How to interpret the open ending of "annihilation"?

Foster 2022-03-15 09:01:02

Who and what is "I"? How to delimit the boundary of "me"? From where, at what moment, and where does it end? What is more or less, "I" will not be me? The "I" is changing all the time. The so-called "find the true self" and "stick to the true self" is a false proposition, and the "true self" never exists. The film slots are dense, the supporting characters are scribbled, and the motivation and behavior lack a bit of logic, only to force the plot to advance, and the whole action is a bit self-destructive.

Adalberto 2021-10-20 19:02:31

From the futuristic minimalism in Mechanic Ji to the apocalyptic/wasteland aesthetics of this film, you can see the director’s superb personal taste. The plot is controlled and the narrative is slow to come. The novel itself carries a heavy adaptation to simplify the plot clues, but open discussion and different endings, audiences can get different answers