Film Deep Dive: Annihilation
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Erich and Joe sit down to discuss the recent film Annihilation. The first half is spoiler-free so that all listeners can enjoy it, and we give fair warning when we cross into spoiler territory. If you want to remain spoiler-free, watching the movie and returning to finish the episode is highly recommended!
Annihilation is a 2018 British-American science fiction horror film written and directed by Alex Garland, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. It stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Óscar Isaac. The story follows a group of explorers who enter "The Shimmer," a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating plants and animals caused by an alien presence.
Show Notes:
[00:00:35] Alex Garland and Previous Films
[00:02:49] Going back to the book
Annihilation (VanderMeer novel)
[00:04:14] Basic Plot
[00:08:07] Characters
[00:16:11] Spoilers Start
[00:23:14] The first dead body
[00:25:29] The zombie bear scene
Annihilation (2018) - A Bear in the Cabin Scene (4/10) | Movieclips
[00:29:30] Watching Panic Spread
[00:31:47] Plants that take on the shape of people
[00:35:49] The Lighthouse
[00:42:56] A Jungian Story
[00:49:51] Confronting the Shadow
Jung — How to Integrate your Shadow | by Will Russell
