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it's been two weeks since i've watched this movie and i can't stop thinking about it. one of the most haunting films i've seen in years. it's not a horror movie, in the usual sense, in many ways it's a very simple sci-fi disaster film. calling it the titanic in space wouldn't be far off, but when you truly realize their situation, the horror comes from an existential dread of hopelessness. instead of rooting for the passengers to survive, you wonder how can they survive? how long would i survive? and most importantly, why would i want to survive? the concepts about the vastness of space are explained so simply, so vividly, it's hard not to feel weary when you feel them seeping in to your bones. i've read reviews where people wanted more action, but that's not the thrust of Aniara. the story is about human insignificance, and the things we do to distract ourselves from really grasping just how vast space is. the film wore me down just as it did the passengers of the Aniara, yet i still keep coming back to it.