I just watched Annihilation. It was an enjoyable watch, but I don't think it's good enough to become a "classic". The premise was interesting and there were some nice visuals but the story was weak. I think the non-linear story elements were not handled very well as they just seemed to be thrown in rather than actually adding to the feeling of disorientation or pacing and I don't know what the random sex scene where she cheats on her husband had to do with anything at all. I think I would have preferred a more pessimistic ending where destroying the thing in the lighthouse didn't just fix everything.
Overall it feels like a movie where the visuals came first and then they tried to form a story around them. I understand it's adapted from a book but I haven't read it so I don't know how much was changed.
>and I don't know what the random sex scene where she cheats on her husband had to do with anything at all The film's central motif is self-destruction/transformation. Cheating was Lena's act of self-destruction. You must be some kind of retard. Anyway, it's kino.
Justin Gutierrez
>Pool >Bear >Cool as fuck ending, both visuals and music
Other than that it's a decent watch, but not very memorable. Not a classic no
Zachary Russell
It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a netflix shill to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Blake Flores
Visually it was really cool, and there were some genuinely unsettling moments throughout, but the characters were entirely thin and one dimensional. I swear the only defining trait I remember about any of the women is that of them had cancer. That was her “personality”.
Just watch Stalker, similar idea but executed far better.
Jason Barnes
>shit tier dialogue >shit tier characters >shiet tier pace ex machina is the superior sci fi kino
Cooper Gutierrez
It wasn’t bad but I heard it was kino only to be let down with another somewhat conceptually creative but ultimately meh sci-fi movie. Same with Arrival. People (Reddit) need to stop hyping shit like it’s the greatest film in cinema history just because it made your brain hurt
Brandon Sanchez
What? You need to spend some time off the net man, you're brain is rotten. Visually cool movie with a mediocre story and unmemorable characters.
Nicholas Perez
You should read the book. Way more interesting and it spoonfeeds you the themes in the movie. Dont bother with the sequels because they are gay
Logan Young
its just a shit version of Roadside picnic, which they should have made instead.
Juan Phillips
A prequel that showed the guys going in would be better. Women are emotional and dumb they might as well have sent in a team of children or dogs.
Landon Fisher
nigger
Robert Wilson
>where destroying the thing in the lighthouse didn't just fix everything. It didn't. The change escaped the zone >random sex scene where she cheats on her husband That was just hollywood forcing an interracial cucking scene.
Jack Bell
Articulate. You're really close to creating a coherent thought. You've found a noun.
Benjamin Nguyen
this thread is entirely shills besides you & I and that guy who posted nigger
Jack Campbell
>t. filtered by Saul "THE BUSSY SLAYER" Evans
Ayden Martinez
In the Netflix era, it IS a classic. The characters have singular qualities and that is kind of the point. Had those characterizations been handled more deftly the film would probably be a masterpiece. As it, I'd say it's got enough heart to be considered a classic, especially in the days of Capeshit.
Angel Williams
I actually couldn't finish the book because of that but I'm dying to know the conclusion
Juan Howard
>Just watch Stalker, similar idea but executed far better.
Annihilation should have just been called Stalker 2.
Evan Barnes
>I don't know what the random sex scene where she cheats on her husband had to do with anything at all. Try actually watching the movie next time zoomer, put down your phone for a couple of hours
