[removed] Student last name 1 Student Mr. Martin ENG 102 mm/dd/year Alien Movie Evaluation Essay The sci-fi horror film Alien is a classic to have in a movie collection. This movie laid the standards for all sci-fi horror films. The most notable feature for this movie is the special effects. For its time, this movie was a visual masterpiece, and even in more recent times the effects are still cutting edge. The acting in Alien leaves the audience on the edge of their seats, wondering what will happen next no matter how many times it is viewed. Another important aspect to this movie is the setting. The setting really drives this movie home because it makes the audience think. The most notable feature of the movie Alien is the special effects. The xenomorph has been haunting people since this movie came out and really defines this movie as a classic. The xenomorph was someone in a suit, compared to modern day aliens as CGI when even with modern technology still looks mediocre. Nothing can beat an actor in a monster suit, that is what sticks with people is the realness of it. Although, the CGI in the film was stunning for its time and even in modern day it is still amazing. The ship flying through space looked more realistic than the modern video games where they detail even the smallest pore on someone’s nose, especially considering it came out in 1979. To this day, Alien has cutting edge special effects which still ranks it as a top movie. Another feature in this film that has it ranked as a top classic is the acting. The emotion on the characters faces seem genuine, like they are feeling and experiencing everything in real time rather than just acting out a script. Since the actors seem so genuine in their emotions, it connects Student last name 2 more with the audience and it feels as if they are experiencing everything too. This is an important feature in movies, especially horror movies, because it gives the movie a better rating. Sci-fi horror, or even horror movies in general in modern times is more of a spectacle and they are all about the jump scares. A classic like Alien has suspense, drama, a few jump scares, but it has the audience on the edge of their seat scared, and it connects more with them. The setting in Alien sets the ground for the whole movie. It is set in the future, where humans have more advanced technology, and they can explore further in space than ever before. This is what really sets the whole movie because it gets the audience thinking before, during, and after the movie and it sticks with them. Space is completely unknown, humans have discovered planets, and have traveled to the moon, but anything further than that is nothing and humans have no idea. This movie gets the audience thinking about possible life in the universe besides humans, has them wondering if it is friendly, if they discover it what happens next, etc. Having an au.