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PROMETHEUS script analysis

PROMETHEUS script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

An expedition discovers evidence of the Engineers who seeded life on Earth, travels to LV-426, and uncovers a deadly bioweapon. As the crew is picked off by ancient defenses and a parasitic horror, grief-stricken scientist Dr. Shaw fights to survive and stop the alien plan.

30 Save the Cat fit score 23% analysis confidence / 83 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

50%

The film opens with an Engineer sacrificing himself to seed Earth with DNA.

2

Theme Stated

Scene 11 / Page 11 / 5% target

40%

Holloway connects mythologies to Engineers, stating the theme of human origins.

I think all our mythologies are race-memories of the Engineers. Horus the Sun God. Prometheus bringing fire from...
3

Set-Up

Scenes 2-8 / Pages 2-8 / 10% target

40%

We meet the scientists, Weyland’s backing, and the android David during the pre-launch briefing.

4

Catalyst

Scene 3 / Page 3 / 12% target

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Watts and Holloway discover the alien obelisk underwater, catalyzing their mission.

5

Debate

Scenes 5-10 / Pages 5-10 / 20% target

40%

The team debates funding, mission protocols, and the reality of finding Engineers.

6

Break into Two

Scene 23 / Page 23 / 25% target

40%

The expedition leaves the Magellan and steps onto LV-426, entering Act Two.

The air here will kill you, so keep an eye on your supply and watch your seals. Pathogen...
7

B Story

Scene 8 / Page 8 / 30% target

40%

David’s relationship with the humans is introduced, setting up the emotional B-story.

DAVID. I wondered when we'd see you.
8

Fun and Games

Scene 25 / Page 25 / 40% target

40%

The team explores the alien pyramid, marveling at the writing and technology.

Tell me that's a natural formation. Undeniable proof of alien civilization. You were here on this day, thirty-one...
9

Midpoint

Scene 31 / Page 31 / 50% target

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A giant apparition passes through Holloway, marking a false victory turned ominous.

Fifield. Get a grip.
10

Bad Guys Close In

Scene 36 / Page 36 / 65% target

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Milburn is attacked by a centipede creature, showing the alien danger closing in.

Get it off! It's crushing me!
11

All Is Lost

Scene 58 / Page 58 / 75% target

50%

Holloway dies when a parasite violently bursts from him during intimacy.

Your heart's beating so hard.
12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 62 / Page 62 / 80% target

50%

Watts mourns at Holloway’s body, questioning the mission and its cost.

I want to understand.
13

Break into Three

Scene 66 / Page 66 / 85% target

50%

Watts confronts David in the Juggernaut, committing to Act Three rescue and revenge.

I call this ship the Juggernaut. Chariot of the Gods. This is the navigation computer, for want of...
14

Finale

Scene 80 / Page 80 / 95% target

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The Engineer Sleeper awakens and kills David, leading to the ultimate confrontation.

All this time. DAVID saw.
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Final Image

Scene 83 / Page 83 / 99% target

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Watts and a dying David reveal the Engineers’ plan to return to Earth, closing the story’s circle.

He said. I killed him. He'll die. But first. He will launch. The ship.