An inter-textual analysis of Alien: Covenant. Some of these posts contain unmarked spoilers, proceed at your own discretion.
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- She Won’t Go Quietly
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Film Aesthetic
- Aeschylus
- The Romanticism of Alien Covenant
- Alien Covenant and the Gothic novel
- Ricks & Upworth Death Scene
- The Metamorphoses
- The Tempest and Alien: Covenant
Mythology
- Walter & Epimetheus
- Deucalion, Pyrrha, David and Shaw
- David & Janus
- ~ FROM PROMETHEUS TO ALIEN COVENANT: THE FIRE THIEF / THE LIGHT – BRINGER ~ by gothic-fiction-in-space
- The jar of Pandora by gothic-fiction-in-space
- The Davidic Covenant
Character Analysis
- David: the “Lawrence of Space” by gothic-fiction-in-space
- The biological daughter and the artificial son by gothic-fiction-in-space
- Reaching the sublime? by gothic-fiction-in-space
- Definition of “Romantic hero” by gothic-fiction-in-space
- Definition of “Byronic Villain” by gothic-fiction-in-space
- The Weyland Legacy by gothic-fiction-in-space
- David’s need to create by gothic-fiction-in-space
- Daniels & Walter by gothic-fiction-in-space
- David, The Engineers & The Hypocrites
- The Engineers, David & Janus
Facts
Etymology of Names
- Daniels
- Janet (Daniel’s First name)
- Walter
- King Saul, David, Peter Weyland and Android David
- David ביתדוד
- David: the perfect name
- Origae-6
Alien: Covenant Prologue
Art
- The Nativity
- Lander Entering Planet 4′s Atmosphere
- USCSS Covenant In Orbit Around Planet 4
- Covenant Ground Crew Ascends Mountain
- Covenant Crew Discovers Crashed Dreadnought
- Covenant Crew Gathered At Base Of Mountain
- Creatures of Hell
- Ledward, Rosenthal & Oram’s Death
- Ledward’s Death
- Ledward’s Death II
- David as Satan
- Satan Summoning His Legions
- Neomorph & Protomorph Deaths & David
- Journey To The Engineer City
- Engineer Cathedral I
- The Engineer Cathedral II
- Crossing The Plaza Extended
- Crossing The Plaza I
- Crossing The Plaza II
- The Green Lantern and Shaw’s Grave
- Elizabeth Shaw’s Garden
- The Isle of the Dead
- Engineers Run For Their Lives
- The Engineer’s Demise and The Punishment of Thieves
- Deaths of Paradise Part III
- The Whirlwind of Lovers
- Rosenthal’s Death
- Deaths of Paradise Part II
- Ophelia
- Deaths of Paradise I
- The Vivisected Engineer
- The Nightmare
- The Kiss
- The Crossing Part I
- The Crossing Part II
- The Crossing Part III
- The Crossing Part IV
- The Crossing Part V
- The Crossing Part VI
- Parallels: Ricks, Upworth and Shaw’s Death
Illustrations
David’s Drawings of Dr Elizabeth Shaw
Poetry & Literature
- “Like Robinson Crusoe on his island”
- The Island of Dr Moreau
- The roots of horror sci-fi: Frankenstein
- “Me and Fog on little cat feet”
- “Whistle and I’ll Come”
- A ghost story
- “Blow on the nostrils of a horse”
Parallels
- Dr.Gediman in Alien: Resurrection
- The dinner scene in Alien 1979
- Homage to Stanley Kubrick
- “The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo”
- Hamlet & the Flute Scene
Blu-ray Extra’s
External Analysis