Alien (1979) Ending Explained: What Happens To Ripley & The Xenomorph
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Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece Alien spawned a massive movie franchise, and its ending battle between Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the xenomorph still captures imaginations over forty years later. From its brilliantly dark take on the science fiction genre to its timeless practical effects, Alien has easily cemented itself as one of the best movies of all time. The franchise it spawned is also one of the greatest in film history, and the ending of the original Alien is so important to all that came after it that it's still worth examining today.
In the final moments of Alien, the xenomorph begins killing the entire crew of the Nostromo except for Ripley. After they discovered Ash (Ian Holm) was a synthetic, the crew decided to enable the ship's self-destruct feature and escape via the shuttle. After Parker (Yaphet Kotto) and Lambert (Veronica Cartwright...
Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece Alien spawned a massive movie franchise, and its ending battle between Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the xenomorph still captures imaginations over forty years later. From its brilliantly dark take on the science fiction genre to its timeless practical effects, Alien has easily cemented itself as one of the best movies of all time. The franchise it spawned is also one of the greatest in film history, and the ending of the original Alien is so important to all that came after it that it's still worth examining today.
In the final moments of Alien, the xenomorph begins killing the entire crew of the Nostromo except for Ripley. After they discovered Ash (Ian Holm) was a synthetic, the crew decided to enable the ship's self-destruct feature and escape via the shuttle. After Parker (Yaphet Kotto) and Lambert (Veronica Cartwright...
- 12/16/2024
- by Sean Morrison
- ScreenRant
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