Everything we’ve been shown is pretty much just rumors and hear-say. ![]() But as far as the movies are concerned, we still don’t really know ANYTHING about the Predator culture. We’ve gotten a few tid-bits of info from the Predator comics. It would have JUST as much of an impact if “The Predator” film were to do something similar. Up until that point we knew ZERO about how these creatures lived or reproduced, which made that a pivotal moment in the development of that franchise. Think about the scene from Aliens where (SPOILERS) Ripley encounters the Alien Queen. It would just add so much more scope to the world and culture of these mysterious monsters. There’s definitely a way to present them without it coming off as pandering. These things gotta come from SOMEWHERE! If we don’t get better human female leads, then let’s see the better halves of these creatures. They even go so far as to have the Predator MARK her forehead with one of their symbols to show that she’s now on “their team”! Come on!! They made an attempt at this in Alien vs Predator with Sanaa Lathan as Alexa Woods, but everything falls apart and becomes a “buddy cop” movie when we reach the scene where Alexa joins forces with the Predator in order to defeat the Xenomorph. But that’s not to say that she needs to be in the lead role, we just need her to be able to shoulder the plot just as much as her male counterparts. ![]() So aside from Anna, we’ve yet to get a female character that has had the presence and importance of say a Ripley (Aliens) or Sarah Connor (Terminator 2). They’ve given it a name “El caza trofeos de los hombres” which means, “The Demon who makes trophies of men”. She goes on to explain that it’s arrival has had such an significant impact on her people’s lives that it becomes a part of their local folklore. At first her role seemed rather superfluous, but as it turned out she had some truly outstanding monologues that detailed her own experiences with the Predator itself. ![]() So far, the only one of note has been Anna ( Elpidia Carillo) from the first film. We’ve had some female lead characters throughout this franchise, but most of them were pretty bland and uninteresting. But through their performances and chemistry we grow to understand that what truly bonds them together are the unrelenting horrors of war. What with Blain being a white, good ol’boy from the south and Mac being a black dude from what could be New York or Detroit. If you saw these two people walking down the street there’s no way in hell you’d think that they would have a brotherly friendship. (Spoilers ahead for the first Predator movie) When Blain ( Jesse Ventura) dies in the first movie it wouldn’t have had a fraction of the emotional impact that it had without the scenes where he and Mac ( Bill Duke) reminisce about their times on the battle field. Even though the first two films ultimately focused on one main hero, whether it was Arnold Schwarzenegger or Danny Glover, the films still took time to develop the relationships between the supporting characters.
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