The sequel confirms speculation about the theme of the first installment

Reagan 2022-05-13 21:42:21

Eve is a genetic copy of the heroine Serge in the previous work, so she and the heroine of the previous work are the perfect contrast.

Searle is ruthless and fearless, not so much that she is bloodthirsty, but that she has regarded killing as a means to solve all problems. She wasn't raised as a human, she was an observed experiment from birth, humans don't care about her life, and she doesn't care about human beings. In fact, there is no difference between the two sides in the confrontation. Unfortunately, human beings are mortals, she is superhuman, and the strength is too far apart, so her destructive power is particularly prominent, and her story is completely shaped by the winner into a horror movie.

Eve is very affectionate and considerate, and she was also born as an experiment in the laboratory. Luckily for Bissell, she has friends, and normal interactions with people give her humanity; unfortunately, Bissell has humanity, but no personal freedom. When she was trapped in the laboratory, she only She can be slaughtered by others, and after she escapes, she is deceived and used by the male protagonist, and she is killed by the male protagonist after giving birth to offspring. Her story is a downright tragedy, and she is the most innocent heroine in the tragedy.

The story of Eve is actually a further reveal that the murderous desire of alien horrors actually comes from human beings (the male protagonist's role can be further evidenced). In this way, the director is really pessimistic about human nature.

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Species II quotes

  • Dr. Herman Cromwell: [Cromwell explaining what he found out about Mars and why it got him locked up] I was doing research on a Mars meteorite.

    Dr. Laura Baker: The one found in the Antarctic in '96?

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: Fossils in the meteorite convinced us there might have been life on Mars. But these fossils weren't anything organic to the planet. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

    Dr. Laura Baker: And what was the basis for that determination?

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: Carbon-based elements in the fossils, exist only in the Magellanic galaxy. That's 100 million light years away.

    Press Lenox: Well, how did they get to Mars?

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: By my reckoning, Mars was visited by an alien species approximately one billion years ago. The species was like a plague, a cancer. It turned a thriving planet with rivers and oceans and rudimentary plant life into a useless hunk of rock. When I heard they were going to send a mission to Mars, I strongly urged the government to reconsider.

    Dr. Laura Baker: On what grounds?

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: On grounds that alien DNA might remain on the planet, that any human attempt to violate the planet would result in biological contamination.

    Press Lenox: So, let me guess. They told you to shove it up your ass.

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: They got me fired from Stanford. It seems the military had strategic reasons for wanting to go to Mars. Outpost of the future or some crap like that. Anyway, they harassed the shit out of me. I got into a fistfight with a Pentagon general. I broke his god damn jaw.

    Press Lenox: Well, that's why they stuck you in here, right?

    Dr. Laura Baker: Why do you think that Dr. Orinsky called you the night that he died?

    Dr. Herman Cromwell: To tell me I was right. Whatever species destroyed Mars, those poor astronauts brought down to Earth. May God have pity on our souls.

  • Debutante's Sister: My God! Get off of me! Get him off of me! Oh, please, get him off of me! Oh, my God! Get him off of me! Get off of me!