Comment on 'Alien' heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here's what it was like on opening day
KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 year agoYou’re thinking too much about modern films. Alien builds on classic suspense murder movies like Alfred Hitchcock. The suspense and dread is worse than the actual killing. In Psycho they don’t even show a knife stabbing anyone.
maegul@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
And the Space Jockey, Alien design and chestburster aren’t part of it? Cuz we are certainly shown the chestburster and definitely see the Alien!
In suggesting “modern films” for the idea of “films making niche things dramatic, serious and mainstream” … they were just the suggestions off of the top my head.