Review of Annihilation (2018) by Alex E — 18 Mar 2018
If you only saw the trailer for "Annihilation" you'd think it's another shock and shooting horror flick wrapped in a thinly veiled google-deep-dream scifi wrapper. But it is SOOO much better than that. It is a terrifyingly vivid and raw demonstration of what "life" is at it's core, and how the tendrils of its outward expression fractal into everything that makes us, kills us, and will replace us. In the film these soul rattling and seemingly urgent concepts are expressed through and alongside the same backdrop of deep-dream surreal beautiful scramblings and Time/space/ego-melting that accompany them when they arrise from high doses of hallucinogens.
In other words, if you have taken high doses of hallucinogens and wished there was a film that could accurately portray the beauty and the terror in a way that maintains a meaningful form even into the sober side - watch this film.
If you have not taken high doses of hallucinogens and wondered what the fuck your druggie friends meant by "it's like we're all connected man, but like in a fractal way" then also watch this film.
This review of Annihilation (2018) was written by Alex E on 18 Mar 2018.
Annihilation has generally received positive reviews.
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