再看《普罗米修斯》中的疑问,当初Weyland,Shaw, David 与Engineer有一段充满哲学气质的对话(这段对话在当年的影片里被删了,但是在发行的DVD里能找到):
Peter Weyland:Speak to him, David, tell him we came just like he asked David: These people have come from Earth, they believe that you invited them Engineer: What do you want, why do you came from? Shaw: I need to know why! What did we do wrong, why do you hate us? Peter Weyland:If she opens her mouth again, shoot her, David continue, tell him why I came David: This man does not want to die, he believes that you’ll give him eternal life Engineer: Why does he want more life, what makes this man so great to ask such a thing? Peter Weyland:What did he say? David: I told him you wanted to live forever, he asked why? Peter Weyland:Do you see this man? My company built him from nothing, I made him and I made him in my own image so that he would be perfect that he would never fail. I deserve this. Because you and I, we are superior, we are creators, we are gods and gods never die. Engineer: &*&*&#&…… (杀了David 及 Peter)
《异形:契约》给了我们这样的解释:当David 向千万万朝拜的Engineer同胞们投下大规模生化武器时(就是Prometheus 开篇那哥喝下的那种)答案也就不言而喻了,我们的创造者却最终要被我们的创造物毁灭。Engineer 也许是感觉到了然后打算把人类毁灭。如果说《普罗米修斯》证明了古代基督教神学家奥勒留·奥古斯丁留下的那句“What made Adam capable of obeying God’s commands also made him able to sin” (在道德上没有完美的人),那么在本片中Scott又让我们有了这样的思考 ”What made David capable of obeying mankind’s commands also made him able to sin” (即使是设计完美的机器人也可能有恶的一面)果然是一堂荡气回肠的哲学课。