Alien & The Arc of Female Defiance in the Workplace

Possible spoilers ahead.

I rewatched Alien (1979) a few weeks ago. I can’t tell you when’s the last time I saw it, but I can definitely say I've never seen it quite as profoundly as I have now.

Along with being at the top of its class in the Sci Fi and Horror genre, it also provides great commentary on discrimination against women in the workplace.

Keep in mind that a male director and screenwriter were at the film’s helm (Ridley Scott and Dan O’Bannon), creating this story at a time when it…