If it bleeds, we can kill it. Hulu’s Prey takes The Predator far back in time, pitting one of the galaxy’s greatest hunters against Comanche warriors in the 1700s. New time period, same deadly Predator stalking the toughest game he can find. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Prey tells the story of the first Predator hunt on Earth. And we’re here to break down the ending and dive into the Easter eggs we spotted in this epic adventure!
The ending of the film Prey is explained
It’s the year 1719 on the Northern Great Plains, and a Predator lands here on Earth to find and hunt down the planet’s top predator – you know, pretty standard Predator-style stuff. And actually, the core story in Prey is also pretty standard Predator-esque stuff, in a good way – a savage human warrior uses his intelligence and his environment to hunt down and kill a deadly alien warrior whose sole purpose is to be there. they hunt and kill. As we mentioned in our full Prey review, the film takes Predator back to its roots. It’s all about the hunt. Our main character is Naru (played by Amber Midthunder), a Comanche warrior and hunter whose family seems to think she should leave the hunting to the children. As our hero, she is the one who begins to understand that there is something out there in the forest that could very well be hunting her tribe. She is also the one who finally figures out how to defeat the Predator, and it involves a race of orange flowers that when consumed can drop a person’s body temperature enough to avoid detection by the Predator’s heat vision. Every science fiction film nominated for Best Picture The final fight begins as Naru and her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers) both engage with the Predator. Taabe holds his own for a bit, but you know these Predator matches are all fun and games until someone gets nailed. This is exactly what happens. After briefly escaping, Naru prepares for the final showdown by eating a bunch of flowers while also using a trap as bait to lure the Predator. This allows Naru to use a special gun (more on that gun below) to install a moon roof on the back of the alien’s head. He then steals the Predator’s helm, which is different from the helmets we’ve seen Predators wear in the past, but helps aim his projectile ranges. As the alien chases after her (the moon roof wasn’t enough), Naru attacks from above, injuring her further. He eventually drives it into the swamp, which slows it down enough for Naru to land the killing blow, using the bone rudder to redirect the alien’s aimed projectile bolts so they wrap around his own forehead. So, as in other installments of the Predator franchise, the victorious hunter must figure out how the alien technology works and how to find ways to defeat it. That precedent was set way back in Predator 1, and Naru’s plan echoes what Dutch does in that movie, which is in the future of this movie. I got it? It’s all about those orange flowers though. Apparently, they allowed Naru to do the same thing that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Dutch does in Predator 1 when he covers himself in slime to lower his body temperature and avoid that Predator’s scanners and vision. Finally, after defeating the Predator, Naru cuts off its head and takes it back to her village. She is revered as a warrior and warns her people of the dangers posed by both the alien and the trapper she has encountered.
Prey End Credits Scene
During the first batch of end credits, an animated retelling of the film’s events unfolds. It’s really cool, but the last thing we see is a shot of the Predator ships emerging from a group of clouds… right above the Comanche camp. Does this mean that Naru and her people are finally doomed? Or is it just that a sequel could be in the works with these characters? Time will tell!
Hunting Easter eggs
There were two big references to previous Predator movies that we picked up in Prey. The first is a reference to one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s famous lines from the first film, when the same line is spoken by Taabe: “If it bleeds, we can kill it.” And of course the other big one is a reference to Predator 2. It’s that pistol that Naru throws at the elders…after he threw the Predator’s head too. It’s the same pistol with the same inscription that Danny Glover gets as a reward for killing his Predator 300 years later. Now, that means at some point the Predators must have returned to Earth to retrieve this weapon, so… Fun Easter Egg? You make a bet. Bad news for Naru and her clan? Big time. What did you think of Prey? What other time periods do you want to see the Predator franchise visit next? Let’s discuss it in the comments!
