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Annihilation |OT| A Shimmer Out Of Space [Spoilers]
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I found the movie very disappointing. It has an interesting premise, but played out like any horror movie with characters dying bit by bit in unsatisfying ways. The finale was overplayed, focusing on the duplicates when that was the least interesting part of the genetic manipulation. A bit of blood entering that strange vortex (which I found mesmerizing) could have create a new creature, something grand, instead of that bad cgi dancer.
I just felt it missed the potential cosmic horror angle and became a standard (and a bit pointless) story, where it all wraps in a "kill the core and the rest will die with it" manner.
I just felt it missed the potential cosmic horror angle and became a standard (and a bit pointless) story, where it all wraps in a "kill the core and the rest will die with it" manner.
What the hell did I just watch?
It may not be the popular thing to say but I did not like this; it just left me bored and confused.
It may not be the popular thing to say but I did not like this; it just left me bored and confused.
Just saw it on Netflix, very good movie, although it falls apart a bit at the end.
The premise reminded me of stalker, the music of The Last of Us and the entire atmosphere was pretty lovecraftian. A good combination.
I also loved that the some of the mutations were very pretty. The pokemon-like deer, the funghi growing everywhere and the crystal (glass/salt) trees looked great. I think it shows a more balanced approach the whole cosmic horror thing. The universe is vast and incromprehensible and the human mind sometimes views something as beautiful or as horrific, but that doesn't matter one bit. It's still what it is.
The premise reminded me of stalker, the music of The Last of Us and the entire atmosphere was pretty lovecraftian. A good combination.
I also loved that the some of the mutations were very pretty. The pokemon-like deer, the funghi growing everywhere and the crystal (glass/salt) trees looked great. I think it shows a more balanced approach the whole cosmic horror thing. The universe is vast and incromprehensible and the human mind sometimes views something as beautiful or as horrific, but that doesn't matter one bit. It's still what it is.
Blasphemy! It would have been awesome. A totally different movie but still awesome. Imagine this guy hunting weird creatures like that bear for 2 hours:
Ripley from Alien would have been awesome too in the shimmer.
The soundtrack is as crazy as the movie. Love this song:
Seen it on NF here in Belgium. Really, really liked it. Still thinking about it two days later.
Was disappointed with the visual effects. I found them to be all over the place and inconsistent.
Was disappointed with the visual effects. I found them to be all over the place and inconsistent.
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Just saw it on Netflix. Was really awesome and thought provoking at times. Very reminiscent of Arrival (which is a good thing), and some of the visuals really reminded me TLOU as well. Some scenes like the worms scene and both bear scenes really made me sit at the edge of my seat as well.
Seen the movie.. really liked it.. worse part in my opinion were the visual effects - not all of them, the nature and living things in the area were pretty great but some others, not so much..
Loved the themes behind the story-- at first I was confused about the one subplot, but when I though about it, it made sense to have it in the movie
I have one question though - how can the "thing" mimic clothes? Living things I know how, but how can it replicate textiles
And I have seen probably all good or high rated horror movies from the past decade but nothing, nothing can come close to the bear scene that is in this movie - it has brutal tension, the design of the "bear monster" is fucking scary and unique and the whole idea behind that is wicked and just sick - love it..
It even has a sorta human skull looking piece on, which looks fantastically horrifying
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Loved the themes behind the story-- at first I was confused about the one subplot, but when I though about it, it made sense to have it in the movie
I have one question though - how can the "thing" mimic clothes? Living things I know how, but how can it replicate textiles
And I have seen probably all good or high rated horror movies from the past decade but nothing, nothing can come close to the bear scene that is in this movie - it has brutal tension, the design of the "bear monster" is fucking scary and unique and the whole idea behind that is wicked and just sick - love it..
It even has a sorta human skull looking piece on, which looks fantastically horrifying
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Watched this on Netflix last night and enjoyed it. Last bit of the movie was giving me chills, but I enjoyed it.
I thought it was made available in all European countries, at least it's available in Denmark.
Yeah, I guess I thought it was only UK Netflix release. But this makes sense.
A bit off-topic but this movie made me realized I'm a huge fan of media where the environment is the enemy, specifically when characters have to go into it. Aside from this, Stalker and Made in Abyss, what are some other ones? Those are the 3 that I'm watched and have enjoyed because the premise of an area that's dangerous for mysterious reasons.
Scientists confirm the shimmer is gone and ash is all that's left.
Is coherence not on US netflix? I searched and couldnt find it. Loved all the rest of your list though.
I'd argue other than Ventress not that much... the bear and alligator acted like bears and alligators and Josie was transformed not killed.
I'm in Australia so couldn't tell you about Coherence - although bummer if it isn't as it's a great story.
I agree. Some of the sets and practical effects were cool (like in the pool) but it did feel distractingly cheap sometimes because of the direction.
A video game from 2007:
The good stuff:
I think that's a fair comparison since this movie was basically an action packed Stalker, whether the filmmakers admit to it or not.
Just finished watching with my wife, and we both agree with this person. We liked it, but weren't blown away.
However, that bear was really fucked up........I'll be thinking of that when I dream.
Man I loved this movie. Its concept is horrifying, and I really enjoyed the design of the world. The Shimmer looked amazing, and all the bizarre visuals were aces. I also loved the audio work, really well done.
The mutated bear, the swimming pool and the video sequence where they cut open the guy were all completely fucked up.
Some of the scenes were pretty corny [like the one mentioned earlier on this page], but still. Really enjoyed it.
The mutated bear, the swimming pool and the video sequence where they cut open the guy were all completely fucked up.
Some of the scenes were pretty corny [like the one mentioned earlier on this page], but still. Really enjoyed it.
Except for the two Shimmer clones the movie makes absolutely sure you didn't miss with the final scene.
I think some of the green screen work/compositing, particularly early on, is a bit shoddy, but the color and flares inside of Area X were created optically. They shone lights at the camera lens and shot colored lighting into the light shafts/tree canopy.
The ASC mag has an article on their site you can read for more info.
The ASC mag has an article on their site you can read for more info.
One of the first things that came to mind after I saw the film was this scene:
That scene stuck with me in general so I'm not sure if the similarities were more general and my mind just went to that one by default, but I feel there are some thematic similarities also.
wooooooooow
one of the most amazing movies ive seen the last 15 mintues was fucking insane.. 0_0
DAT OST :0 i was literally speechless!
one of the most amazing movies ive seen the last 15 mintues was fucking insane.. 0_0
DAT OST :0 i was literally speechless!
The rest didn't die with it though. The core is gone, but the Kane clone is still alive.
Just saw this today and really enjoyed it.
Kinda wish they'd gone a bit further with the DNA transforming stuff with the other characters instead of just having then go a little crazy, get mauled, or grow some plant stuff out of them. Would have been trippy to see that exploded dude transform live or have something similar happen to one if the main characters. Something like that dude transforming into the lobster alien in District 9 but even weirder.
Probably a limitation of the budget or something, but still would have been cool. Maybe I'll check out the book if it goes further than the movie does with stuff like that.
But the finale in the lighthouse was pretty incredible. Not 100% sure what happened with the psychologist team leader regurgitating the lifeform (maybe it was trying to communicate through her or something), but the vortex/engine/thingy itself was wild (wish we'd gotten to see more of it), and the duplicate monster along with the music was really amazing.
And at the end, her husband is obviously a duplicate (based on the video in the lighthouse and his personality change), but Portman's character is still herself right? Her eyes just also did the color change thing because she's just been altered by the shimmer? Or were they all duplicates early on when they lost track of time when they woke up in their tents and had apparently been in there for days with no memory of it? Or was that just their brains going wonky from the shimmer?
So many questions!
Kinda wish they'd gone a bit further with the DNA transforming stuff with the other characters instead of just having then go a little crazy, get mauled, or grow some plant stuff out of them. Would have been trippy to see that exploded dude transform live or have something similar happen to one if the main characters. Something like that dude transforming into the lobster alien in District 9 but even weirder.
Probably a limitation of the budget or something, but still would have been cool. Maybe I'll check out the book if it goes further than the movie does with stuff like that.
But the finale in the lighthouse was pretty incredible. Not 100% sure what happened with the psychologist team leader regurgitating the lifeform (maybe it was trying to communicate through her or something), but the vortex/engine/thingy itself was wild (wish we'd gotten to see more of it), and the duplicate monster along with the music was really amazing.
And at the end, her husband is obviously a duplicate (based on the video in the lighthouse and his personality change), but Portman's character is still herself right? Her eyes just also did the color change thing because she's just been altered by the shimmer? Or were they all duplicates early on when they lost track of time when they woke up in their tents and had apparently been in there for days with no memory of it? Or was that just their brains going wonky from the shimmer?
So many questions!
I enjoyed this! Garland is definitely reaching for (and often successfully channeling) that Tarkovsky/Kubrick otherworldly vibe.
Not as apocalyptic as the book (and I was disappointed not to see someone try to render the Tower onscreen) but it captures the alien strangeness and existential dread of Area X very well.
Not as apocalyptic as the book (and I was disappointed not to see someone try to render the Tower onscreen) but it captures the alien strangeness and existential dread of Area X very well.
I think it's a visual cue to show how they're all being changed and they're DNA is being spread through the Shimmer. That tattoo didn't even belong to the paramedic girl since it's seen on the guy who got cut up by Kane.