The Way Of Water Sounds So Familiar

Sigourney Weaver plays Kiri, almost unrecognizable as the young alien. And, similar to the premise of "Avatar: The Way of Water," Weaver got her start in space. 

With one simple tagline, cinema changed in an instant. "In space, no one can hear you scream" was not only the start of horror in space but a fascinating look at gender. The now prolific horror series revolving around Xenomorphs started with the first film, "Alien." The Nostromo crew, who work for an entity only known as The Company at the time, stumble upon what appears to be a distress signal.

The resulting events turn into a film that should have been titled "we should have listened to Ripley." Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is second in command to Captain Dallas (Tom Skerritt) but is the only one thinking with a clear head. After Kane (John Hurt) gets stuck with a Facehugger, Ripley is adamant that he needs to quarantine before entering the ship. Had anyone on board listened to her, no Chestburster would have terrorized the crew. Ripley single-handedly discovers the conspiracy implemented by The Company to obtain the alien species by any means necessary, though the rest of the crew perishes. 

Unlike many horror films which victimize women, Ripley is set apart. She is forthright and logical, with interesting character traits when taking into consideration that she was originally written as a male character (via LA Times). Ridley Scott focused on making a complex character free of female stereotypes, spawning a celebrated franchise with Weaver in the lead.