Roger That

I suppose there are minor spoilers for Prometheus in the following, but I'm not sure if it's worth worrying about.

Roger Ebert has some odd things to say in his rave (four stars--but then, he gives out four-star reviews like people give out candy on Halloween) for Ridley Scott's Prometheus:

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is a magnificent science-fiction film, all the more intriguing because it raises questions about the origin of human life and doesn't have the answers.

Raises questions?  I wouldn't say so.  Rather, it uses the not uncommon science fiction trope that humanity (or sometimes life) was seeded on Earth by aliens.  A perfectly decent story concept, but not one that raises any questions in the real world where we (including Roger) understand fairly well how humans came about.  And within the world of the movie, I thought they answered the question pretty clearly by the prologue that showed how it happened and then later plot points that showed the aliens share the same DNA with humans.

But Roger is still asking questions:

The most tantalizing element is how it plays with the role of these DNA twins [the alien humanoids and us]. Did they create life on Earth? The possibility of two identical DNAs as a coincidence is unthinkable.

Exactly, which is why it's not much of a question in the film.

This puzzle is embedded in an adventure film that has staggering visuals, expert horror, mind-challenging ideas and enough unanswered questions to prime the inevitable sequel.

The film does open itself up to a sequel, but I think Ridley Scott's already made one and it's called Alien.