This is the dumbest sci-fi I've ever watched. The science is just bullshit, you'd thik they take their science seriously with a full team of women scientists as the protagonists but, considering one of them is a psichologist you can already tell this film doesn't give a shit (what's a psychologist doing in this situation? it offers nothing to the research team).
As a thriller is also shit because it doesn't stick to one mistery. They dwell in other topics like cancer, psychological damage, cheating... and the supposed phenomena that they want to investigate is revealed just as they go inside the bubble.
Just straight up dumb.
PS: Someone tell the director to stop masturbating with the color orange.
Hands down, the most "lens flare" I've ever seen in a movie. Yes, rivals Michael Bay. So distracting. I like it though cause it reminds people that movies are fake.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Falkhorn
This is the dumbest sci-fi I've ever watched. The science is just bullshit, you'd thik they take their science seriously with a full team of women scientists as the protagonists but, considering one of them is a psichologist you can already tell this film doesn't give a shit (what's a psychologist doing in this situation? it offers nothing to the research team).As a thriller is also shit because it doesn't stick to one mistery. They dwell in other topics like cancer, psychological damage, cheating... and the supposed phenomena that they want to investigate is revealed just as they go inside the bubble.
Just straight up dumb.
PS: Someone tell the director to stop masturbating with the color orange.
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Premiere date: February 22, 2018chaybee1
Hands down, the most "lens flare" I've ever seen in a movie. Yes, rivals Michael Bay. So distracting. I like it though cause it reminds people that movies are fake.satisfythecrave
Dumb movie.You’re telling me that’s rinky-dink tripod withstood a fucking grenade??!? What’s that thing made out of, CEMENT?!
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.heat_
Bs at its finest. That's all.d7v09hFpjf
Kind of a moronic sci fi movie, but pretty and entertainingaudiopile
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.
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.
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.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.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.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.
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.
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......Showing items 1 – 15 of 34