Sigourney Weaver looking shocked in Alien
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Alien: RomulusAlien: Romulus subverted audience expectations by bringing back a familiar face from the original film. However, as shocking as the movie's character return was – 45 years after his previous franchise appearance – his role also undid one of Alien's most effective plot twists. Made before audiences became overfamiliar with acid blood, facehuggers, and carnivorous xenomorphs, the 1979 movie featured several shocking scenes.
From a story perspective, Alien's Ash twist was extremely effective. Suddenly, both the characters and the audience were unable to trust anyone, only ratcheting up the tension and increasing the atmosphere of fear and suspicion. And yet, with its Rook reveal, Alien: Romulus has undone the power of this moment at a stroke.
✕ Remove Ads The Ash Robot Twist Is One Of The Franchise's Most Shocking Moments It Works On Multiple Levels Close There are several reasons why Alien's Ash reveal is so successful. Beyond building the atmosphere and contributing to the movie's unbearably tense climax, it helps establish one of the key themes in the franchise – corporate greed.
Alien: Romulus Should Have Brought Back A Different Franchise Robot Character They Would Have Made Perfect Sense ✕ Remove Ads In choosing to bring back Holm, Alien: Romulus suggested that Alien's characters had no rational reason for being surprised when Ash turned out to be a robot. However, while this clearly undermines the original story, there was a way for the 2024 sequel to bring back a popular legacy robot character without compromising a core part of the narrative.
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