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A/N: In my last post…. “I left the movie theater like a lot of people with more questions than answers. I wanted to know more, I wanted to understand what it was that I had just watched. I needed to understand why this movie left me so affected.  Why did this film lead me into a mild obsession of sorts with the character David 8?AND speaking of Mr. David 8… I 1000%, whole heartedly believe he is in love with Elizabeth Shaw.”

And so we continue…

It’s a rather bold statement to make true; but I promise I will elaborate on the “how’s & why’s” I came to that revelation in a bit.  However, there are a couple of things I need to get out first.

In my search for any sort of answers concerning Prometheus, I came across an analysis video posted by a YouTube Movie Reviewer named Chris Stuckmann. His nearly 20 minute “Prometheus Explained” video, CHANGED MY LIFE. Immediately after I’d finished watching it I subscribed to his channel and have never looked back.

It’s a video that I highly recommend people watch. Here is the link to it. [Click Here For Video Link] One can really see the amount of thought, research and care that Chris Stuckmann put into it. All of his future digital essays have the same level of attention to detail and understanding of what makes for good storytelling.

That being said, while I pretty much think that Chris was spot on with his take of Prometheus and to a lesser extent his breakdown of David. Where our viewpoints differs occurs just under the [2:30] mark of his video when Chris states and I quote:

“We see David preforming his daily routines, which consists of learning new languages, watching the classics and spying on people’s dreams.”  

No, in my humble opinion that last part of Chris’s statement is incorrect. David’s not spying on the crew’s dreams, he’s spying on Elizabeth’s dreams. No one else’s just hers specifically.

It’s made abundantly clear upon watching the film that David is particularly fascinated with Shaw. When viewing the scene where he “tenderly” covers Elizabeth’s heaving form with a blanket, I remember thinking to myself “Oh yeah this guy is definitely interested in her.” 

Don’t believe me?  Go back over the movie again and really pay attention to his interactions with Shaw. He’s extremely attentive to Shaw and exceptionally aware of her. Never once does David treat any of the other crew members in the same way as he treats her. 

He even goes out of his way to save Shaw when she and the Not-Tom-Hardy gets caught in the silicon storm. Yet, make no mistake David’s main concern is saving SHAW not Impostor Tom-Hardy, he only does so because Not-Tom-Hardy is there too. I strongly believe that had it just been Not-Tom-Hardy who’d been caught outside, David wouldn’t have bothered. You can just practically feel the undeniable mutual underling animosity between the two ever since Not-Tom-Hardy woke up.

Not even Peter Weyland, his creator truly has David’s loyalty. Yes I said it, he doesn’t.  Okay sure he’s acting at the behest of Weyland, but David has no love loss for the man. It just so happens that Weyland’s endgame goals lines up with David’s inherent curiosity.  Personally I believe he hates Weyland, this is reflected in the conversation David has with Not-Tom-Hardy.

NTH: You think we wasted our time coming here, don’t you?
D: You’re question depends on the understanding, what you hope to achieve by coming here?
NTH: What we hope to achieve? Well, it’s to meet our makers. To get answers. Why they…why they even made us in the first place.
D: Why do you think your people made me?
NTH: We made you cause we could.

D: Can you imagine how disappointing it would be for you to hear the same thing from your creator?

[NTH laughs]
NTH: I guess it’s a good thing you can’t be disappointed, huh?
D: Yes, it’s wonderful actually.

• (on a side note I’d like to point out that I think David is lying about his ‘lack of disappointment’ if he genuinely feels no disappointment for the reason for his… ‘conception’, then why is David so obsessed with the idea of creating and creation? Just think on that for a while, I will return to it later.)  
  

It is also seen again in a later conversation with Shaw.

ES: What happens when Weyland’s not around to program you anymore?
D: I suppose I’d be free.
ES: You want that?
D: ‘Want’; not a concept I’m familiar with. That being said, doesn’t everyone want their parents dead?
ES: I didn’t. 

TBC in Part Three…