Vatican Church vs. Engineer City

K-Theory

This really angers me ...

I thought Ridley Scott was a visionary -- but instead, he just ripped off the magic carpenter's religion ... 

We have weak stone structures from a spacefaring society that is millions of years old .. 

Some art from some amateurs for thought: 


Oh, wait ... that one's Dubai ...

dk

My understanding that whether ripping off or not, it is intentional.

AdamPD

What's there to be mad about? It's a humanoid species who obviously worship the Engineers as their creators/gods

This seems to be a religious worship place, they all dress plainly, a bit like monks really.

If this angers you, then perhaps you need anger management help, lol.

dk

At any rate, David took care of all of that.

Ripleys_Ghost

Yep.  More religious tropes.  It's NO accident.

I was surprised how humble The Engineers seemed.  Also, lots of earth tones.  No metal or glass.

K-Theory

My problem about this whole ordeal is with Christianity. It is a religion with SO many flaws (along with the barbaric Islam and, yes, Judaism). Buddhism (as seen with the four meditating altars in front of the hole)would be a bit more appropriate.

BlackGooDrinker

I just want to know what happened to the people that died. Is there a heaven/hell in the afterlife in this Alien universe?

K-Theory

There might be something to this, @BlackGooDrinker. Ridley Scott, if I remember correctly, said "Humans were created by Engineers, and the Engineers were created, obviously, by God." Perhaps there is a Matrix theme in this universe (in which consciousness still exists after death). Or maybe not.