Movies: Annihilation (2018)

[ArchAngel55]

It was predictable and I kept asking "why would you do that?" a lot.

 

[kihei]

Are you referring to anything specifically?

I think there are some pretty profound ideas swimming around in Annihilation, that a director of Tarkovsky's calibre could have found more ways to explore.

Spoiler

I take the movie to be a new Adam and Eve story on one level, to name one concept that I don't think gets fully explored. Though I loved the subtle ending, so maybe I am just be tough on the movie.

 

[YEM]

loved the books [it's a trilogy] I'd rec them to anyone, some of my favs over the past 5 years or so

 

[x Tame Impala]

Just left the theater. What a fantastic movie. The self-destruction metaphor really hit home and Garland did a great job of keeping it subtle so as not to beat us over the head with it. I guess there's a cancer metaphor in there too which I get as well.

Visually amazing, i saw things I've never seen before and I haven't felt this way leaving a movie in a real long time.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I think it needed a Tarkovsky- or a Kubrick- level director to do justice to the vision lurking in the script.

Disagree.

I think Garland did a really good job establishing the scope of the film. It wasn't on the same mega-scale that Interstellar, or even Arrival, was on (helped a lot by the solo acoustic guitar making up a lot of the score IMHO). The movie took a lot of big concepts and shrunk them down to a more personalized experience.

 

[OzzyFan]

Just left the theater. What a fantastic movie. The self-destruction metaphor really hit home and Garland did a great job of keeping it subtle so as not to beat us over the head with it. I guess there's a cancer metaphor in there too which I get as well.

Visually amazing, i saw things I've never seen before and I haven't felt this way leaving a movie in a real long time.

There's a lot of metaphors in there/interpretations in there, even the broader ones are interesting, "creation/modification=destruction of something" is "neat". It sucks when films like this look like they are going to lose money, it's a great thought provoking "human" sci fi film which studios should want to make.

 

[aufheben]

Haha wow that was f***ing sick.

 

[x Tame Impala]

It sucks when films like this look like they are going to lose money, it's a great thought provoking "human" sci fi film which studios should want to make.

It's losing money??? Yeah that is pretty lame. Didn't Arrival and Blade Runner lose $$$ too?

 

[Trap Jesus]

It's losing money??? Yeah that is pretty lame. Didn't Arrival and Blade Runner lose $$$ too?

Doesn't help that pulling it from so many theaters gives out an absolutely horrible message to the public. Avid movie watchers would see that and maybe it piques their interest that there's something different about this movie, but most people will see that and just think it's crap.

 

[beowulf]

Sad that it's not getting its due. People will go see Transformers but not something that is as visual stunning but actually gets your thinking.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Streaming worldwide on Netflix now! Except US + Canada

 

[SeidoN]

just sitting down to watch this now. Love Garland so high hopes

 

[Neutrinos]

Just finished it. Thought it was okay, though I was bored at times waiting for shit to happen

Predator meets Arrival, but not really

Similar to Sphere as well in some ways

 

[HockeyThoughts]

I wanted to love it .. I really did .. But something was missing. The film had some really great moments and a thought provoking conclusion but I just can't get around calling it "great."

For what's it worth, my girlfriend hated it. And some of the final scenes were absolutely cringe worthy/laughable.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

I wanted to love it .. I really did .. But something was missing. The film had some really great moments and a thought provoking conclusion but I just can't get around calling it "great."

For what's it worth, my girlfriend hated it. And some of the final scenes were absolutely cringe worthy/laughable.

Examples?

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

I thought it was good--and will likely stick with me awhile--but (and I know this is unfair) I think it needed a Tarkovsky- or a Kubrick- level director to do justice to the vision lurking in the script.

Are there any living directors that are on that level?

 

[kihei]

Are there any living directors that are on that level?

That's a really good question. Presently, there are directors of equal or nearly equal stature--Jean Luc Godard, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Wong Kar-Wai, Hirukazu Kore-eda--but none of them would have the feel for digging out what there was to get from that particular type of genre movie. I guess the guy I would have preferred if I were producing the movie would have been Denis Villeneuve, who combines atmosphere and depth as well as just about anybody around right now. If I were going out on a limb, a more eccentric pick would be Turkey's Nure Bilge Ceylon (Winter Sleep; Once upon a Time in Anatolia; Distant). He seems to have the requisite stature/skills/sensibility package, and I would be curious as hell to see what he would make of the material. Villeneuve would have been a great pick, though.

 

[beowulf]

That's a really good question. Presently, there are directors of equal or nearly equal stature--Jean Luc Godard, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Wong Kar-Wai, Hirukazu Kore-eda--but none of them would have the feel for digging out what there was to get from that particular type of genre movie. I guess the guy I would have preferred if I were producing the movie would have been Denis Villeneuve, who combines atmosphere and depth as well as just about anybody around right now. If I were going out on a limb, a more eccentric pick would be Turkey's Nure Bilge Ceylon (Winter Sleep; Once upon a Time in Anatolia; Distant). He seems to have the requisite stature/skills/sensibility package, and I would be curious as hell to see what he would make of the material. Villeneuve would have been a great pick, though.

Problem with Villeneuve is how busy he has become, he would have been working on Blade Runner while this one was being made I guess and he also has been tagged for Dune reboot if I recall. He certainly would have been a great choice for the material with what he did with Arrival and Blade Runner.

 

[kihei]

Problem with Villeneuve is how busy he has become, he would have been working on Blade Runner while this one was being made I guess and he also has been tagged for Dune reboot if I recall. He certainly would have been a great choice for the material with what he did with Arrival and Blade Runner.

And Enemy, too.

 

[EON]

I thought this film was pretty good, not as strong as Ex Machina but still good nonetheless. All female leads too, this film deserves more press and attention than it has received.

 

[Papa Francouz]

Finally getting around to seeing this tonight. Looks like I’ll be the only one in the theater, too. Really hoping the bear scenes aren’t as terrifying as I’ve read they are, haha.

 

[Neutrinos]

Finally getting around to seeing this tonight. Looks like I’ll be the only one in the theater, too. Really hoping the bear scenes aren’t as terrifying as I’ve read they are, haha.

It's available online for free

 

[Papa Francouz]

It's available online for free

I’ve read it’s quite the spectacle, and it might be more awe-inspiring in theaters vs. at homes. Plus I haven’t been to the movies in a while, and there isn’t much else out in theaters that I want to see.

Oh, and don’t tell anyone, but I didn’t actually know it was on Netflix in the States. Whoops.

 

[jasonleaffan]

I watched this last night online. Well I did enjoy it, I think it could have been better.

I will admit though, that I did not pay full attention to it. Which is why I'll be watching it again.

I feel I'd probably enjoy the books far more.

 

[kihei]

It's available online for free

It is one of those films that benefit from a big screen and state of the art sound, though. It's not going to be quite the same experience otherwise.