Posted on 06/28/2022 7:47:23 AM PDT by max americana
ohn Carpenter’s The Thing is a cult classic forty years after its initial release, and the discussion for it hasn’t died down as a new fan theory has come along to explain an oddity from the film and its prequel/sequel.
Throughout both the 1982 “original” and its 2011 follow-up, The Thing as an organism is incapable of communication outside of its human host. It’ll kill them mercilessly, feasting on paranoia as much as it does the flesh itself.
This fan theory from /u/Outrageous-Career-91 explains why it doesn’t communicate with humans.
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Essentially, the disgust and mistrust it has for mankind makes it fearful and unwilling to try and make peace with humans.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Ummm, how about because simply the alien simply wanted to survive by using humans to get back home? You do realize it was making a ship when McReady and the gang went Rambo on it? Another "i hate humans" leftard..
I’m still haunted by the thought of Wilford Brimley as a Creature.
Why do some people have to try to explain everything with stupid complex “moral” lessons? And always with “humans are evil”.
The organism was trying to take over because that’s what living things all try to do.
I watched Frogs on youtube. Sam went without underwear to show off his goods to get more roles. Ray Milland walked off the set before it was finished. They had a poster and no script...lolol...or something like that
I still remember being creeped out by it in the theaters
That doesn’t really qualify as a “huge plot hole.”
I guess the 1951 version is not the “original” or the writer is to young and ill-informed to to check it out.
I prefer the ‘50s version.
That’s hardly the biggest plot hole. How about the fact that, of the two people who had access to the blood supply in the cabinet, both tested “negative” for the alien?
that’s why The Thing is considered one of, or the greatest remakes ever made. You’re right, not a lot of people ubtil today, dont realize it’s a re-make by JC, made it his own.
The only thing that upsets me about that movie is that they burned the upside-down head spider creature too quickly. I wanted to see more of it.
“disgusted by humanity and its penchant for disasters...”
Must be referring to the Norwegians since the thing was actually in their camp first.....did dude even watch the movie I wonder?
LOL, I know. But he played a POS in the Firm opposite Tom Cruise. People think he just plays an old fuddie duddie like in Cocoon or The Natural.
“Must be referring to the Norwegians since the thing was actually in their camp first”
haha exactly
I have heard the original was a commentary on the threat of Communism in America during the Cold War.
“You do realize it was making a ship when McReady and the gang went Rambo on it? Another “i hate humans” leftard.”
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Can we have bunnies with pancakes now?
Don’t forget the novel.
The Thing (1982).mp4
The Thing (2011).mp4
The Thing From Another World (1951).mp4
Who Goes There - Book Cover.jpg
Who Goes There.pdf
The ‘organism’ was like any other animal, just trying to survive.
A lion doesn’t make moral judgements while it’s eating a gazelle.
A wolf doesn’t consider the results of its actions as it stalks a deer...........................
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