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Hollywood usually sucks at alien designs. What are some good examples in movies and shows?
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Leliel, the alien is a sentient non-Euclidean pocket dimension.
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Agreed. I just wish people would stop pulling from 1970s alien designs.
The Turians and Krogan from Mass Effect are my ideal space opera alien designs. They're unique and feel like modern designs.
The asari definitely came from the 1970s lol
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Yep. It's fascinating to see an alien that's both "alien" but also empathetic. I recommend the short story it's based on too.How come no one posted Greta? Shame on you ERA.
Why is Rami Malek in this photo?
How come no one posted Greta? Shame on you ERA.
😳what is this from?
Of course, things like bioships and telekinesis are basically just space magic. When I try to work backwards to contemplate the selection pressures for the ships, it falls apart pretty quick in my mind. What planetary conditions conducive to the genesis of life and subsequent years of evolution would also result in the requisite hardiness for interstellar travel? The ecosystem around such a creature would be pure madness, even if it's just the platform for a cyborg-y thing. Absent some breakthroughs in physics, telekinesis doesn't merit consideration.
After that, think about the incredible number of links in the chain just to get us to the moon. I suspect it doesn't take too many before you have narrowed down the size of the spacefaring creature, the appendage situation, the sensory situation, and the built-in communication equipment to a relatively small range. If we're talking non-spacefaring or non-intelligent life, then the range of possibilities opens up much wider.
I want to know what they are like outside the suit. Does it conform to body shape or not?
Love the designs in Fifth Element. Mandoshowans in particular are amazing to me.
I've been trying to make heads or tails of this and I can't.
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I can hear this post. This isn't a thread about audio, but the fucking audio in this movie and especially this scene, some of my favorites ever.
The Mimics from Edge of Tomorrow were fun in a "Oh God, get that thing away from me" kind of way due to the speed at which they moved and killed.
Always loved this creepy shot of the mimic
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While I didn't much care for the movie, this discussion on the female Thark designs in John Carter is a good one.
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I agree that too many alien designs rely off human gender signifiers. I know Star Wars is guilty of this with the few female aliens we've seen.
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I agree that too many alien designs rely off human gender signifiers. I know Star Wars is guilty of this with the few female aliens we've seen.
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MIB is hit or miss for me.
You got cool designs like the worm aliens and Edgar
But then you get designs like....whatever the hell this is
Yeah the last one is trash, the first two are great though!MIB is hit or miss for me.
You got cool designs like the worm aliens and Edgar
But then you get designs like....whatever the hell this is
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Some initial concepts for the mimics in Edge of Tomorrow.
It's fun to browse through Art Station looking at early concept art for movies.
It's fun to browse through Art Station looking at early concept art for movies.
Love the designs in Fifth Element. Mandoshowans in particular are amazing to me.
Like all the art design in that, it was heavily inspired by the Valerian comics since the same guy designed it. The Valerian movie, though failing in other parts, also had excellent creature designs.
I also just rewatched some Babylon 5. While it had some humanoid characters for the sake of economy, the Vorlons and the Shadows were really good, and as humanoid aliens go the Narn were exceptionally well made for 90's TV.
The Vorlon reveal was just awesome.
God Babylon 5 was great.
They look human don't they? I mean that's what Lelu was resurrected from wasn't it?
For how bad the movie was, the alien in Tomorrow War were decent. The white spikes were, fast, menacing, able to shoot spikes to impale you, climb, jump and run and maul you. They felt like a real threat
I liked TTW and loved EoT but these both looked pretty bad in motion. Just a confusing mess of limbs and tentacles.The Mimics from Edge of Tomorrow were fun in a "Oh God, get that thing away from me" kind of way due to the speed at which they moved and killed.
Giger is still the GOAT.Obligatory H.R Giger Alien post.
