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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl
Finally watched Annihilation
Having read the book first there's no way the movie was going to match it, mostly because the book would be impossible to film.
The Screaming Bear is a thing made out of nightmares, but the ending didn't really hook me. It felt like a stereotypical sci fi ending to a unique film. The score was wild though.
I also watched it Annihilation(2018) last night on Prime Amazon. Liked it but I'm a sci fi fan. Reminded me a bit of Arrival, where the US military asks a female scientist to examine a mysterious phenomenon that turns out to bear on her personal life, combined with the movie, Shape of Water. It was very creepy and horror-filled but also with beautiful imaginative visual imagery and effects. The final lighthouse "dance" scene was spectacular. The individual episodes within the movie can stand alone as high entertainment, but, on the he downside, the overall plot doesn't make much sense. It is never really explained why they send five scientists into a strange geographical zone and choose only women and have them carry automatic weapons and little or no scientific instruments. The reason turns out that it really is a psychological themed movie about senescence rather than an adventure movie. Don't miss the lead's eyes in the very final shot.
Not as good as Arrival which I give grade A+ but definitely worth a watch
Last edited by Pokerlogist; 09-29-2018 at 11:29 AM.