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ruesailmana

It has quite the Twin Peaks feel

6 years ago

A journey into a deadly and mysterious "shimmer", the ever growing epicenter of which is a lighthouse on the coast... so obviously you send in one failed expedition after another through hazardous terrain and swamps where it's several days / weeks walk instead of, you know, maybe sailing a ship straight up to the shore where it's a 10 minute stroll away.

6 years 1 month ago

SpacedJ

We are always changing. Every tiny piece of us lives and dies and lives again, endlessly replicating and replacing itself, never perfectly, always slightly different. When we die, our parts become different things, atoms and energy absorbed and dispersed into the world around us. We think that we are a single thing, a cohesive whole, but each of us is a biological Ship of Theseus on a journey to annihilation. And those that remain grieve the ones who are gone, and grieve the versions of ourselves that only exist in memory.

5 months 3 weeks ago

HebrewHammarMan

It may build a cult following. A few very impressive scenes happen and the mental game is fun for some audience members.

I read all three books. There's so much content in this universe that could be beautiful on screen. The trilogy is really great if you don't mind being hopelessly lost in a dark & cosmic sense of horror. Area X, aka the shimmer in the movie, is a cosmic, alien entity which escapes all understanding. Also, the Southern Reach, the science facility briefly shown in the movie, is a complicated territory of lies and spies.

If you approach this movie or the books like a puzzle that can be solved, then you will be frustrated and disappointed. It's a mystery to be played with and having a solution will only spoil the fun.

I'm a little disappointed that the 900 page trilogy is smashed into less than 2 hours of film. The movie is a kind of trailer for the books. Maybe the movie compliments the books. Overall I recommend both the movie and the books if you like sci-fi.

2 years 10 months ago

Mrtrick

There’s a considerable lack of serious science fiction getting the big budget treatment these days. And based on the lackluster box office performance of “Annihilation”, that’s probably not going to change anytime soon. Which is a shame, because we need films like this.

Natalie Portman is an obvious choice for the lead in a more cerebral sci-fi film. In addition to the trippier elements and intense horror dalliances, a great deal of attention is paid to her inner conflict which lends an indie film quality to the proceedings. She grounds the film, which is helpful in a story where one spends much of the time simply trying to wrap their head around what’s going on.

All of the cast does good work here, even though the rest of the characters are more archetypal. The film could be accused of leaning toward the Slowcore side of pacing, but it’s never less than intriguing. We get strong effects works, scoring, design and Cinematography. And despite the fact that a great many questions remain at the end, that very mystery adds to the films mystique. If you like great, heady science fiction, this is a strong recommendation.

4 years 6 months ago

Earring72

Not my cup of tea. Looks good but story was silly with some illogical plot movements and in the end i was.....ehhhhh ok......

5 years 10 months ago

252

I struggled with the slow pace, but the beautiful and original elements of this film more than made up for that! A fitting score. Portman and Isaac mix well. Lousy performance from some of the supporting cast.

6 years ago

ntan

In 30 years, people will look back on Annihilation the same way we look back at sci-fi classics like Alien and Blade Runner. It deserves to stand tall among the greats, although people will not see that today, just like people didn't see the greatness in Blade Runner 36 years ago.

BR was a box office bomb, and this will likely bomb as well. That's because it's incredibly intelligent sci-fi with A LOT on its mind, and it demands a lot from the audience. When the third act gets wild, just like in mother!, people will likely give up on it.

But those who truly love film as art and directors that take risks, and stunning VFX, and an unconventional story, will love Annihilation. So many scenes are engrained in my mind. I loved Ex Machina, and didn't expect Garland to raise the bar, but he raised it about as high as it can go.

Please see this, don't let the 18th Transformers make more money than this gem. It really is the most unique cinematic experience I've ever had.

6 years 2 months ago

testudines

Tarkovsky+Alien+Prince of Persia(mirror) so no concept was original and even some FMA maybe.

1hour 15 minutes in you learn the plot which is very very slow... This movie has a pacing issue in my opinion.

Arrival had better cinematography&score in my opinion.

3 years ago

Zuma

Christophter Nolan fans take note! You will love this film as it stupidly overexplains Every. Single. Thing. Constantly...repeatedly, depressingly. And on top of that it sucks plot hole shit.

5 years 1 month ago

simo285k

Honestly, this had great ideas and intentions, but it left me mostly disappointed. Sure, parts of it was beautiful looking and the bear sequence was great.. But it didn't know if it wanted to be, it seems. Nice homages to Stalker, I can appreciate that, but I didn't much care for this movie as an overall piece. And don't even get me started on the CGI near the end. Very cringeworthy effects for this day and age.

5 years 10 months ago

heat_

Bs at its finest. That's all.

5 years 4 months ago

d7v09hFpjf

Kind of a moronic sci fi movie, but pretty and entertaining

5 years 7 months ago

audiopile

I’m not sure what is more disappointing; this movie or the amount of time and energy people have spent on it.

I’m very open minded when it comes to films and this one should have been right up my alley. As always I limited my exposure to anything related, all i knew was sci-fi and Portman. What could go wrong? Meh. I don’t want to think about it anymore.

5 years 11 months ago

Masonstevens95

Heavily reminded me of Arrival in its style. Visually stunning, fantastic concept, however the end kind of fell flat for me. I found it a little bit needlessly confusing in the last 15 minutes or so. Still, worth a watch and Annihilation will probably go down as a notable Sci-fi for the next few decades.

6 years 2 months ago