ALIEN (1979) BREAKDOWN! Final Scene Mystery Finally Solved! | The Deep Dive

Ridley Scott's ALIEN (1979) gets a full movie breakdown and analysis by Erik Voss on The Deep Dive! Sign up to Milanote for free with no time-limit: milanote.com/thedeepdive
Alien is one of the best films of all time, a true sci-fi horror masterpiece that inspired every piece of science fiction cinema that came after it, and launched a franchise that included Aliens (1986), Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien Covenant. Erik Voss breaks down his all-time favorite film to explain the dozens of missable details, and one long-time mystery in the final scene that no one, until now, has deduced the hidden meaning of!
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00:00 - Alien Opening Scene
02:36 - Nostromo Secrets
07:02 - Foreshadowing Clues
11:02 - Ripley
13:18 - Alien Easter Eggs
15:17 - Ship Design
16:25 - Derelict
19:26 - Facehugger
22:03 - Ash Clues
22:43 - Alien Creepiest Scene
25:04 - Chestburster Scene
28:41 - Brett
30:55 - Bible References
31:29 - Dallas
33:18 - Weyland-Yutani Plan
34:30 - Ash Betrayal
36:42 - Xenomorph Attack
38:13 - Nostromo Self-Destruct
40:12 - Alien Deleted Scene
41:46 - Surprise Twist
43:07 - Ripley Song Finally Explained
46:00 - Alien Final Shot
VIDEO CREDITS:
Written and Produced by Erik Voss
Lead Editor: Devin Cleary
Edited by Devin Cleary, Aaron Carrion, and Tanner DiGirolamo
Post-Production Support from Joshua Steven Hurd and Riley Auskelis
Executive Producer: Erik Voss

[@danieltrezub8130]

I have worked for a couple of years at an oil refinery that was built in the 70s. These production designers knew what they were doing. The chains, for example, are used to operate big valves above ground without the need for stairs. There's always water dripping from somewhere (not from nuclear cooling, but from steam heating/cooling), and big tubes covered in black tar for insulation can easily be mistaken for a xenomorph head. Being a big Alien fan, I had a few scary nights during my shifts.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

nice insight! thanks.

[@aegisgfx]

none of which makes any sense in space where there is no gravity, and if the ship has some kind of artificial gravity machine, it would be easy to turn that off when you need to move heavy stuff

[@chopses8391]

unless it goes down to a planet... lands on it.... for picking stuff up or dropping stuff off...@@aegisgfx

[@Ner0mancer]

​@@aegisgfxwow thanks Captain obvious! Looks Like you are the legendary Film maker here and not Ridley Scott. Oh whoops!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Are you still there?

[@coltonmason8290]

I love how ash says, "unclouded by conscience and delusions of remorse." Then tells Ripley that they "have his sympathy." Its basically him mocking them.

[@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC]

I wonder why an android would mock.

[@dogmapile5832]

Can Ash fairly be said to be able to sympathize with them, when he put them in their predicament? To me, his saying that was his way of mocking them - or at least his giving them a canned, perhaps programmed "human" reaction to their impending doom.

[@coltonmason8290]

@dogmapile5832 that's literally exactly what I said

[@coltonmason8290]

@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC because they feel humans as inferior.

[@DVincentW]

"Morality"

[@khart5453]

My dad took me to see Alien in the theater when it was first released. I was 11 and fought to stay seated and not run in terror! Something about seeing that white fluid coming from Ash’s mouth finished me off and I ran for the bathroom for a reality break. I was shocked to find it COMPLETELY filled with dozens of grown women crying and visibly shook.. so I turned around and bravely returned to the seat beside my father. He was a classical musician by profession and was greatly impressed by the score and the art of the film. He later purchased a large, hardcover book showing all the concept drawings and design techniques used. I have never been as impressed by a film in the rest of my life as I was with Alien. Thank you for showcasing it and giving so much insight into its creation and future evolution, which I have followed religiously❤️

[@danielgreen6302]

Are you sure? It sounds like you were in the women's bathroom. You should've checked the locked stalls in the mens room where they perched upon the squatting lids.

[@jacquiew.9165]

My dad took me. I was 3. I remember everything.

[@eamonia]

I saw Jurassic Park with my parents when I was about 7 and thought I could hang. My sister's were down the hall watching Dennis the Menace and I made it to the scene where the lawyer gets eaten by the T-Rex and it took me about 4 seconds before I was outta there and sitting with my sisters. I saw Aliens on TV around the same age and wound up behind the couch when ash got ripped in half. They sure don't make 'em like they used to...

[@daytripperhd]

no way it was a scheme with mother and the android. unless mother knew it was a warning from the beginning

[@Toosii2times]

@@daytripperhdwhat does that have to do with her comment?

[@HeWentThattaway]

Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing. Accept no substitutes.

[@katherinebonds1971]

This guy gets it. Just watched a JoBlo on the Thing then came here.

[@tomprickett37]

Perfectly said. No question.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

me and my Dad just had this conversation.. correct!

[@paulmurphy7106]

Yep. Two of the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever made!

[@pkf4124]

Drop the mic!!!!

[@gaillewis5472]

I'm old enough to have seen the original theatrical run of Alien. It was shockingly good on the big screen.

[@balenduk]

How old are yo?

[@darkpatches]

I'm old enough to have talked my uncle to take my 10 year old self to see it in the theaters and deeply regret it (that day).

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

I worked as a theater usher in 1979. Needless to say, I saw it countless times during its run at the theater where I was employed.

[@JohnHorneGuitar]

I saw this for the first time on a very small B&W tv and it was still riveting.

[@scottmiller2591]

I saw it in IMAX in the original release - it was pretty awesome.

[@pst5345]

I can watch analysis and reviews of this franchise everytime. The fact that this movie is rewatched and re-interpreted for over 40 years.... is a testament to it being really more than just a sci fi slasher.

[@josephrich3509]

Or it means that the fan base is just a bunch of fanatics.

[@NewMessage]

I'm surprised you didn't address the fact that the xenomorph seems to grow immensely without a food source. I hear people argue about it a lot when discussing the film, and they all miss the fact that it is a silicon based life form - which explains how it survives its own blood - and likely actually feeds on inorganic material. There's plenty of that in the ship. In fact, there's no sign of xenomorphs eating meat in any of the movies until the third. Biological material is likely fine to eat, but not the preferred food source.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

If I recall, that was addressed in the book. It mentioned the food stores getting raided.

[@ICE-je9cz]

Spiders don't bother me but that image of Voss imitating ash is going to stay with me for a while

[@jordancrossgrove8827]

There’s a shot that lasts about 2.5 seconds during the part where Ripley is trying to stop the self destruct where it cuts to the Narcissus from the outside and you can see the alien actually moving through the window from left to right (or maybe right to left). But you can definitely see the alien enter the shuttle before Ripley gets there.

[@Sal-T]

It's at 1:38:06 (in my copy, at least) for anyone else that wants to check. It's at 27 seconds left to go in the countdown to stop the shutdown, if that time doesn't work for your copy. Edit: Removed the beginning of my statement. Based on other comments, the figure is most likely Ripley. That is not the Narcissus.

[@354Entertainment]

Looool, that isn't the Narcissus, this is the engine room! This what you see is ripley, she is going from the middle of the room to the left side, in that wide angle shot! The hangar where the Narcissus stays, looks totally different! Check it out, when she is dropping from the mothership.

[@Sal-T]

@@354Entertainment Should have paid more attention. I do believe you are correct. That's not the Narcissus, which would make that, likely, Ripley.

[@354Entertainment]

@@Sal-T In the first moment it could be the Xenomorph, but when you look again it can't.

[@mikemoore7297]

All ALIEN lovers need to read the book gives more detail on how the ship was damaged. Many scenes that were not in the film that make things they do make more sense. And ASH tells them more about the message form the space jockey like they were explorers. And Wayland Corp. Had gotten the message and translated it before Nostromo ever started its mission. And some of the deaths are different and ending is different.

[@mikeydeloa7348]

I have given it some thought. A house cat is probably the best pet to have on a long haul space mission. Yes you can have pet fish or birds, but you can not cuddle with them as easily. They are not needing to go out and explore and need real exercise like a typical dog would. Cats are pretty quiet and are often ok being left alone or ignored, but generally dont mind being loved and cared for.

[@nailinthefashion]

They also wouldn't feel the need to explore that much if you give them a heat pad, toys, etc and devote a corner of your quarters to them. Depending on their temperament of course

[@mikeydeloa7348]

@@nailinthefashion Exactly.

[@SexycuteStudios]

Having a cat on board makes sense because that's what seafaring explorers had on board their wooden ships. With space travel being as prolific in Alien as sea ships were even back then, you're gonna want a cat on board. It's not silly to consider that vermin would stow aboard a space vessel with space travel being so commonplace.

[@mikeydeloa7348]

@@SexycuteStudios I did not know that 😊 Well there was often rats and mice that liked to sneak on board ships so I can see that would be another benefits to having a cat on board.

[@jbrass03]

Oh the smells, won’t someone please think of the smells!

[@YearsinSeason]

When Alien was first released in theaters I was 12. I scared the absolute crap out of me. That summer I would sneak into the theater to try and watch it and when it became too scary I would then run into the theater next door and watch Meatballs with Bill Murray. I must have tried to watch Alien at least a dozen times before I finally made it to the end.

[@christianpoint0888]

I used to bounce theaters back when Moonraker & the Deer Hunter were playing ! I soon realized I was too young to see the deer hunter !

[@scottprendergast5262]

This movie was extensively beautiful-technical MASTERPIECE. THANK YOU, 😂😂😂😂

[@scottprendergast5262]

I was 18 when I saw it-tgere were jumps and scares when I saw Corian parts. THE ONLY MOVIE THAT totally terrified me was the EXOTCIST

[@tomwitherby4348]

Meatballs was great when I watched it as a kid.

[@okayhonks]

The way that you always take the time to thank your writers, researchers, and editors is really so great to see. As someone who has to (poorly) do all of that stuff myself, I truly appreciate the invisible skills these folks bring to the table.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Question: Was the scene at 0:52 filmed after he 'thanked' and 'appreciated' them?

[@dareese6778]

Ur irritating. Get better speaker.

[@snallkriminell]

A mistake! The USCSS Nostromo is not named after the ship in Heart of Darkness, but after a character in another Joseph Conrad novel, namely "Nostromo: A tale of the Seaboard". As added trivia the landing craft on the Nostromo, the Narcissus, is also named after a Joseph Conrad novel, and both the Sulaco and the Patna (Alien 3) is also taken from Conrads works.

[@acarter4173]

And the ship in Heart of Darkness was the "Nellie".

[@redkingeye]

No one ever talks about it but when Kane looks into the egg, he's clearly wearing a leather skullcap inside his helmet which has vanished when his helmet is cut open aboard the Nostromo. What makes this terrifying is that the only in-universe explanation for this is that the facehugger must have had to scrabble its legs under it for a few seconds to push it back out of the way. Imagine how that would feel...

[@scottbarber9374]

I could have gone my entire life never having thought about that, and been perfectly fine. Thank you for the nightmares.

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

Literal nightmare fuel....geez

[@Palafico3]

It looked like it would've just immediately shoved them out of the way. That thing is designed to do its work with maximum efficiency.

[@nailinthefashion]

Ew lmao

[@choosecarefully408]

I always thought it was unbelievable that the face-hugger made it through his helmet. They probably wouldn't do it if they could, but having it find its way into his suit which would have taken longer might have worked better.

[@ItsdaKuch]

It’s crazy how certain movies have practical effects looking way better then, then how they look now

[@apurugganan]

My brother bought all the magazines he could get his hands on: SciFi, Fangoria, etc so we had all the details and pre-production sketches for the Nostromo and Alien sets. we even joked that Brett was reading *Starlog* magazine to find out if he dies or gets a bonus in the end. Thank you for this deep dive, mate

[@danceswithmules]

For his death scene, Yaphet Kotto changed the line to "Get out of the room!" from the original scripted line. There are many instances where the cast diverged from the script, which explains why the novelization varies so much from the movie. Alan Dean Foster just had the script to write from.

[@nickporter4279]

Some extra bits: - In Dan O'Bannon's script drafts, the alien itself was supposed to be the remnant of an ancient civilisation, and there are lines in which Ash asks if the crew has attempted to communicate with it, and implies that he may have done. - The death scenes were kind of mashed-together in the final cut of the film. Initially the film was so bloody that it couldn't get past the censors with an R-rating, so it had to be recut. Originally, Brett wasn't headbitten, but instead had his back pierced by the tail and his head partially crushed by its hands (Blade Runner style), but was still alive when it carried him into the ceiling. In the final cut they spliced in test footage of Parker's death scene, and if you pause at just the right frame, you'll see that it's not Brett's head being punctured. Also - the shot of the tail snaking up Lambert's legs... that's actually a shot from Brett's original "death" scene, Lambert wears different boots. - The cocoon scene is inserted at the wrong point in the Director's Cut. It originally was supposed to go immediately after Ripley discovers Parker and Lambert, but before executing the self-destruct. It wouldn't have slowed down the film nearly as much at this point, and would instead have been the final horror. - Why send truckers to retrieve the alien? There are plenty of ways to headcanon it, but it came out of the iterative process of scripting the film. When Brandywine's David Giler and Walter Hill took their first pass at the script, they changed the entire setup so that the "alien" was a man-made artificial lifeform, the eggs came from a man-made silo, and the Company were sending unwitting subjects to the planetoid to test their creation's lethality, with an android onboard to document the results. There was no Ash in the script before that point (or even the Company if I remember rightly). When Ridley Scott joined the project, he decided he preferred Dan O'Bannon's take on the alien being an ancient Lovecraftian horror, but kept in the Giler/Hill idea of the Company deliberately sending the truckers.

[@elenavonpavel-pitts3442]

Wow! Am so impressed by your attention to fine detail!! Am 73 and in 1979, was told by a young man in my "disco" class that I HAD. JUST HAD TO SEE THIS NEW MOVIE! Alien, Aliens, The Thing...best Scifi movies EVER MADE! When I saw the extended cut for ALIENS...I was running around and SOOOO thrilled as she says her name is ELLEN...ELLEN RIPLEY! First time ever that someone had my name in a movie and it was my greatest heroine!!😊

[@KourtneysPlasticSaladBowl]

the way anyone can just say anything they want on the internet that is incorrect as if it is, in fact, correct LOL. some of this is correct.

[@nickporter4279]

@@KourtneysPlasticSaladBowl care to be more specific?

[@Corle0ne]

​ @KourtneysPlasticSaladBowl hard to tell if you're referring to your own statement or someone else's. Better to a proper job and debunk anything if there are mistakes done above.

[@Mutiny960]

@@KourtneysPlasticSaladBowl Don't be a dumb F__k like all these others online and just claim someone with wrong without a rebuttal. Most times you find out those people just "FEEL" the person is wrong and are too stupid to actually provide a counterargument to what was said.

[@TheThird1977]

Alien is such a masterpiece and the attention to detail in the set-design is awe-inspiring (and with Aliens coming up next, the sound design, especially for the pulse rifle, should get a lot of praise). The set design in Alien is so iconic that it being perfectly recreated in Alien: Isolation IMMEDIATELY made you feel like you were in that universe.

[@philiplongee1149]

Alien: Isolation. That’s the game featuring Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, who had to fight the xenomorphs herself while her mother was in cryosleep on the shuttle.

[@bookworm2442]

My favorite channel discussing my favorite movie, yay!!

[@travisross9913]

Its his favorite! So glad to see him get to break it down finally!!

[@brodiemorgan7724]

Lucky ducky 🐤

[@Chasi385]

My favorite as well. I found my tribe.

[@zacharycollins9485]

Hands down best sci-fi/horror movie of all time!

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

Shak-ti is also a jedi in star wars

[@AxelordSMIJES]

I'm so glad you cleared up the myth of the chest bursting scene being a total surprise! I have long believed that was impossible, as you alluded to. But the things you described are absolutely realistic possibilities and make so much more sense.

[@futurepig]

As someone obsessed with this movie since it came out, I applaud the amount of research you put in making this video. You can watch this movie a hundred times and still keep finding little clever details here and there.

[@fredleggett923]

A few other bits of trivia (and nitpicks): o The facehugger's "arms" were suppose to become superglued to Kane's face, which is why you can later see a scar from Ash's attempt to remove that particular "digit". There's also the line from Dallas about not being able to remove it without tearing Kane's face off. The actual tearing of Kane's cheek during the attempt appears in the comic. o I'm convinced there's an editing snafu during the chestburster scene, as Kane's blood splatter on his shirt in the first shot doesn't match the second where's he's writhing on the dinner table (the initial one is much bloodier). o Non-canonically, the Nostromo actually had a second lifeboat called the Salmacis, but it wasn't operational for some reason. Had both shuttles been in a usable state, they MIGHT'VE accommodated the entire crew bar one since the Narcissus only had three cryosleep pods. o That wasn't a skull "prop", but a real human skull. Hey, Poltergeist used entire human skeletons because they were cheaper than fabrications. o Giger wasn't the only one crafting the alien, as Carlo Rambaldi also did a lot of work on it, especially on the various head mechanisms. o As much as it's a nice callback, leaving the harpoon gun wedged in the door doesn't make any sense, as it would cause a breach to vacuum since the Narcissus apparently didn't sport an airlock.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Supposed*

[@thevlaka]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 🤣

[@fredleggett923]

@@lynstrom940 They might be, but remember that Ripley had to exit her spacesuit to enter the pod, necessitating re-pressurizing the Narcissus. She also records that final log entry in a robe while holding Jones before going into cryosleep.

[@SciFiSecrets]

ok but where else would the harpoon gun be? the cable broke, and its still sitting where it fell. Its visibly not holding the door open. So I really don't get what you are saying.

[@fredleggett923]

@@SciFiSecrets Presumably, the cable broke either outside the door or somewhere within the door itself. Either one would likely cause a breach. The whole harpoon apparatus should've been removed while Ripley was still in her suit and the door tested for having a 100% seal. In the event the entire cable was ripped out, the gun likely would've fallen limp onto its side. Either way, though, it would've been pretty weird for Ripley to just leave it like that without a compelling reason.

[@ericgardner3140]

I've always loved Ripley's response to Parker after the steam incident. "If you need anything, I'll be on the bridge." 😂

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Why that line in particular?

[@tomwitherby4348]

@@happyspaceinvader508 I think he's implying that Ripley was inviting Parker up to the bridge to give him head, him being a black man and Ripley presuming he was also a large man.

[@venomousnate7263]

Oh man this is one of my all time favorite horror films and films in general. A great example of Cosmic Horror.

[@vilod]

I first saw Alien in the theater with my dad in 1979. I felt like i just seen the perfect movie. It has always been my favorite movie.

[@JarritoFresa]

Damn, Voss, your deep dives are so good - interesting, informative, entertaining. I thought I knew Alien, but your deep dive just enriched the movie so much more. Keep up the good work.

[@ChrisJensen-se9rj]

Nice how he mentioned the trailer for the film, 15 seconds of short clips mashed together with a nightmare soundtrack and just the single word " Alien" at the end. It stood out . Most trailers seem to show you half the film and try to explain as much as possible, and even mention whos in the film, or who directed it, with something like " from the producer of ( insert film here) comes a movie experience like no other". The trailer for Alien seemed to go out of its way to not reveal ANYTHING, to make the film a complete suprise to the audience, preserving the shock value of each scene, and giving the idea across that you literally did not know what was coming next. I wish more films would follow the same concept of the trailer preserving the " suprise".

[@Teramis]

What a terrific deep dive! I'm really captivated by this. Alien is one of my fave sf movies of all time--I knew nothing about it (hadn't even seen the trailer) when a friend took me to see it for my birthday in 1979, and I was absolutely blown away by it. Love all the details you dig into here. Thanks so much for doing this, and now I can't wait to see what you do with Aliens. ❤

[@DankTheGank]

The ending is the scariest part. It's freaky how it's just like sleeping there, or did it know what she was doing and it was trying to get a ride back with here? Btw she goes to sleep after that wtf? Hell no dude I'd be checking every nook and cranny, over and over again.

[@asalmea]

This is so incredibly well-done! I really appreciate this super deep dive into one of my favorite all-time movies... and just when you think you know every bit of trivia and insight into a movie... you find out something new... The attention to detail in the movie was superb... the breakdown 45 years later is nothing but astounding... a classic in the truest sense.

[@Rockstago]

I'm glad it was pointed out that the Xenomorph's had "burrowed" out of the derelict ship & into the planet. Most people think that cave where the eggs were found was part of the ship. It was not. Even Caine called it a cave. Thanks for pointing out this fact.

[@petervlcko4858]

Cave with lasers but for me any day. Alien is partially machine and not a ant. At least for me.

[@ethanschreiner5137]

I love this channel because it gives me an excuse to watch all of these great movies I’ve been waiting to watch

[@ObsessiveGeek]

I always enjoy the slower and more deliberate pace, as well as being much more of a horror/thriller in comparison to the action packed sequel. I always saw the song at the end as a nod to the fact they’re in space though being a homage to the women before Sigourney and in turn shaping her as the next in line as a leading icon really does elevate the scene much more.

[@tomwitherby4348]

Thought she was just trying to calm herself down. The Debbie Reynolds/Carrie Fisher thing is a bit too deep for me.

[@patrickmaginnis7570]

Thank you so much for your in-depth research for this (and every other) film; I first watched ‘Alien’ three years ago when I was thirteen at an outdoor cinema on a summer’s night and its impact on my life cannot be understated. I chose it as the primary influence for my high school short film component and believe that the mastery of all of those involved in its production makes it an incredibly important example of both horror and science-fiction in the history of filmmaking. Keep up the great work Eric!

[@godfreydaniel6278]

"Overstated" - right?

[@albertoceriana1421]

Eric - no kidding, your deep dives are super cool!! Your enthusiasm is great. You make loving movies so much better. Every deep dive I watch I run to watch the movie again and it has a whole new taste. Bravo!!

[@Blunts1Fan]

Hey the deep dive I hope someday in the future you breakdown Inglorious bastards that would be rad Great video man.

[@Blunts1Fan]

Awesome and I’ll be to watch it.

[@josephbecker303]

Well done, sir! This is also one of my favorite films of all time. One thing i noted and wanted to bring up: I too once thought the opening credits of the film was of Acheron’s star system, but when watching the film last year, i noticed the curviture of the central object actually meets together in an oval. Also, what i once thought were stars look just like the particle debris in the egg chamber, under the forcefield. i also noticed the blurred out background of the shot looms like the pylons that slope down to that chamber. Yes indeed, i think the opening credits is an up close pan shot of the waiting egg that will ultimately impregnate Kane, made; but made to make the onlooker think of a planet and stars.

[@jpinternational]

Truely one of the best analysis channels on KZbin. Love it.

[@JTG_75]

Great Job Eric and Crew! I love these videos and all the hard work and attention to detail that is put into them, keep up the great work 🤓

[@allenrodgers1577]

Very excited to watch, keep this channel going

[@mhegedus7]

Nostromo wasn't the name of the ship in Heart of Darkness (that was the Nellie) - The Nostromo was named from another Joseph Conrad novel..."Nostromo"

[@IamGroot786]

Amazing deep dive with the back stories. I was blown away the first time I saw this film. I was only expecting a science/fiction feature but turned out to be so much more!

[@MS-iy6cm]

Thanks, seriously, that made my day! I have seen the movie so many times (when the Dir. cut was being released back in the days, I was given the present of watching the movie in cinema; still well remember how much it blew me away), and yet, your contribution was as interesting as it was beneficial. So, again, thank you and keep up the good work!

[@badrolljoe]

Holy shit Erik, this is incredible! like, all the Deep Dive stuff has been amazing and super insightful not only into movies & pop culture, but into your personal connection with them. seriously dude, you should be so proud. If you ever feel like a follow up to this, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a few things. I've seen rumours for decades that Jonesy was somehow complicit in the Xeno's killing of Brett, like he led Brett into the Aliens lair. Seeing as the camera kinda cuts to Jones unflinching reaction, I can maybe see where this came from, but cats arent actually that evil, right?! Also, when Lambert is killed, there has been speculation for years that the Xeno had some kind of venomous barb on its tail, a paralytic it uses to encase victims for egg morphing. I'm curious as to your thoughts on this, or whether its merely a retcon. Considering the '03 Directors Cut is a little bit of a retcon regarding eggmorphing, its a grey area to be sure. Furthermore, the apparent sub-text of Dallas and Ripley being in a sexual relationship, Lamberts jealousy at this, exactly who knew Ash was an artificial person (in-movie no crew member has a name beyond their surname, but in expanded universe Ash is the only crew member to only ever have a surname ((not including Jones)) and whether that was meant to be a foreshadow of some kind. I love Cameron for fleshing out the life-cycle and universe, but Alien remains my favourite in the franchise. Due in no small part I suspect to seeing it aged 6 (thanks dad). Its a bloody shame that Ridley Scott doesnt seem to understand the significance of one of his greatest works and seems intent on pumping out more bloated high concept retcon garbage that implies Jesus was an Engineer (look it up). Sometimes the best thing a director can do is leave something well enough alone. or in the hands of people who cherish the original. Finally, maybe take a look at Alien: Isolation, the TRUE sequel to this narratively imo!

[@micksplace]

A) COMPLETELY agree with you on Ridley and Prometheus et al 🙄🙄 B) Yes cats are that evil ...change my litter box once a week that's what you get B!TCH

[@brmawe]

Ahh, yes. The classic alien film: Alien easily one of the GREATEST Sci-fi work of all time.

[@sammikinsray-ray5986]

I FREAKING LOVED THIS! Thank you all for your hard work on this. Very interesting, great details. ALIENS is one of my top movies of all time and introduced me to the franchise, and I CANNOT wait to see your Deep Dive on it. 🎉😁👍

[@woodycarr]

These Deep Dives are SO good! Thank you for making them!

[@constancemerryweather525]

Just connected the creepy dangling chains with Hellraisers similar scene! Damn dangling chains are creepy!

[@tomwitherby4348]

There was no wind so something must have been making them move around.

[@BreakroomNR]

This movie scared me so much as a kid!!

[@skyelette7104]

Thank you deep dive! You pick great movies and I love enjoying them with you and learning new things! I share them with my family, too.

[@dkyelak]

Great job! I learned a lot about something I thought I knew inside and out. This is the best deep dive I have ever seen.

[@trekkiejunk]

To be clear, "My Lucky Star" was not FROM Singing in the Rain. Yes, the song was utilized in the film, but it had already been a classic for decades before the film came out. It actually originated from the Broadway musical "Follow Thru" in 1929. In fact, most of the music in major Hollywood musicals of the 1940's and 50's had already been classics from Broadway shows 10-30 years prior. --- Point is, Ripley could easily know the song, and never even heard of the Gene Kelley film.

[@docsaico]

Loved this so much, can’t wait for the next one! My favorite detail is absolutely that every part was written unisex. I think that’s really cool and really interesting, and just something that should happen more.

[@perschbacher]

I absolutely love your videos, and this one is fantastic! Can’t wait for your deep dive on Aliens!

[@Mr.Guild1971]

Still one of my favorites .I don't think it truly appreciated in the last 20-30 years that this was a total GAME CHANGER for film , Sci-fi, effects ,the list goes on and on.I knew it in '81 when I was 12

[@TheYaddayadda]

In the med bay, when the dead face-hugger drops on Ripley, and she backs away from it in horror, Dallas comes to her rescue and tries to be the hero by placing himself between the threat and Ripley. This may be simply a captain being protective of his crew, or it could just be that Dallas and Ripley were in a more personal relationship and Dallas felt more of a personal need to protect her. Just something that you probably knew, and may just have chosen to not include. However, the later scene between Dallas and Riply in the airlock hints their relationship may be more than professional. Something that makes the egg room scene later all the more poignant.

[@darrell9832]

Yes,,, their relationship was personal. It was brought out in the book novelization. It was going to be in the movie and ,used, I think in a test scene. But later removed not sure why.

[@gy2gy246]

@@darrell9832 Too stereotypical and sexist.

[@tomwitherby4348]

@@darrell9832 Sigorney insisted it not be included in the movie and Ridley gave in.

[@Mickcosmometry]

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[@jordancurley995]

I'm having trouble

[@Mickcosmometry]

It been about 40 minutes ans still just spinning white land bar...

[@christopherscanniello5491]

Another amazing Deep Dive. Erik, please keep 'em coming!

[@user-gk5ir2eb3c]

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[@petrinasmith6853]

Thanks so much for doing this movie! It's one of my favorites too! I love how in depth you always go with your deep dives and I have to say, the next time I watch Singin in the Rain, I'll think of Ripley.

[@aaronjohns8077]

I freaking love your analysis. That song revelation is truly incredible, and I love that you brought that to my attention.

[@vanillathunder3024]

Great stuff, as I’ve come to expect from this channel. Keep up the great work.

[@ericpmetze]

I rarely watch every single moment of a video this long, but I could NOT stop watching this fantastic breakdown.

[@michaellynch2225]

Awesome breakdown! Can't wait for the next one!

Wow - what a dive it was !! Thank you for that ⚡

[@skynetd-termination98]

This was awesome...love the attention to detail you put into every video! Can't wait for Aliens!

[@JamesG1880]

These videos are so much fun to watch! Loving the movie choices😌

[@allisonmatheney8115]

Love it. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait for the next

[@justaverageguy6551]

I have been waiting for Vos to do this, the movie that started my curiosity to break down and study films, now I get to nerd out in a true deep dive into waters that are so familiar to me 🎉🎉

[@happe.floaterinc821]

Stupendous vid...your true love for this MEGA IMPORTANT AND LEGENDARY FILM shines through every second. Just when I thought I knew everything about this film you enlightened me a bunch of times here!Kudos!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@bicivelo]

Fantastic analysis! Great editing, presentation and energy! Liked and subscribed!

[@Vidaluko]

So early that is still 360p, gonna wait a bit to see it, is one of my favorite movies ever, even when it made me not sleep for days as a kid

[@ithinkitmightbe]

Thank you thank you thank you for doing the deep dive on this, this is my absolute fav movie of all time.

[@ErikCBruce]

this was amazing !! . . . can't wait for the rest are you planning on doing all the alien movies (including the two AVP) ?? . . . just curious

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

This was the only film that scared me so badly I was going to leave but the theater was so packed we couldn't get out

[@frenchie314]

I literally watched Alien and Aliens just so I could understand your breakdown. Thank you so much!!!

[@LuckyBones77]

Thanks for such a fun analysis!! Due to a head injury, I can never watch this movie start-to-finish ever again. So I really value videos that let me re-experience it like this!!!

[@christianpoint0888]

Very well done Mr Dive !

[@pepsteruncini]

This was delightful! Thanks!

[@SoonGone]

I've returned to a lot of films and rewatched them with a decent headset on... So worth it. Alien and The Shining were movies that i already loved but with the headset on they blew me away. Amazing. The weed helped too tbh

[@ChaptermasterGordian]

When Alien came out, they released a book which had photo stills of the scenes, I was eight back then and we often went to a book store, my mom bought books and I bought comics. On one of these occasions I stumbled upon the Alien Movie book. After browsing through the pages I came upon the chestburster part, oh you can't believe the weeks of nightmares following that. But I was so fascinated by the whole idea and aesthetic I couldn't wait for me to get old enough to watch the whole movie, which gave me a couple of nightmares again. I became a fan of the franchise and still am, though it is still unnerving to me. This video you made brings me back to these early encounters with the movie. Maybe I need to watch it again to be more aware of these details. Thank you.

[@nm985]

One of my all time favorite movies ever in life!! I watch it repeatedly! I really love and appreciate this brilliant deep dive! Can't wait for Aliens next.

[@luvzog]

Excellent production value guys - nice job...

[@dreamingcolour]

Thanks for the breakdown. Learned a few things I didn't catch before.

[@dennisbergendorfii5440]

Instead of droning on and on with audible eye rolls like a jaded second year film student wondering WHY he's got to review this "boomer relic" (or some other pejorative) , your enthusiasm for this movie was just the thing I needed to break up a Monday back to work, and I think I'll try to rope my kids into watching this over the weekend! Thanks!

[@MrFinikyfrank]

This was a most excellent deep dive! Love it!!

[@WilliamJames48]

I can’t see the chest burster without thinking about it putting on a top hat and singing Hello ma baby. Spaceballs ruined it lol

[@matteotomaso7204]

That was really well done. Thank you.

[@apexarms5737]

Awesome video. Cant wait for the Aliens deep dive. Might as well do the whole franchise! Its easily the best SciFi horror series, ever!

[@BarbRogersMs.SolarTerror]

Thanks for this!

[@PhoenixA380]

Excellent Work!

[@lsporter88]

Everything about this video was magnificent in my humble opinion. Your Narration added a tremendous punch to this superb presentation.

[@eliechaya9690]

Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤ Thank you so much for your dedication

[@edwardsarabia2831]

Loved the Star Wars reference early in the podcast, love this channel you do a great job in every episode

[@MichaelPallazola]

great work!

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

Great work. My favourite film of all time too! Appreciated the details and explanation of symbolism.

[@chadcognac5626]

Great video!

[@SurfingTubes]

Enjoyed this movie many times, and this "deep dive" was so well done, thanks for making it! Nice catch on the "error" 200,000,000 vs 20,000,000 !

[@bornjusticerule5764]

Nice break down, thanks for sharing