In Annihilation, the two deer that Lena sees move in perfect synchronicity. One appears pristine, but the other seems rotted, similar to the bear that attacks the team.

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My_Socks_Are_Blue on October 16th, 2019 at 15:10 UTC »

They mirror each other like the form mirrors the protagonist later in the movie, I heard somewhere that the movie is an analogy for cancer, it takes what is already on earth and creates distorted copies of them.

I could be remembering this all wrong however.

Zero_Hood on October 16th, 2019 at 15:42 UTC »

Fuck that Bear scene, one of the most disturbing scenes I've ever seen

BrockManstrong on October 16th, 2019 at 16:22 UTC »

This movie is a perfect depiction of a nightmare.

The part that really freaked me out was when oscar isaac shows up in the very beginning. He and Natalie portman are holding hands visible through a glass of water. So their hands are flipped and warped and just don’t look real. It really immediately makes it clear that is not her husband