Thinking about the implications that Albert did not want to kill S.T.A.R.S.
The only member he killed with his own two hands was Enrico, and judging by his situation when Jill and Chris confront him, he seems to be injured and very well could have been infected from the creatures roaming the NEST facility. Which could be presumed to be a mercy kill covered up with the perception of being to hide his secrets. But that still wouldn't make sense when he planned to reveal them anyway.
Wesker received orders from Umbrella to dispose of S.T.A.R.S. They were his pride and joy. He called them his pet project, yet his residential quarters in the Spencer Mansion is COVERED in numerous articles and newspaper clippings of their accomplishments and exploits. It would be one thing if this were something in his private office, but why keep them in his Umbrella residence? Especially in such a public seating area where other scientists visiting his research area would see them. He was proud of his teams and their accomplishments. He was showing off their notoriety.
He had their affection. Their loyalty. Their love and respect. All of S.T.A.R.S. trusted him. He was proud of them. They were HIS. His accomplishment that was solely his and his alone. Not Umbrella's. Nobody else could take credit for it. Not Spencer. Not Umbrella. This was all his hard work and training put into a team that functioned efficiently and effectively. Sure Alpha was his favorite by far because it was his specifically, but Bravo was quite impressive in their own right as well.
The orders for him to get rid of S.T.A.R.S. and collect the combat data against the Bioweapons in the Spencer Mansion came a week before the U.B.C.S. recruits would begin their own training. Training that would have relied on the specialized skill set and curated techniques of an elite fighting force such as S.T.A.R.S. and the accumulated combat data from fighting various different Bioweapons. Many of which the U.B.C.S. is being trained to deal with.
If Albert Wesker had succeeded in getting rid of S.T.A.R.S. and followed his orders like the loyal drone Spencer expected of him, the U.B.C.S would have thrived under his tutelage and strategic intellect, and would have been far better prepared for an event such as Raccoon City.
Yet Albert failed.
He failed because he couldn't bring himself to harm his own team. Albert is an impressive marksman as showcased in the very beginning of RE1 when he snipes a Cerberus out of the air with a handgun in the dark dense forest to save Chris.
But every single time he attempts to "take out" one of his own team (excluding Enrico which was an impressive shot much like the Cerberus), he 'misses' any vital spots or can't bring himself to pull the trigger at all.
He aims at Rebecca and hits her bulletproof vest dead center instead knowing the shock and impact would be enough to knock her out for the short time he'd need to confront Chris privately. He doesn't pull the trigger on Chris. He can't bring himself to harm Jill or Barry, both of which would have been very easy for him to do.
Albert pretends to be condescending. He tries to downplay their skills and abilities but Albert knows the true value of his team. He has stacks upon stacks of articles detailing their real value that he has kept like personal trophies. Every single one of his team was a valuable asset and he curated their strengths to make Alpha team (and Bravo team) a formidable force in its own right.
Had both teams been aware of what they were walking into ahead of time they may have survived with far better odds, but at the end of the day only 6 members were lost. That's a 50% casualty rate. In a situation with no preparation or knowledge shared ahead of time. They went above and beyond, just as they always did.
He could have returned to finish the job after faking his death. He could have hunted down Barry and his family, taken care of Rebecca, ended Brad, and assassinated Jill. He could have finished the job many times over, and he kept a very close eye on all of them, Chris especially, but Albert never wanted to. He watched from a distance. He kept surveillance on them all. He observed and he continued to be proud. Chris did what Umbrella never could succeed in doing with the U.B.C.S, and that was building the BSAA.
His team strived, thrived and overcame every obstacle, and found success where Umbrella only ever found failure. Albert could never bring himself to kill them, because they became the one creation he nurtured solely as his own, that far exceeded anything Spencer could have come up with, and they made it their personal goal to destroy the same people who ruined Albert's entire life. Whether they knew it or not.
His team unknowingly, and indirectly, avenged him.
when i saw the poster when it was released months ago, there was this tagline, EVIL GOES GLOBAL. so i was like, How on earth will they transport Alice globally if there are zombies everywhere??
my question was answered when the film started.
There was this underground umbrella facility where they were able to simulate 4 countries being the Raccoon City in the center.
so i was like WTF? that idea was great....
then moving forward, the ending was EPIC.
it showed us that Wesker is now the president. and humanity is on the verge of extinction.
i will say no more here, JUST WATCH THE FREAKIN MOVIE. :)
and to those people who are asking WHY THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE GAME, you can STFU. you realize from the star tthat they didnt base the movie in the game. from the moment on, you know that this is different. so stop complaining. and no one is forcing you to watch. :)
