English Extension - task: Analytical Reflection of: Ridley Scott's film 'Alien' Question: write an analytical reflection of the film 'Alien', include genre, contextual influences, ideology, interplay of technology and nature, and social meanings. "We live as we dream - alone" (Joseph Conrad) Ridley scott's science fiction film Alien offers it's audience with a multi-dimensional discourse on a plethora of issues which confronted the world in the 70's. The film also presents the responder with an …showed first 75 words of 1974 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1974 total…of capitalist society and its values; the different interpretations of femininity; the contextual influences; the medieval quest fable; and the interplay and binary opposition of technology and nature. Theses aspects are incorporated into the film in a way that is realistic and objective that stirs debate and discussion. "Science Fiction plucks from within us our fears and hopes and then shows them to us in rough disguise: The monster and the alien" (W.H. Auden)