Alien: Covenant’s major theme is about the relationship between creators and their creations. As David says, near the end of the film, pretending to be Walter, “I think if we are kind, it will be a kind world.” There’s an unspoken corollary there: if we are unkind, it will be an unkind world.
The “hollywood dream” subgenre has some amazing movies that are legendary. Except they’re all almost entirely sad. Mulholland Drive, Sunset Boulevard, Sullivan’s Travels, Birdman,...