so it will be seen in the film.

<h1>There is such a secret behind the name of the cyborg</h1>

It's a very interesting phenomenon to find that two bionic people, one named David and the other called Walter, as far as I know, in the first Alien film until now, there have been two producers who have been deeply involved in the series, one of whom is David Geller, and one is Walter Hill, who contributed a lot to the early stage of screenwriting, is this a coincidence? Or did you do it on purpose?

Ridley Scott: This part was intentionally arranged, and the two producers contributed to both roles, especially David Geller.

<h1>Law Shark: Cyborgs have the potential to become the new Creator</h1>

Is it possible for cyborgs to become creators of new species? Is it possible?

Michael Fassbinder: Of course it's possible, Walter I also said before, he stripped away the characteristics of people when programming, he just logically processed the information, and at the same time he also went to serve the crew and this "contract number", Ridley is like a butler and a bodyguard, he is also a mathematician and an engineer, you can do whatever you want him to do, and David has human characteristics, and when programming, he takes away the characteristics of people, I don't want more spoilers, you can watch it when you get there.

<h1> You can understand the movie without watching the previous game</h1>

As an audience member, if I hadn't seen the previous Alien series and Prometheus, would I have been able to understand and understand this movie without looking at this movie directly?

Ridley Scott: You can definitely understand it, because when you make a movie, you have to make sure that the audience can understand it easily, otherwise it's problematic, and there are a lot of interesting links in this movie, even if you haven't watched the previous Alien movie.

Michael Fassbinder: You know the difference between having some hardcore fans and not having seen it, and if you haven't seen it, it doesn't feel like that, and it's a cool feeling if you haven't seen it, and there's a feeling of being new. Because it's very interesting to watch the original Alien, I watched it on a plane to New Zealand, at the beginning of the movie to a planet, and then the spacecraft landed, and saw the beautiful surrounding environment, all filmed in the bay of New Zealand, very beautiful.