Annihilation : Episode 143
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Annihilation
What: Natalie Portman in the shimmer
Directed by: Alex Garland!
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson
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Show Notes
Alex Garland
<3. Ex Machina.
Abominable mutants
Shark-gators. Flower-deer. Man-bear-mole-pig. Dr Manhattan-style animal transformations. Big blue tree phalluses.
Horizontal gene transfer
Micro vs macro.
Continuous mutation
Plants.
The shimmer
Exponential understanding. Deciphering the puzzle of Earth life. Clams with human faces. Desctructive/transformative information processing. They’re Made Out of Meat.
Micro-life in the shimmer
Boa constrictors in your gut. Tapeworm run amok. Gut bacterial colonies and fungus. Cordyceps zombie fungus a la The Girl With All the Gifts.
The Shimmerrer
Interfacing with alien life. Different levels of understanding. Von Neumann machines.
The ending
Deciphering the ending without putting the major spoilage here in this page.
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