There were a lot of unanswered questions at the end of Prometheus, and that seems to have rubbed people the wrong way. Those who were expecting everything to be wrapped up nice and neat, anyway. I guess those people forgot the entire reason this movie exists is because of dangling questions at the end of 1979's Alien. Whatever. I think much of what people are looking for will be found in subsequent films, of which you know there will be at least one. We may be seeing the first inklings of it already.
At the end of the Prometheus credits, while many of us were hanging around hoping for a nice and tidy bit of wrap-up footage, a Weyland Corporation logo appeared at the end with the date 10/11/12. I remember someone even commenting on it. At the bottom was a website which takes you to the company timeline, where you can explore Weyland's history and futuristic products. Punch in the URL www.whatis101112.com and it takes you to another site, where Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel, Thus Spoke Zarasthustra, is highlighted. For what reason? I was trying to think of why this book would have any connection to Prometheus, and I think it may have to do with Nietzsche's famous proclamation that "God is dead". The presence or lack of a higher being is central to the Prometheus storyline. The image of the book also includes the words "WHAT IS GREAT IN MAN IS THAT HE IS A BRIDGE AND NOT AN END".
The site also includes a brief clip of a young Peter Weyland(Guy Pearce), which looks to be taking place just before he gave his TED Talk speech. If you listen close, Weyland is actually quoting Nitzsche before stepping on stage.
So what does all this amount to? Hard to say, but I don't think it's there for no reason. Movieviral, who we have to thank for uncovering much of this information, notes that the source code for the site includes the words “The next phase of Project Prometheus is coming…”.
What do you think? Do you want to see a Prometheus sequel? Did you like the film? Or were you disappointed by it? And if so, what didn't work for you?
