This past weekend I watched “The Predator” movie (2018), it
is apart of the classic predator movie franchise from the late 80s with Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
For those unaware these movies are essentially about an alien species that
visits Earth who are considered “God’s perfect killers”. Although the aliens do
not directly resemble the monsters within our readings of revelations, but they
do have some similarities, with their protruding horned fangs surrounding their
mouths.
Revelation speaks upon evil as a growing force that causes
chaos and becomes increasingly dangerous overtime. Within the movie it is shown
that the alien essentially upgrades itself by using the DNA of the species it
kills to become smarter and harder to stop. This point resonated with me on how
evil adapts faster than humans can react. The predator is seen as almost
god-like judging who gets to live and who does not. Theres a scene where the alien
escapes a lab and it takes out everyone who tried to fight back besides one, it
judged the last scientist’s weakness and decided to spare their life.
To wrap things up, The Predator is an apocalyptic evil that constantly evolves, judges humanity, and creates enormous amounts of chaos. The movie makes a brief joke about the Book of Revelation, but it does not directly base its plot on it. However, the many similarities in how the evil adapts and tests people make it very powerful.
There's a really good movie in this franchise that often doesn't get much attention called The Prey. I think it came out in 2022. It takes place in the Great Plains, during the time of European colonization. It focuses on a young Comanche woman who encounters the Predator. Highly recommend trying to get your hands on it!
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