AVP (Alien vs. Predator)

I think the symbolism is there.  In this case, much of it is right on the surface.  It's a matter of interpretation.  I can see at least three possibilities:

1. We are here and we have been here a long time.  We are your alien overlords, its just that many of you are too slow to figure that out so we thought we would give you some obvious clues to your pathetic slavery.  Our technology and fighting ability is far beyond yours.  You don't have a chance.  We can phase in and out of this reality at will.  Our ships travel the galaxy.  You are Bessie the cow.  Can I hear a "moo"?

2. People, wake up!  There is a race of aliens that has been interacting with the human population for thousands of years.  Way back when, of course, our ancestors worshipped them as gods.  They were misguided.  These beings are not gods, they just have better technology and more advanced psychic powers.  Let's figure out a way to meet this challenge.

3. Oh, please!  It's a movie!  A science fiction movie!  Get real.  They're not any technologically advanced Predator aliens.  If there were, we would already know about them.  They would have taken us over already.

Here's what a #2 perspective might say to a number #3 perspective:

"Yes, of course it's a science fiction movie.  But just imagine this possibility.  The parts of the galaxy, such as our solar system, go through cyclical changes - a growth cycle.  Some people say that we are at the end of a growth cycle.  As we enter the new phase, many of the "laws of reality" will be quite different.  Our alien wardens know this and all of their efforts are based around the upcoming shift, which may happen within 10 years.  As the shift approaches, their presence may become increasingly apparent."

I finally saw AVP yesterday, and I must say I found it disappointing. I loved the original Predator (a little less now, thanks to schwartzenazi) and Alien, but the sequels don't cut it. One major element of the Predator mythos was completely turned upside down. Namely, Predators hunt in extreme heat, and likely come from a planet with high temperatures. So what were they doing in Antarctica? Predators are more interesting hunting outside; this film was claustrophobic, boxed in by both the set and the predictable ending. I know, these are minor quibbles. I just didn't care for the film. The most interesting thing for me was to find Mike Verheiden (one of the people responsible for bringing Alien(s) and Predator to the comic books, and who has created some great TV shows) acting in the movie. He played Flanagan, who was killed off pretty early. I found the whole affair to be formulaic and unexciting. I'll watch it again sometime, probably, as I've changed my mind before and maybe I wasn't as into it as I might have been. So this is a first impression, subject to modification.
Incidentally, I watched The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen last week. Did anyone miss the masonic compass and square symbols on "M"'s door? It as much as said that British Intelligence was a masonic organization. The comic book/graphic story by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill was much more enjoyable than the film it was based upon.