[The image of ""reaching out"" with an extended finger was directly borrowed by Kubrick from the famous painting found in Michelangelo""s Sistine Chapel artwork -- of Man extending his finger to touch God""s hand.Alien (1979)d.Ridley Scott, 117 minutesFilm Plot SummaryThe film opened in the year 2122 AD, with the crew of seven members of the grimy, commercial space towing-freighterNostromobeing awakened from hypersleep by the ship""s main computer (nicknamed Mother).My counter offer is the absolute maximum...We""re undertaking this deal only because of the prestige involved.And frankly, we""re expected to take a loss." The suspicious Russians whisper critically of capitalism:Iranoff: Capitalistic methods.Buljanoff: They accumulate millions by taking loss after loss.Refusing to give in to the first offer and "to uphold the prestige of Russia," he Russians decide to postpone their decision about the terms of purchase for a short while.It""s gonna change theatre as we know it." He also stipulated o the cook why he sampled much of the food on plates before their delivery: "I eat these things once a day so if the customers say, ""Hey, do I eat his food?"", I can say, ""Yeah, I eat his food.