``Alien'' Who are the geniuses who created one of the most masterpiece horror science fiction films?

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2017.10.20Akira Murayama

"Alien" synopsis

A mysterious alien invades the spaceship Alien, which is in a hurry to return to Earth. The invisible enemy follows its instincts and takes the lives of the crew one by one. No weapon possessed by humanity will be effective against life forms that have undergone unknown evolution. Inside the closed spaceship, a desperate battle is about to begin between the invisible perfect creature and Ripley, the only survivor...

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The geniuses who supported the legendary visualist Ridley Scott

Steven Soderbergh once tweeted his praise for Ridley Scott's ``Alien'' (1979), saying, ``Any director can't help but wish he had directed such a masterpiece.'' be. It's a perfect piece of work that even his peers can't help but admire.

`` Alien '' is the best horror movie, a detailed science fiction movie, and created the image of the most famous space Monster in the history of cinema, ``Alien '', but it was not director Ridley Scott's plan, but `` The Return of the Living Dead '' (1985) I mentioned in another article that it started with an original screenplay by Dan O'Bannon. Ridley Scott received an offer to direct from 20th Century Fox, which had bought the film rights, and when working on his first science fiction film, he drew up a detailed storyboard in advance, paid close attention to every detail, and made 80% of the film. He said he turned the camera himself.

However, even though Ridley Scott is well-known as a perfectionist who directed thousands of commercials before becoming a film director and is well-versed in every aspect from art to editing, he was able to create the dark and mellow image of Alien all by himself. It wasn't built. Rather, Ridley was fortunate to have a staff of genius talents, and integrated their ideas and imagination into the overall conductor.

Did the dreams and setbacks of genius Alejandro Jodorowsky give birth to “Alien”?

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