ALIEN: COVENANT
Alien: Covenant (director Ridley Scott, starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston) This seems to be the most interesting entry in the Alien franchise after the first film but coming rather belatedly when the director Ridley Scott is on the verge of becoming an octogenarian. Obviously at that age people begin to consider their own mortality and the script is much more introspective than previous instalments except for Prometheus . There are references to high art such as Michaelangelo, Wagner and P.B.Shelley but they are somehow integrated into a script which is both insightful and hollow. The script, however, is the main issue with the film. Visually Covenant offers us some new and intriguing sights but the sound design (I hesitate to use the term soundtrack because that isn’t quite right) is the feature that sets the film apart. A dull rhythmic thud accompanies the action along with some intriguing leitmotifs (obviously, Wagner is referenced seemingly because Scott b