Do we crave our own obliteration? Or do we just crave cosmic horror and fractals?
Our minds were blown this weekend by Alex Garland's follow-up to Ex Machina, "Annihilation", which is about ... uhh ... life and cells and relationships and all kinds of heady shit.
Obviously spoilers are plentiful, so go see the movie before we confuse you further with our rambling, Shimmertime review.
We're all damaged goods here, so join us inside the shimmer. The way out is through, so let's see what emerges.
See ya later, mutant gator.
Music used:
Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Helplessly Hoping
(Note from Leila: I'd forgotten how much I love this song and almost cried in the theater at how beautifully it was used)
Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - "The Alien" - Annihilation OST
Book/Graphic Novel References:
Uzumaki - Junji Ito
The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell
Colour Out of Space - H.P. Lovecraft
Movie References:
The Thing, Under the Skin, Arrival, The Ruins, Stalker, 2001, Lawnmower Man, Aliens, The Girl With All the Gifts, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, UHF
