When I read Annihilation last fall, I was intrigued, repulsed, mystified, enchanted, horrified, compelled, absorbed, and ultimately so unable to articulate what had happened that I didnโt attempt a review. But it has never stopped growing on me, new insights twining around in my brain. Itโs insidious. Then the movie happened. I. Had. To. Go. I didnโt think anyone could film the book, and I was on Cloud 9 when I saw the abundance of rave critical reviews. It got compared to Apocalypse Now and 2001: A Space Odyssey ! It got called โstunningโ and the โBest Sci-Fi Film in Yearsโ that โranks among great philosophical sci-fiโ! And though there were many differences from the book, it sounded almost as batshitcrazybrilliant as the book!! Which means there are now two equally haunting versions of this story for me to wonder WTF happened. I might not have all the answers, but Iโve certainly enjoyed replaying scenes in my mind and pondering the possibilities. And I suspect thatโs...
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