On the surface, Alien is a thoroughly generic film; so what makes it such a masterpiece?

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Music used in order of appearance:
-"The Way He Looks at Me" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
-"Numb" by Portishead
-"Everything in Its Right Place" by Alex Gibson
-"Failure33Object" by John Frusciante
-"The Four of Us are Dying" by Nine Inch Nails
-"Alien Conflict" by Grant Kirkhope
-"Like Home" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross