Why did the alien “destroy” the main villain?
At the climax of the film Irina asks the aliens to give her knowledge of all things, and is subsequently destroyed. There are 3 possible reasons this occurred: 1. The aliens, being psychic, sensed Irina’s evil intentions and destroyed her for them. This theory is supported by the malevolent look on the alien’s face as she disintegrates. 2. The aliens do exactly as she asks, but her primitive human brain is ill-equipped to handle the sudden surge of cosmic knowledge, causing her brain and (as a result) her body to spontaneously combust. This theory is supported by her yelling out “It’s too much!” during the info-absorbing process. 3. It was actually both. The alien was willing to grant whoever returned the 13th skull ‘a gift.’ Sensing that Irina’s intentions were both for greed and evil, he gave her exactly what she wanted, knowledge of all things, even though it killed her, which is why of course all our heroes make it out alive. They were respectful of the aliens’ powers and chose to
