Annihilation

Just weird, I think. I see that we were trying for a suspenseful atmosphere, an air of mystery, of the unknown. Without actual characters though, it felt hard to get into that mood. The characters don't have names here, which seems plot relevant but it's unlikely I'll make it to the rest of the trilogy to see if it actually is. Not having names means that the characters seem to end up being flat caricatures of what they are described as. I think it can be interesting to experiment with characters not having a whole bevy of choices or not really understanding their situation, but when we don't really know them to begin with it just feels like the story is not being told well rather than any supposedly mysterious or scary situation constraining their actions. I hope the film is better.