Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
I suspect the name of the film is a bit of a spoiler.
Maybe, but there are lots of ways to spin the myth in the context of the movie.
  • Obvious, men are men, Prometheus (the ship) is Prometheus, the space jockeys are Zeus, the alien is either fire, or Pandora in retribution for something else being taken.
  • Men are men, Prometheus (the ship) is Prometheus, the space jockeys are Zeus, the alien is fire taken from the ancient civilizations. In the myth, man had fire before Zeus took it away.
  • Men are men, the alien is fire, the space jockeys are Prometheus and will have their livers eaten (or chests burst) for giving man the gift.
  • Men are men, the alien is Pandora, the space jockeys are Zeus, David is Prometheus, fire is whatever that globe-thingy is.
  • My favorite, men are Pandora, the space jockeys are men, the alien is Zeus.