Annihilation

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Gage H A unique approach to an extraterrestrial encounter movie. The cinematography and score of this are really well done. I remember being pleasantly suprised by this film in 2018. The idea of refraction happening within the shimmer really pulled me in. We got to see the refraction of DNA between 3 separate species: Human & Plant - The human like plant structures which are indeed humans turning into plants Plant & Animal - The deer we saw with flowers growing from their horns. Human & Animal - The bear that not only had human skulls on it but was able to mimic human noises it's heard before. The lighthouse scene was where the movie could have gone so wrong. This is where normal sci fi movies make or break themselves. Instead we get something new and while not quite straight forward still enjoyable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review CaptainBoulder T Great movie with a lot of crazy moments Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Blu B If your a fan of Sci-fi movies like Solaris or Ad Astra than you'll enjoy this quite a bit. It's not really about character development which besides Portman and maybe Leigh there isn't any of. Or giving you a message but just providing ideas, lots of them. And leaving a lot of stuff open ended and open to different interpretations based on how it makes you feel. Biology, Death, New Life, mutations, and related subject matter is explored here. The acting isn't bad especially Portman who is great here but everyone isn't bad but kind of forgettable, very serious emotionless performances, but to be fair there really isn't any serious attempt to flesh anyone else out. Although looking back I think the development and backstory provided for Portman kind of gets lost the more the film piles on ideas and forgets about it. Everything else though is solid. If you've ever seen a Garland movie than you know exactly what kind of film your getting yourself into here. The CGI special effects arn't bad but there is quite a few I don't understand why they had to be CGI. The world here also lots of times feels more like a survival movie rather than a Sci-Fi world. The swamp land just doesn't feel very otherworldy but is moody and unsettling. The creatures also are a bit of a letdown. Save for the end Dark Portman which was cool. However there are times when it does show some cool things that does feel otherworldy but there isn't much. This movie does better with ideas and arthouse elements rather than the action/thrills by a lot. The editing is also very intricate with the whole thing being a flashback with flashbacks in between. To it's credit it works and makes sense but this is such a slow burn also. It never really feels like it builds to much besides them all losing there sh*t but doesn't really go how you think it would. It's borderline episodic presenting the ideas in abstract situations that only loosely tie in. But it does succeed at making you unsettled, thinking, and exploring unqiue ideas in unique ways. Even if you don't fully understand why something is happening or feel the way you do. Anyone who likes the director, Sci-Fi especially slow burn non action ones, or any actors in this should check it out. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Matt R Visually interesting and well acted but there are too many dumb moments and broken logic to be a good movie. The script felt like a first draft. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Michael DjGravityX M Unbelievable and flat. Nothing about this movie was interesting or believable and all based upon the false premise taken to an extreme. This is definitely a girl boss movie in every sense, and it doesn’t work as a result. But despite that, the acting is all the same one note. Every single actor. The same monotone, whispered, airy, paused, flat dialogue. The jumps backwards and forwards didn’t work. The scoring of a lot of the scenes had the same flat monotonous monotone feel. It just kept The movie feeling very … slow. Just not a good movie. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Adam F It's worth a watch but some people might find it to be a long and uneventful movie that doesn't have a satisfying end. I thought it wasn't the worst but I honestly wouldn't be bothered to watch it again. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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