I've seen the film quite a few times now, and most of the decisions made by the characters I can follow and understand to a certain extent (no matter how ridiculous it may seem), but I do not understand the following:
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Why would you start probing the decapitated head of the alien life form you have only just discovered, to see if its cells can be fired up again? (Or whatever they were trying to do.) Wouldn't a scientist want to look at this specimen for a long, long time, measure it, photograph it, document anything and everything about it, put it through the fancy CT/CAT scanner, and then store it for further investigation after giving this discovery much thought!?
But Shaw and Ford just stick an instrument in it and start toying with it as if there's dozens more in stock!
I was baffled; the first time I saw the film in a cinema, and last night again as well (and upon every viewing of the film/ that scene so far.)
WHY!? :$
