The Alien franchise ranks among the most iconic science fiction sagas in history, and deserves to be ranked alongside Star Wars , Star Trek , and Mad Max. What began as an edgy thriller pitched as “Jaws in space” by Sir Ridley Scott has become a franchise that continues to churn out new and exciting entries. Even if the Xenomorph became the saga’s most fearsome antagonist, no character in the Alien universe is more iconic than Ellen Ripley, the hero played by Sigourney Weaver . Ripley emerged at a time in which the modern sci-fi genre was beginning to form in the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope , and offered a feminist alternative to a space that was often dominated by men. Today, Ripley is ranked among the greatest heroes in film history, such as Bruc

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