giallopudding Review of Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

Would have been a 10 star without the ludicrous digression

[6/10 · 22 October 2019]

I found this documentary quite well made and interesting. Different critical methods were used to examine the story - from psychological to historical. I found the connection made between the creature and Francis Bacon figures especially salient. If you can get over the 5 minutes or so of ridiculous toxic masculinity at the 1:06 mark, you will likely enjoy this film, and appreciate the insights into deeper motivations of the writer, director and the amazing H. R. Giger, without whom Alien wouldn't be the timeless nightmare that it has become.