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have Shaw's phone call to Weyland play as Vickers' dream
This is an interesting idea if coupled with the intent to present Vickers as an Android - Given that the clip is clearly some sort of computerized analysis. The Yutani branding could also imply that maybe she's a double agent of sorts? Might add some context to her 'agenda'
I did a little tinkering to get an effect like we see in Shaw's dream but haven't quite got decent results. In the end I'd probably ditch that scene anyway / maybe replace it with something else - although I did like Patrick Wilson as the dad...I kinda felt like he was only there so you feel upset later when David talks about him...it felt kinda awkward. isn't Ebola rare these days? - and the character would have to have died somewhere after approx 2070. - haven't done the proper math [assuming Shaw is the same age as Noomi Rapace - 32 and he was a live when she was a young girl]
Although that brings up another interesting point - does age matter in a story where characters routinely use stasis?
I was also thinking about using the 2033 clip as an alternate main title sequence - maybe adding some wierd filtering to appear to be poorly preserved archival footage, kinda like a movie set now using stock footage from the 1950's. maybe something like this -
I'd definitely remove the original opening / title reveal for a few reasons -
1 - it's not interesting to me to see characters speculating / debating things that we've already seen presented as fact
2 - i dislike that the title sequence mimicks the first film. The other films in the saga have interesting title sequences and it feels like a rehash.
3 - the character of the selfless engineer seems at odds with everything else we see in the film.