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Alien Prequels Fact - Wadi Rum

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Ati

MemberPraetorianOct-23-2017 8:17 PM

'Wadi Rum served as inspiration for the landscapes of LV-223 in Prometheus, its hills and valleys are visible in the Meet Walter Advert and in the background of the Alien Covenant prologue where Weyland switches on David for the first time.'

https://muthur9000.tumblr.com/post/166515512815/possibility-of-intelligent-life-within-the-zeta

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BigDave

MemberDeaconOct-24-2017 7:52 AM

This location is very good, and with work by artist like Wayne Haagg the almost MARS like Landscape can be transformed into something like we see on LV-223 and indeed LV-426

R.I.P Sox  01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

Ati

MemberPraetorianOct-24-2017 12:04 PM

BigDave - So it can be a kind of confirmation: Weyland knows (has photos of) LV-223 when turns on David. Covenant's first scene does not show Earth through a window, but we see a screen showing LV-223. The problem is that we see birds as well... :D 

Ingeniero

MemberPraetorianOct-24-2017 12:47 PM

I understand the confirmation Ati you write of.

I still think the planet shown in both the beginning of Prometheus (above) and Alien: Covenant (below) is Paradise. 

That could explain the birds. Paradise had birds until David arrived.

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Ati

MemberPraetorianOct-24-2017 1:07 PM

Ingeniero - I would vote for Planet 4 as well, but I didn't want to do that in my previous comment because I was lazy :D and I didn't want to contradict the original poster's statement.

Obviously, that is Planet 4. The enigma will stay with us: Weyland had pictures from Planet 4... :)

Ingeniero

MemberPraetorianOct-24-2017 1:50 PM

You're far from lazy Ati. And I do agree with BigDave that the location is great...especially for LV-426. Parts of LV-223 looked very similar as well specifically the valley.

The analysis and graphics on the tumblr page (muthur9000.tumblr.com) are impressive.

 

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BigDave

MemberDeaconOct-24-2017 5:54 PM

Surely the location does match up to the beginning  of Prometheus and Alien Covenant Prologues.. It therefor can lead to speculation that Weyland had been to Planet 4 or certainly the location of the Sacrificial Scene in Prometheus.

My Personal Opinion is the connection is more a Philosophical one and a Easter Egg to a degree, its merely to show that we had the Creation of Mankind in that Scene with that lake and mountains.  And that they was showing in AC that we are now seeing the Moment of Weyland Creating David.  And so the Mountain/Lake is there to connect to CREATION the Chair and Painting also connected.

But i can understand how this could be seen as this means Weyland must have had knowledge of the Engineer Sacrifice Location, way prior to the events of Prometheus (i assume the AC Prologue is the year 2025, but who knows what changes they have made but it certainly is set in the 2040's at the latest).

But i can see how some may think this means Weyland had this knowledge, and some may even see the connection to Paradise 4 and then be drawn to the Weyland company must thus have been to Paradise way prior to Prometheus.

i dont buy this as it does not make sense towards Weylands Agenda.. unless Weyland is revealed to have some BIGGER Agenda and its revealed at the end he uploads his Soul to a AI and that all the events are all part of a Long Well laid out plan by Peter Weyland.

But as the Scenes are the same location (which is actually on Earth) but as far as the movie goes could be any place... i can see how some can come to other conclusions and there is no preventing them from having a opinion on this when some imagery can support it.

These kinds of things happen a bit with AC where we can read too much into a visual clue and come to a conclusion that was never intended...  One Example is the Classic Xenomorph Egg and Chest Buster with Davids notes on them.... this would lead people to speculate that David had either encountered the Classic Xenomorph or he had Created it but then further Evolved it..

But maybe this was just a concept work and Easter Egg that was left in the movie that some may end up reading too much into... we see many Easter Eggs and Concepts... there is a Classic Xenomorph drawing in Davids Workshop there is even a Prop of a Organism David experimented on or created that is a Prop made from one of Gigers unused Chest Burster Concepts... the Chicken Burster.

Prometheus could be Guilty of the same thing... who knows if the Mural and Frescos had any purpose, other than to show Alieny looking Organisms and it looked Cool.... much like the Alien Covenant Poster.

For me I REALLY WISH FOX/RS will not show such things unless they do have a literal connection.

R.I.P Sox  01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

Ati

MemberPraetorianOct-24-2017 7:47 PM

BigDave - 'For me I REALLY WISH FOX/RS will not show such things unless they do have a literal connection.'

Shared by me...

Thoughts_Dreams

MemberNeomorphOct-25-2017 8:01 AM

Picture one and two could be used in a movie to make it look like different planets. The environments look really interesting. Where are the pictures taken?

Ingeniero

MemberPraetorianOct-25-2017 10:35 AM

Wadi Rum National Park is in southern Jordan Thoughts_Dreams.

"The natural watering hole of Lawrence’s Spring is named after British soldier Lawrence of Arabia, who allegedly washed there."

"Local people gained notoriety more recently when they joined the arab revolt forces under the leadership of king Faisal and fought along with Lawrence of Arabia during the Arab Revolt (1917/18) to fight the occupying Turkish and German armies.

Lawrence himself makes many references to Wadi Rum in his book ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’, a title apparently inspired by one of Rum’s imposing mountains. The exploits of Lawrence have become part of local folklore, and some popular tourist sites are named after him, although whether he used these exact sites is open to debate."

(source)

SpecialOrder937.com

Ati

MemberPraetorianOct-25-2017 6:35 PM

Ingeniero - Thank you for the information.

Ingeniero

MemberPraetorianOct-27-2017 9:11 AM

You're most welcome Ati

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