Annihilation
POSTED BY: ecgordon
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Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
SGG
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I'm going with Ex Machina as the best comparison.
Like others mostly just superficially.
SGG, did you catch where the location was? It was left coast, right?
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
It's not specified in book or film, but the agency investigating the phenomena is called the SOUTHERN REACH Institute. It was inspired by the author's hikes in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle.
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Quote:On the panhandle the coast would be to the south, right?
Originally posted by ecgordon:Quote:It's not specified in book or film, but the agency investigating the phenomena is called the SOUTHERN REACH Institute. It was inspired by the author's hikes in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle.
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
I got the impression on film that in the morning when looking at the shimmer, Sun was behind them. When evening the Sun was beyond the shimmer. This would indicate water on the west boundary, which was within the shimmer (centered on a Lighthouse, presumably near a coastline).
I was a little confused that their navigational plan was to get to the coast and then turn south. But then when the shore was reached, a left turn followed on the beach.
ECG, did you feel this and Ex Machina were matching bookends of the same deeper concept?
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Oh, okay EC....I could see that. That's right.....the rather large Gator...Duh!
Thanks for the geography lesson EC. In my defense, when they said going towards the coast....well, you know the rest.
SGG
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Originally posted by ecgordon:Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
It's not specified in book or film, but the agency investigating the phenomena is called the SOUTHERN REACH Institute. It was inspired by the author's hikes in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle.
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I was going by them saying how they were headed to the coast. Plus when Portman's character reached the beach, the sun was setting in the horizon she was facing - which gave the impression she was facing the west coast of the country.
She was facing west, but it was in the west coast of the peninsula in Florida. Clever dudes those film people, to take away the notion of direction so as to create the sense of discovery and adventure. The more I think about it, the more I like this movie.
SGG
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:On the panhandle the coast would be to the south, right?
Originally posted by ecgordon:Quote:It's not specified in book or film, but the agency investigating the phenomena is called the SOUTHERN REACH Institute. It was inspired by the author's hikes in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle.
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
I got the impression on film that in the morning when looking at the shimmer, Sun was behind them. When evening the Sun was beyond the shimmer. This would indicate water on the west boundary, which was within the shimmer (centered on a Lighthouse, presumably near a coastline).
I was a little confused that their navigational plan was to get to the coast and then turn south. But then when the shore was reached, a left turn followed on the beach.
ECG, did you feel this and Ex Machina were matching bookends of the same deeper concept?
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Quote:I had considered the Gulf Coast of the Florida peninsula, but ECG mentioned the Panhandle instead.
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I was going by them saying how they were headed to the coast. Plus when Portman's character reached the beach, the sun was setting in the horizon she was facing - which gave the impression she was facing the west coast of the country.
She was facing west, but it was in the west coast of the peninsula in Florida. Clever dudes those film people, to take away the notion of direction so as to create the sense of discovery and adventure. The more I think about it, the more I like this movie.
SGGQuote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:On the panhandle the coast would be to the south, right?
Originally posted by ecgordon:Quote:It's not specified in book or film, but the agency investigating the phenomena is called the SOUTHERN REACH Institute. It was inspired by the author's hikes in the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle.
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Yes, I got the impression it was the West Coast.
I got the impression on film that in the morning when looking at the shimmer, Sun was behind them. When evening the Sun was beyond the shimmer. This would indicate water on the west boundary, which was within the shimmer (centered on a Lighthouse, presumably near a coastline).
I was a little confused that their navigational plan was to get to the coast and then turn south. But then when the shore was reached, a left turn followed on the beach.
ECG, did you feel this and Ex Machina were matching bookends of the same deeper concept?
You think the locale was moved from panhandle to peninsula? I had not thought the vegetation, trees, etc in the film were native to Florida.
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Oddly enough, it was filmed in England. A lot of the vegetation was not natural to that location, most of it brought it for filming, or faked by CGI. There is a lot of time dilation going on inside the shimmer, they were there a lot longer than it might have seemed based only on the scenes we see. That was also mentioned early when her husband (or whatever) returned. He said he had only been gone a short while, but it had been nearly a year. I don't think you can rely on where the sun was to determine what coast it was supposed to be, nor can we be sure they were correct about it being either morning or evening. Also, when you have time to look at a map, note there are definitely west-facing beaches on the Florida panhandle, particularly west of Apalachicola.
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Quote:I had been talking about Sun position outside the shimmer, before they went in.
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Oddly enough, it was filmed in England. A lot of the vegetation was not natural to that location, most of it brought it for filming, or faked by CGI. There is a lot of time dilation going on inside the shimmer, they were there a lot longer than it might have seemed based only on the scenes we see. That was also mentioned early when her husband (or whatever) returned. He said he had only been gone a short while, but it had been nearly a year. I don't think you can rely on where the sun was to determine what coast it was supposed to be, nor can we be sure they were correct about it being either morning or evening. Also, when you have time to look at a map, note there are definitely west-facing beaches on the Florida panhandle, particularly west of Apalachicola.
I didn't consider Kane's time estimation to be reliable, but hers was my reference.
I would have conjured a lighthouse would have been positioned on a projection of land into the sea, but I'm not knowledgeable about the details.
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It looks like something I'd like to give a look. Select to view spoiler:
When it hits Netflix or Amazon Prime.
T
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It's already on Netflix in England, Europe, maybe other places. The studio had no idea how to market it, had pushed the premiere back from the original Sept. '17 date, didn't even want to try to open it in foreign theaters. It hasn't done well in theaters here, it will likely be available on disc and digital very soon. But it's worth a look as soon as you get the chance.
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