Predators

**Zeeboe** · 08-26-2012, 11:01 AM

I still think the theme I described is correct which is why Dutch told Anna that the Predator didn't kill her because she wasn't armed and there was no sport in killing an unarmed person, and also why all the human characters in "Predators" were predators themselves that were given dangerous weapons to defend themselves against the alien Predators because there is a sport in going after them and it's all fair.

"Predators" would have been a rip-off if it totally copied "Predator". The first was about one Predator taking on a group of soldiers and was a classic tale of good vs. evil. It also served as a Vietnam parable. A bunch of bad-asses out in the deep jungle facing an enemy who is "alien" to them and they can never see it, but it's always watching them.

And the last film is about a bunch of predators - Human and Alien and the suspense is that they are all dangerous. And there were some more extreme characters who were quick to anger and violence that would show a random act of kindness, just to show the audience that they are people too, but then later on.....they do something totally shocking, selfish, and violent! To remind the audience that they are STILL dangerous people. Then the film has more quiet and passive characters who are slow to anger and violence and appear to be caring, sane, and unselfish, but then they will shock you when they become violent or selfish to remind the audience again -That these are dangerous people.

So that's where the suspense came for me. You not only had to worry about the alien predators, but you had to worry about the human predators as well.

If this film was about a bunch of cops and soldiers who landed on that planet, and they all worked together, even though I'd most likely still enjoy the film for it's visual beauty and because it was about a bunch of alien Predators instead of just one, I probably wouldn't enjoy the film to the extent I do now, and I might be inclined to agree with some of the comments, and think it was a rip-off/remake. But it's the fact that it was a bunch of villains is what made it it's own film and entertaining and gave it that extra edge. When it's a bunch of good people sitting around who all care about each other talking, you feel safe, but when it's a group of dangerous people, you're always on the edge of your seat because not only were you looking for alien predators to come out and attack, but you also know one of those human predators could turn on a character you like at any second.

08-26-2012, 11:01 AM	#28
Zeeboe Posts: 6,269	I still think the theme I described is correct which is why Dutch told Anna that the Predator didn't kill her because she wasn't armed and there was no sport in killing an unarmed person, and also why all the human characters in "Predators" were predators themselves that were given dangerous weapons to defend themselves against the alien Predators because there is a sport in going after them and it's all fair. "Predators" would have been a rip-off if it totally copied "Predator". The first was about one Predator taking on a group of soldiers and was a classic tale of good vs. evil. It also served as a Vietnam parable. A bunch of bad-asses out in the deep jungle facing an enemy who is "alien" to them and they can never see it, but it's always watching them. And the last film is about a bunch of predators - Human and Alien and the suspense is that they are all dangerous. And there were some more extreme characters who were quick to anger and violence that would show a random act of kindness, just to show the audience that they are people too, but then later on.....they do something totally shocking, selfish, and violent! To remind the audience that they are STILL dangerous people. Then the film has more quiet and passive characters who are slow to anger and violence and appear to be caring, sane, and unselfish, but then they will shock you when they become violent or selfish to remind the audience again -That these are dangerous people. So that's where the suspense came for me. You not only had to worry about the alien predators, but you had to worry about the human predators as well. If this film was about a bunch of cops and soldiers who landed on that planet, and they all worked together, even though I'd most likely still enjoy the film for it's visual beauty and because it was about a bunch of alien Predators instead of just one, I probably wouldn't enjoy the film to the extent I do now, and I might be inclined to agree with some of the comments, and think it was a rip-off/remake. But it's the fact that it was a bunch of villains is what made it it's own film and entertaining and gave it that extra edge. When it's a bunch of good people sitting around who all care about each other talking, you feel safe, but when it's a group of dangerous people, you're always on the edge of your seat because not only were you looking for alien predators to come out and attack, but you also know one of those human predators could turn on a character you like at any second.