Today we're talking about the sci-fi movie Annihilation and the book of the same name that it's based on with returning guest Tzufit.

What we've been up to

• (00:01:36 ) Sea of Thieves (All of us!)


• (00:21:19 ) Overwatch League stage 2 finals and player code of conduct (All of us!)


• (00:33:11 ) Darkest Dungeon (Pam)


• (00:40:42 ) The Alienist (Tzufit)


• (00:42:30 ) American Crime Story s2 (Tzufit)

Annihilation

There will be spoilers for the movie and book throughout.

• (00:45:21 ) What is Annihilation?


• (00:46:43 ) Expectations and adaptation


• (00:53:17 ) Characters and actors


• (00:58:10 ) Self-destruction themes and the addition of an adultery subplot


• (01:04:23 ) Casting choices and focus on women


• (01:06:01 ) Removal of the hypnosis aspect of the book


• (01:09:30 ) The tattoo


• (01:10:23 ) I’ve been interested in Annihilation for a while but I have one holdup - I am a huge wimp when it comes to movies, and spooky/creepy stuff haunts me for days. Would this movie still be worth watching knowing it might leave me up later than usual? Is it even that scary? Thanks! @thomicks


• (01:12:07 ) How much do you hate bears now? @mk_patter


• (01:13:16 ) What's really going on in The Shimmer


• (01:19:06 ) The Lighthouse and the film's ending


• (01:30:19 ) Would love to hear your thoughts on the theory that the whole thing is an experiment set up by the government to test out the genetic engineering tools @teatimesci


• (01:34:19 ) Visuals, audio and most striking scenes


• (01:41:26 ) If you’ve read the book, did it live up to expectations? If not, did the movie make you want to read the book? @GuusHenkBremer


• (01:42:27 ) Is Annihilation worth travelling 40 miles for? @travplaysgames

Contact information (01:43:41 )

• Riley


• Pam


• Tzufit, Cowboy & Cricket

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