Some killer quotes here, Chrissie - the naming of the ship as 'mother' is a fascinating additional layer of 'meaning' in a film which seems so preoccupied with birthing and organisms being 'ejected' out of airlocks etc. Ideas of motherhood come to dominate the Alien franchise as it becomes more 'Ripley-centred'. Interestingly, in the fourth instalment, the computer system is refered to as 'father'... answers on a postcard please!
Some killer quotes here, Chrissie - the naming of the ship as 'mother' is a fascinating additional layer of 'meaning' in a film which seems so preoccupied with birthing and organisms being 'ejected' out of airlocks etc. Ideas of motherhood come to dominate the Alien franchise as it becomes more 'Ripley-centred'. Interestingly, in the fourth instalment, the computer system is refered to as 'father'... answers on a postcard please!
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