@heiseonline HP hatte da aber noch eine andere Theorie: https://youtu.be/PFAbTLWiK20

@socketwench and for those playing along at home, Dark Star was originally a USC student film made by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon that later got picked up for theatrical release. It was a dark, satirical comedy that was much in reaction to the clean beauty of 2001: A Space Odesy. So the dark, grungy, cramped, working joe aesthetic was a key point of the film.

Dan O'Bannon then went on to write Alien, so it's a fair bet that the latter's director was quite aware of Dark Star.
#alien

I don't need to tell you any of these things. You already know them all. You've already seen the influences in the succeeding four decades. You've seen the clips of the film.

Even so, go back, watch it again.

And look for the influences,

again, will you?

Yet, it it weren't for a few key choices, it might not have been such a classic. The choice of a female lead had an impact that cannot be underestimated, coloring the entire franchise throughout its history. The dingy, work-a-day feel of the film ran counter to the slick, sleek renditions of Science Fiction of the time. Even the fact The Company acts as an ersatz antagonist feels distinctly Alien today.

I'm not here to argue that Alien is a classic of cinema and that you should definitely watch it. In many ways, it's a less appreciated film than the sequel, "Aliens". It's a moodier piece with pacing which puts in the tradition of 1970s slow British Horror. It has artful dimensions that the sequel lacked and often go under appreciated or missed. It's a *damn* pretty movie for being so grisly.

Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but the details feel like they work together in my mind to be suggestive. Perhaps more effectively suggestive than the "Kill Me" scene which ended up on the cutting room floor.

I think the xenomorph is preparing to go into hibernation, and blending into the conduits is part of that strategy. It's going to wait for the shuttle to arrive elsewhere so it can start all over again. This would explain why it doesn't attack, and why it seems nearly sleepy. It's only when Ripley antagonizes it that it decides to go on the offensive.