Why Pit 'Alien' Against 'Aliens' When Ripley is Great in Both?
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.

A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their outgoing mother and weak-willed uncle.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.
The human experience is described through the eyes of a marginalized outsider, neither judgmental nor invested, just an observant donkey.
The film's storylines read as allegories for the queer experience and that's a source of solace for LGBTQIA+ fans!