PREY is the new chapter of the PREDATOR franchise, and it’s easily the best Predator film since 1987. In this video we breakdown the ending to the new film, how it connects to the original movies, and offer some theories on where the franchise goes from here.
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Written and Edited by Colton Ogburn (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_jYlGRqw02GGUNLkHmi69w)
Hosted by Ryan Arey (http://twitter.com/ryanarey)
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We’re going to break down the parallels between this film and the original Predator. But we’re also going to dive into the surprising social commentary this film had to offer regarding the horrible treatment of Native Americans by European colonists. As well as breaking down the barriers on societal gender roles. [clip, Naru wanting to hunt.]
And then we’re going to talk about that epic ending and what it could mean for the future of the Predator franchise. [clip]
Now while this film is technically a prequel to the 1987 Predator. It’s not a prequel in the sense that it shows the origins of the Predator. Some fans had speculated that Prey would be to Predator what Prometheus was to Alien. [clip, Prometheus showing origins of Alien.]
But it’s not that at all. Prey is really your standard Predator film. Predator comes to earth, Predator kills some humans, Predator and the humans fight, the end. [clip, Predator laughing.]
But one of the things that makes this film stand out amongst the other Predator films is the era it takes place in, 1719. That’s two hundred and sixty eight years prior to the first film. That means no machine guns or helicopters [clip, “get to the choppa!”]
And instead of the Val Verde jungle, we’re in the Northern Great Plains.
The film follows Naru, a young Comanche woman who lives with her mother and brother. Naru doesn’t long for the life assigned to her based on her gender. She doesn’t want to be a gatherer, she wants to be a hunter. [clip]
This is a situation we find in many stories with young protagonists. They want to be something more. They want to take a different path than the one that has been laid out for them–typically by their elders.
Take Luke Skywalker for example. He’s a farm boy from Tatooine who is expected to farm for the rest of his life like his uncle before him. But Luke longs for more than being a moisture farmer, because he is more than a moisture farmer. He has dreams and aspirations that aren’t just mere desires, they’re his destiny. [clip]
Same goes for Naru. She doesn’t just want to hunt, she has to hunt, it’s who she is. And she’s damn good at it too. [clip, Naru being a badass]
Naru’s refusal to fall in line with the role that is expected of her causes friction in her life. Both with her family and with her tribe as a whole. She’s looked at as different and not a team player. [clip]
Naru being born to hunt shows a direct parallel to the Predator. Creatures that we as fans know to basically be intergalactic gamehunters. [clip]
When the Predator arrives on earth, Maru sees its ship flying through the clouds. [clip, ship flying through the clouds creating thunder and lightning.]
She thinks that the ship is a thunderbird. [clip]
A thunderbird is a creature of legend in many indeingonous cultures. The thunderbird is said to create lightning and thunder as it flaps its wings while flying in the sky. The same way the Predator’s ship did.
Naru takes this supposed thunderbird sighting as a sign that she is ready to be taken on her first big hunt. When she tells her brother this, he says to her– [clip, “if you’re wanting to hunt something, it’s hunting you.”]
This of course foreshadows that the two master hunters, Naru and the Predator, will soon be hunting one another. [clip]
And speaking of Naru’s first big hunt and the parallels between her and the Predator. I think that the Predator in this film may in fact be on its first big hunt. You’ll notice that the ship it comes in doesn’t land, but simply drops off the Predator and then flies away. [clip]
This makes me think that the Predator has been dropped off on earth by its fellow Yautja (YAWT-SHAW), that’s the Predator’s species, for its first big hunt. And it’s mission is to find the strongest and most formidable opponent on earth, kill it, and bring back its skull when the hunt is over. [clip, Predator spraying down the wolf skull and keeping it.]
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What did you think of the movie?
I’m glad this movie was done in mostly English, i ain’t got time to be reading what they’re saying and trying to watch a good movie 👏🏾👏🏾
they have a "comanche" version of the film.
Ideally there would have been a Comanche language version (not a dub). It would have been niche but dope.
This Predator film is simply great! Much better than the other reboot tries since Predator 2.
Also the film brings back the old original link to the Predator & Predator 2 with extremely high chance of a sequel prequel, just like Prometheus and Covenant of the Aliens Franchise.
However for those who are sharp eyed, the Prey Predator is a lil too advanced at 300+ years ahead of Predator 1987, making the 2 original ones kinda backwards tech (except for the laser beam and nuke explosion)
Even the protag's skill is too sharpened than any of the other Predator franchise's protags, making her probably the ultimate Predator instead.
Still despite these small flaws, i definitely hope to see a sequel to this.
Can I give you some feedback? I am starting to hate videos which rehash the whole film, just tell us your thoughts man, geez.
There is a Comanche language version of the film.
They did do a dub of it in comanche and is apparently the best way to watch the movie according to the director
Samurais vs predators
Such a cheesy film, I know the original Predator wasn't exactly Oscar worthy from a dialogue perspective, but this was pure cringe to sit through & is just another example of Mary Sue character who "don't need no man" as all the male characters die around her she gets the better of the Predator on numerous occasions & defeats them pretty easily. How this is being hailed as the best one since the original is laughable
White man bad: The movie
do you know now's youth they wouldda hate it if it was in another language that's not English
The narration starts in Navajo than immediately switches to English to show they're speaking to each other in Navajo. The trappers were speaking English. Only one of them could speak Navajo. There's a Navajo dubbed version on Hulu in addition to the original.
It was very entertaining. 2 small issues. 1) lions became extinct 10 000 years ago in the Americas so how did it get there? Puma, bobcats, jaguar and panther sure. 2) she is basically responsible for the decimation of her tribe's braves who went looking for her but she is loved and accepted upon her return. Lots of films with female heroines usually have this flaw where they cause the most damage.
There IS a Comanche dub. It was filmed in both English, and Comanche.
I agree they should’ve made the Native Americans speak their native language.
Just like the movie Apocalypto
It’s more authentic this way
Best predator movie since the first one
About the Comanche speaking English, on Disney+ (at least in Canada), under the 'Extras' tab there is an option to watch the 'Comanche Version'. In its 'Details' tab: "Prey" is making history as the first film dubbed in Comanche and the first time a film has premiered in a Native language alongside the English version.
There is a Comanche dubbed version of the movie on Hulu
I want to see a " Predator came to earth at the time of alexander the great or romans legion destroyed in german forest"
I want to see Predator vs. magic and dragons medieval times
And the end of PREY, Naaru ends up with the same pistol that is eventually given to Danny Glover at the end of Predator 2. I'm very curious to know how it gets from her to a predator so it can eventually be given to Danny Glover
You missed talking about the animation during the credits.
At first glance it's a storyboard recap of the movie and it is right up to the last seconds when two predator ships show up.
Can't wait for Prey 2
Predator vs a caveman!!!!! 🥰🥰🤣🤣🤣😅
80s would be cool
Predators (plural, like 2-3) vs a squad of Gurkhas, PLEASE PLEASE!
'easily the best predator film since 1987'…….ha..ha..ha..ha…this predator is easily the most pathetic, inept, stupid, noob predator ever portrayed in a movie………………..
watch the Comanche dub it's MUCH better than English speaking
Definitely should have had the characters speaking their own language. The same audience that would love this film also loved Inglorious Basterds and there were four languages spoken throughout the film. And the language interplay was more space for creativity. This is just the studios underestimating the intelligence and patience of the audience.
Awesome movie, loved it
They should have made it in Comanche, bring Mel Gibson to Direct and call it Apocalypto 2.
You kinda just summarized the movie. Why didn’t the predator understand how his targeting system worked? Is it stupid or new to hunting? He should have known that his arrows would have been useless if he didn’t have his mask on correctly. Why does this predator look and act so different than previous predators? It gets itself hurt a lot and sometimes fistfights some things and gets hurt instead of using ranged weapons. Why is there a flower that reduces body temperature and why would it be used? People who are in shock should be kept warm. Keeping your blood cold wouldn’t have any medical benefits, at least not for the reasons it was used in the movie. Why are all animals so aggressive and willing to die in order to make a cool fight scene? I’m sure there were other things, but overall I loved the film. I think it’s REALLY cool how we see predator in a different time period. Seeing predator against armored medieval knights or feudal japan samurai would be awesome. Of course, the scene where predator cuts through the trappers was epic. I think it would have been cool if they made more references to Native American lore. The thunderbird was a cool idea. Maybe predator could have worn a deer skull as a mask and that could have spawned the legend of the wendigo.
Maybe too obvious, but Predator in feudal Japan would be awesome!
The predator itself needs subtitles. For all we know he was just there to deliver UberSpace Eats, but then people started f’n with him and he took things into his own hands.
The problem with the Targeting System:
While the arrow culmination is great and I can look past how perfectly placed he was when he fell in the swamp.
HOWEVER The movie made it seem like he didn't know how his arrows work, AND didn't figure it out after the camp scene.
He loses his mask, shoots the first arrow and it flies somewhere else. Naru immediately figures out that this is how his weapon works. The Pred however continues to shoot all three arrows. While unlikely it is possible he actually didn't know, as it is his first Hunt. So maybe this far all he knew was it's an aiming Guid and it always worked so fair enough. BUT it is ridiculously stupid of him to continue to do it after attempt 2. I give him a second shot to make sure, but by then he should definitely know how it works. But he does shot all three.
This undermines the final, as he shouldn't have used his arrows without the mask, however i think that part is fixable: Maybe he (correctly) assumed it would fire straight, once the targeting system is offline, and was surprised by Naru using it against him.
@ 7:05 – duh….who goes to a PREDATOR movie to read Subtitles. I thought the use of subtitles early THEN the switch to English was enough to signify that they WERE speaking Comanche throughout the movie, and done so in a way that 99% of action movie goers would find palatable.
I think it could have been better if they added a feature where we can watch the movie in full Comanche or English.
the ending wasn't brilliant at all. it was lazy and.. usual.
one of the most satisfying things, which we got only few, was to see another predator from their planet, but from another isolated continent, which explains his unusual appearence
So I speak a little French. I've only lived here for five years but I've a reasonable ear (and I once sang on a record that won a grammy so perhaps a good ear.) The film is excellent, however if the Comanche version is as tone deaf to Comanche as the French is to French in the English version then it'll be a massive insult to an ancient culture.
What I don't get is since the predator certainly knows that the laser is a targeting system for his "arm arrow", then why should he fire pointing the weapon at the dog or the girl?
best predator movie to date, would have liked it to be based a few thousand years earlier; before European contact
I like how the Predator just stares at it like "ah duuurrrr?" And he had time to duck
Ok guy. If you did your research you'd know they did do an all Subtitled version.
Naru: “Bunch of slack-jawed voyageurs around here! This orange totsiyaa will make you a goddamn Kühtaamia war chief! Just like me.”
It’s because we were watching the movie through the natives eyes. That’s why they speak English. For us American viewers
I liked that just one of the random Comanche warriors was giving the predator a hard time in hand to hand combat.
Why didn't you mention that the flintlock Naru got at the end was the one that was tossed to Danny Glover in Predator 2?
Would like to see The Predators in a movie fight some Vikings,Spartans,Gladiators,Pirates, a couple of Barbarian’s, would like to see some epic challenges for the predator…this movie was not that bad.