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Memory: The Origins of Alien

At the same moment that RidleyScott is making "alien," you have Francis Ford...

At the same moment that Ridley
Scott is making "alien," you have Francis Ford coppola
adapting "heart of darkness" to be "apocalypse now,"
and explicitly commenting on parallels between
the Vietnam war and the encounter with evil in
the British and Belgian empire

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At the same moment that Ridley Scott is making "alien,"
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you have Francis Ford coppola adapting "heart of darkness"
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to be "apocalypse now," and explicitly commenting
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on parallels between the Vietnam war
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and the encounter with evil in the British and Belgian empire.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:31
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Screen Media Films,Legion M,Dogwoof

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Movie Summary

An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film "Alien" with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.
"Alien" directs our attention or reminds us - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:16
"Alien" directs our attention or reminds us
I hate to bring this up, but this is a commercial ship, not - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
I hate to bring this up, but this is a commercial ship, not
Michael peppiatt: The 1970s was a time of economic downturn, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
Michael peppiatt: The 1970s was a time of economic downturn,
Michael peppiatt: Particularly the - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
Michael peppiatt: Particularly the
People had doubts, were feeling isolated, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
People had doubts, were feeling isolated,
This is a consequence of the political corruption in Europe. - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
This is a consequence of the political corruption in Europe.
And I think that that uncertainty - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
And I think that that uncertainty
Drew Morton: If you look at '78, you get Ted Bundy's captured, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
Drew Morton: If you look at '78, you get Ted Bundy'...
So there's this kind of new phenomenon - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:06
So there's this kind of new phenomenon
There's this kind of idea that there's - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
There's this kind of idea that there's
And there's no reasoning with it, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
And there's no reasoning with it,
At no point in the "alien" movies, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:09
At no point in the "alien" movies,
I admire its purity, a survivor, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:20
I admire its purity, a survivor,
There is a commentary in there about the way that things are - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:14
There is a commentary in there about the way that things are
Michael peppiatt: You have in these, in the 1970s, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:08
Michael peppiatt: You have in these, in the 1970s,
Michael peppiatt: Panic about divorce, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:07
Michael peppiatt: Panic about divorce,
Here's what I don't understand, - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:04
Here's what I don't understand,
Michael peppiatt: I think you can - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:12
Michael peppiatt: I think you can
Before we dock, I think we oughta - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:05
Before we dock, I think we oughta
One of the things that that strikes me - Memory: The Origins of Alien 00:11
One of the things that that strikes me