Annihilation

Rodney Wollam

2018-02-23

⭐ 6

What does it look like to inferior human beings when an advanced alien race begins terraforming our planet right out from under us? This. This is what it looks like. 6/10.

Gimly

2018-03-19

⭐ 8

Critics are by and large on board with _Annihilation_. Audiences however have been more split. Even the people I know personally are coming out strongly either for or against it. Normally, those are the kind of movies that I find myself feeling in the middle about. You know, the movies that people say "You either love it or you hate it, there is no middle ground!"? Yeah, those are the sort of thing I almost always end up giving a five or six out of ten. But with this one? I fall very, very firmly on the side in favour of _Annihilation_. I did **love** it. Aesthetics is a big part of that, I…

In and of itself, the history of Annihilation is not bad. It has a lot of pictures and camera settings. The individual scenes are told leisurely and you take time for each individual setting. It is also noticeable that the figure drawings of every actress, carries a secret that is gradually revealed. This also makes it a bit more exciting for the narrative strand. Alex Garland also understands how to set the special effects to the perfect scene. The effects are very colorful and you can also notice how he is charging the tension. The creatures are very beautiful, although you know that in the…

Repo Jack

2020-10-28

⭐ 8

It helps to have an open mind and just let yourself go with the flow of the story ... most plot elements align about half-way through the film. Meanwhile just lean back and enjoy the outstanding visual effects, cinematography and sound design. And it has a few very disturbing/creepy scenes that may be tough for some.

Nathan

2022-07-01

⭐ 8

Annihilation is a thrilling Sci-Fi mind bender that will have you thinking throughout the entire film. There was not a second that I was not constantly reformulating my theories about what was causing the anomaly and what was going to happen next, which is a great experience for a film. I really enjoyed how the movie took a more realistic approach based on science. The team gathered of multiple field experts to investigate this event was reminiscent of The Arrival and was fascinating. I found that there were certain plot points that were a little far-fetched, i.e. Lena being added to the team …

Alex Garland is the sh*t in my books, and can do no wrong. And yet, I am not 100% sure about this film. There are many things I *really* like. For example: - In retrospect, the **'Stalker'** vibe, the **'Contact'** vibe, the **'Arrival'** vibe, the **'The Fly'** vibe, and the **'Alien'** vibe are noticeable, but suitably subtle. - The fact that the vast majority of the cast are female -- and the film doesn't make a big deal out of it -- is awesome. There are no crass jokes about their periods syncing up, and there's no airy-fairy "feminine intuition saves the day" stuff. As far a…