HuluAlien (1979)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left due to its central critique of the Weyland-Yutani corporation's ruthless prioritization of profit and scientific acquisition over human life, portraying the blue-collar crew as expendable assets in a capitalist system.
The movie features visible diversity within its main crew, including a prominent female lead and a Black male character, reflecting a diverse future setting. This casting, however, does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on sci-fi horror themes and does not critically portray traditional identities.
Secondary
Alien, a science fiction horror film, does not contain any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the crew's struggle for survival against an extraterrestrial creature, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identity or relationships.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Alien (1979) is the inaugural film in its franchise, introducing all its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material or established canon from which character genders could have been swapped.
Alien (1979) is the original film in its franchise, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped from a prior canonical or historical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.5
8.2
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.9
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