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Originally Posted by Ringo
A quick question that I have.
Decided to watch the first Alien, the directors Cut. After seeing many years the original version, during this pandemic I've wanted to see the other version also and saw something that blew me away.
In the original Alien, Dallas disappears without any trace and his wareabouts are left without an answer. But in the directors cut, we see that Ripley discovers the alien nest where Dallas has been impregnated with a xenomorph, near the body of Brett, who is becoming an alien egg (?).
Why did a big twist like this was left out?
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I had seen the director's cut back in 2003, but I didn't catch that Brett was turning into an egg. It's only in the novel do they indicate Brett is turning into an egg.
As far as the film Alien goes, I'm not sure why they left it out. But I find the film full of symbolism, the heartless corporation, Ash and Alien, evil getting inside. What happens to Dallas and Brett, and Ripley having to kill them, is horrific; and it's an interesting, though very fuzzy aspect of Alien biology, but I don't think it readily fits into the symbolism and focus of the film.
Also, although it's a nice to break in Ripley's long escape sequence... I don't think it helps to have the audience distracted, trying to figure out what they just saw, when they really should be focused on Ripley trying to escape in time.