Assignment 9/13 Predator

Taking into account Jeffrey Cohen's Monster Culture (Seven Theses) and the writing assignment we had done the very first day of class, I realized that the Predator, from Alien vs Predator, follows one of Cohen's seven theses. At first glance, the Predator, looks almost human. It stands upright on two legs, has the torso of a man, and has two arms in the same place as a human does. Also, it has two eyes and black tube like things that look like hair. Cohen's third thesis, The Monster is the Harbinger of Category Crisis truly only comes into  play when the Predator takes off his helmet. Under the helmet is what, I feel, makes the Predator monstrous. With the giant plate like forehead, to the tube-like hairs flowing out of its head. The skin with its brown coloring and black markings, and the dark green eyes set within dark circles. The mandibles that extend around the mouth, and which help to hide sharp teeth housed in a gaping mouth. Cohen states in his writing that, "(Monsters) are disturbing hybrids whose externally incoherent bodies resist attempts to include them in any systematic structuration. (p.6)" Even though the Predator has a human-like body, his head is what falls into this thesis. Cohen also talks about the Alien from a different movie. In Alien vs Predator, these two nightmarish creatures clash, and the third party, the humans, are caught in the middle. The human race is brought in the middle of the fight because they discovered an ancient pyramid under the ice. This is where the Predator and the Alien end up fighting, and in the end, the Predator helps a human survive the Alien onslaught. Even though the Predator is monstrous, it came in like a third party and ended up helping at least one human involved. Even though the Predator did kill about everyone else that was down under the ice.