“Annihilation” could have easily become campy or silly. It’s a film that balances disorientation with the grounded performances of its cast, who keep us engaged in each interaction, believing the danger as it unfolds.
Garland reveals just enough at every turn to keep us confused but also in the moment with Lena and the crew. This is not an alien planet, and yet there’s a sense of danger and some sort of biological aberration within these woods. “Annihilation” really becomes itself once the team crosses that threshold into the woods, a fascinating setting for a sci-fi flick that reveals itself slowly. If you’re wondering how much has been spoiled at this point in the review, the answer is almost nothing. Ventress, and three others-tough-talking Anya ( Gina Rodriguez), shy Josie ( Tessa Thompson), and sweet Cass ( Tuva Novotny)-will venture into The Shimmer, get to the lighthouse, and return. The assumption is that something in there kills people or people go crazy and kill each other.
Past The Shimmer, no radio signals have returned, and no manned missions have produced a survivor … until her husband. Ventress ( Jennifer Jason Leigh) informs her that it’s called ‘The Shimmer,’ and that they have been investigating it for three years now.
On the horizon, near a tree line, she sees what can best be described as a rainbow wall. Then Kane starts spitting up blood.īefore long, Lena is brought to a place called the Southern Reach, a research facility a few miles from that lighthouse in the opening shot. Garland is brilliant in the way he parcels out information with a quick scene, line, flashback, etc.-giving us just what we need to process and analyze the action in front of us while also staying one step ahead of us, making us eager to catch up. In a quick flashback, Garland shows us a playful, smiling Kane, so we the viewers can sense along with Lena that something is not right with the dead-eyed man in front of her. Kane ( Oscar Isaac) may be home, but there’s a sense immediately that something is wrong. A successful biologist, Lena seems just about ready to get over the grief of her missing husband-who has been gone on a covert mission for a year and presumed KIA-when he walks up the stairs and into her bedroom. Who is this woman? Why is everyone treating her like a biohazard?įlash back, again we presume, to a time before Lena ( Natalie Portman) was possibly radioactive. People watch the interrogation through glass and wear protective masks even though they’re not in the same room with her. I LOVE IT.Ĭlick here to discover the ever-expanding Throwback Thursday collection of games.What looks like a meteor hits a lighthouse in the opening shots of “Annihilation.” Flash forward, we presume, to a woman being interrogated by a man in a hazmat suit. So let it be known that having to ponder on strategies isn't my strong point, but DAMN, that RTS though! The number of different units, the straightforward resource management, the sheer chaos of the fights, the exploitable mechanics, the gloomy grey tones, the dynamic gameplay, and the pessimistic campaign that rushes you into the realization that truly, nothing will be solved until you have reached Total Annihilation. Released when I was only 5, though I didn't play it at the time, it's still one of my earliest gaming memory. Recommended by Boris, Comms Team: Total Annihilation, what to even say about it.
A timeless classic that has won over 57 awards!.Includes Total Annihilation and both its expansion packs - The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics.And remember, there is no such thing as "too many guns"! Choose your side, build an army, and crush your enemies on huge, three-dimensional battlefields. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of the entire galaxy in their struggle for domination. What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds.
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