New prequel Prey<\/a>, however, upends that tradition. The film has received much praise for largely eschewing complex franchise mythology in favour of a simple pared-down thriller<\/a>, while its setting \u2013 the Comanche Nation in 1719 \u2013 has also been warmly received.<\/p>\n Prey sees Amber Midthunder star as Naru<\/a> \u2013 a woman who is constantly undermined by the men in her tribe, who don\u2019t believe she should join them on their hunting missions.<\/p>\n Thankfully Naru pays no notice, and ends up coming face to face with the iconic Predator on its first visit to Earth, leading to an almighty showdown at the film\u2019s climax.<\/p>\n Read on to have the Prey ending explained.<\/p> For the most part, Prey is a refreshingly easy film to follow, a rather stripped-down tale that sees the Predator pick off various members of Naru\u2019s tribe \u2013 not to mention a few wild animals \u2013 as they embark on a hunt for a mountain lion.<\/p>\n But things begin get a little more complicated when Naru encounters some French fur trappers, who duly take her and her brother Taabe hostage.<\/p>\n Little do these Frenchmen know that the Predator is on their tails too, and the murderous extraterrestrial soon arrives to kill them, eventually leaving Naru as one of the only survivors \u2013 with Taabe sacrificing himself to save her.<\/p>\n And so, with her life still intact, Naru lays a trap. In observing the beast throughout the film, she has intuitively worked out a way in which she can defeat it \u2013 utilising two of its weaknesses.<\/p>\n First of all, she has surmised that the Predator will only attack someone it does not believe poses a threat, and equally vitally, she\u2019s made a note of its preferred mode of killing \u2013 a shooting device in its helmet.<\/p>\n The first step of her plan is to kidnap one of the surviving French fur trappers, leaving him for the Predator as bait, while she waits in the wings in disguise.<\/p>\n \u201cYou think I\u2019m not a hunter like you and I\u2019m not a threat,\u201d she tells the trapper. \u201cBut that\u2019s what makes me dangerous \u2013 you can\u2019t see that I\u2019m killing you, and it won\u2019t either.\u201d<\/p>\n As she imagined would be the case, the Predator falls right into the trap, arriving almost instantly to brutally kill the Frenchman \u2013 with Naru then sneaking up and grabbing his helmet before the two begin to engage in a fight, Naru aided by her loyal \u2013 and remarkably able \u2013 dog Sarii.<\/p>\n Eventually, she leads the Predator to a marshland where it begins to sink in the mud \u2013 a nice throwback (or throwforward) to the first film. When it emerges it attempts to shoot Naru, but is unaware that she has placed its helmet directly opposite it, it is only able to succeed in shooting itself.<\/p>\n With her mission accomplished, Naru returns to her tribe with the Predator\u2019s disembodied head as a trophy and is showered with praise for her efforts. It doesn\u2019t seem like her warrior skills will be underestimated again any time soon\u2026<\/p>\n One aspect of the film\u2019s conclusion that might not be so immediately apparent to fans concerns the pistol that Naru picked up during her adventure, which she was handed by one of the French traders after she helped him deal with his injuries.<\/p>\n When she returns to her tribe having killed the Predator, she hands over the weapon to her elders and the audience sees that it bears the name Raphael Adolini.<\/p>\n While that will mean nothing to casual viewers, die-hard fans of the Predator series will note that this means it is the very same pistol that was handed to Danny Glover\u2019s Lieutenant Mike Harrigan at the end of Predator 2, linking the two films together.<\/p>\n Speaking about this and other references to other films in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, director Dan Trachtenberg explained: \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun having this movie have an interaction with fans of the franchise.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously the mud pit sequence has an interaction layer there, there are other things that a number of our characters say that are very relevant to what they\u2019re experiencing \u2013 and you wouldn\u2019t know that they are allusions to previous moments in the franchise, but if you\u2019re a diehard fan, you will recognise them.\u201d<\/p>\n Prey is available on Disney Plus<\/a> \u2013 sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>\u00a0now.\u00a0<\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0Movies<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Friday, 05 August 2022 at 12:00 am Although the original Predator film remains an action classic 35 years on from its release, most of its sequels have been met with rather lukewarm responses. New prequel Prey, however, upends that tradition. 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