Alien's Alternate Ending Would Have Ruined The Franchise
Alien has become one of the most popular films of its genre and of all time, spawning an expansive franchise network, but its alternate ending could have changed all of that. The stand-out protagonist of the film is the smart, decisive, level-headed and tenacious Ellen Ripley. She is the lone survivor of the spaceship Nostromo, defeating the Xenomorph after the rest of her crew-mates are brutally killed by the creature. However, this wasn't always the original ending of Alien.
Despite Ridley Scott now being an experienced horror director, Alien was only his second time directing a feature film, though it has gone on to be one of his most celebrated works. The screenplay was finally put into motion after the success of Star Wars, as Alien tried to outdo George Lucas' masterpiece through combining sci-fi, action and horror in a way that'd completely revolutionize cinema. The film has been relentlessly ripped off and referenced over the years, and its sequels always stir cinematic conversation. Alien follows the Nostromo and its crew as they are redirected on their way home to answer what they believe to be a distress call. Exploring the location the signal came from, three crew-mates discover the hive of an unknown alien, called Xenomorph. One crew-mate accidentally disturbs an egg in the hive and the creature attacks him, the crew then unknowingly carry the entity back aboard their ship where chaos and horror ensue.
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Ripley is the only person onboard the ship who refuses to allow the crew-mates back on the Nostromo, citing quarantine regulations. This immediately sets her up to be the voice of reason, and it's this kind of attitude that allows her
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