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[tMan930]

Theories From Superbowl Trailer

[kosmopol]

Oh, yes, this sounds if not Spielberg-esque, but very JJ Abrams-esque: the living relict, Lovecraftian fears. And since we have Biospeleologists in the story, it is very likely an ancient being (even if from another world).

It's like Slusho - the weird stories from http://www.slusho.jp were very Lovecraftian, and almost about Cthulhu.

[tMan930]

I would be very pleased if the alien was human-like in it's appearance (humanoid symmetry, two arms, two legs, etc.), and was somehow responsible for humans (contributed some DNA or something to the first living thing/s on earth?).

[kosmopol]

Yes, this would be paradoxical, but very realistic: people try to kill an Alien, without to knowing, that it's their ancestor. And the real cruel aliens are people.

I'm actually boring by all the movies like "good human beings against creepy extraterrestrial inviders".

[sweetrhythm]

Two words- Smoke monster.

[kosmopol]

Oh yes, ol' Smokie.

[docree]

While we are all speculating on plot, I might as well throw in a theory.
If it stands to be a tribute to Spielberg or have similarities, I think it would be like this.

The aliens from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" ( filmed 1977, by the way )
return, along with the people they took with them.
Those people are kept at area 51 as "scientists", along with artifacts
and possibly an alien ambassador. [Could Josh Minker's dad be one of those Scientists?]
The wreck happens, freeing the alien, artifacts, etc.
Possibly the kids just happen to be filming at the wreck.
The surviving alien and or "scientists" befriend the kids. ( Like ET )
Big Brother [ Government or big business ] is brought in to retrieve the "property".
Lots of collateral damage.
ET, "Scientists", and town are saved by the mother ship.

So, maybe it's a "Close Encounters" / "E.T." sequel???

192 Dock James
Brain Blast Fleet

[Jane Smith]

Wow..maybe we have some kind of brain link us few people in this thread need to get together around some fondue and just brainstorm.

Heh ...Living relic... our biological ancestor...we are the aliens..we destroy ourselves...

MIND EXPLODES...

Can you people see into my head or???? gets foil cap back on.

Jane


Oh and BTW Febuary 05 1977... they were filming CEOTTK... had the ship at this point...

[untricky]

I think maybe the living alien relic is being moved, the aliens have been watching and find this a very opportune moment to try and free him.

King of the aliens species or something along those lines.

[sweetrhythm]

 

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[FilmEdge]

I had a wild thought while reading along: what if this train was relocating MORE than one top secret entity? What if there's the plot complication of finding/rescuing a 'good' alien while a 'monster' is on the loose in town too?

There are an awful lot of military weapons and destruction evident in the location videos and this TV spot for an E.T.-style 'good' alien to be on the loose.

Unless JJ's also paying tribute to 1941 too!

[tMan930]

[DUD Rock]

Everyone seems to think the voice in the trailer says "Do not speak of this. If you do they will find you." Am I the only one that thinks it's "If you do IT will find you."?

[kosmopol]

Yeah, and funny thing: I may be wrong, but I have the feeling in the trailer, the army is shooting at the running kids, especially in the scene in this screenshot.

It would very pretty fit to the original ET, where not only the parents worry about ET, but also the army. And children know, this alien is good. Because perhaps there is another "bad" alien, and people are always too silly and keep various aliens for one common danger, without distinguishing between evil and peace.

So perhaps in the movie children will save one alien, while the army will try to get it.

So, perhaps the alien looks very humanoid (the kid in the lense?). And perhaps one of the running kids is an alien?