richard longridge

I did not understand this film. It was full of scientific jargon that many if not most audiences wouldn’t comprehend at all. I did not care for the low voice muttering most of the way through the film by the Main character (who I thought was mis-cast for the rôle). My son “just loved the music”; but although pleasing it failed to do very much for me. But that was my taste of course, as well as his. I was left wondering just what the orange-colored material was supposed to be...just before the Great Wave. Was it some sort of wreckage perhaps from some previous spacecraft? I was left in the dark about this. Then the Great Discussion over Worm Holes and Relativity and Gravity and a whole mish-mash of pseudoscience bandied about by the crew, to include a resurrected Matt Damon. This went on throughout the entire film. No: If I compare this film to ‘Gravity’, for me Gravity wins hands down for it’s relative simplicity AND great music (which in an opening sequence beautifully matched the swirling circular movements of the two crew members trying to stop their wild erratic spins around the International Space Station at the end of their safety tethers......). But for those who have a taste for the interior of a space vessel, this film has some great décor, including that walking chunk of robotic metalwork, who/which splashes its way across the waters to rescue one of the crew and a bit of wreckage... I could go on of course in similar vein; but it was a film that was a bit TOO ambitious for a simple person such as myself, whose basic knowledge of scientific matters on a scale of 0 to 10 is about 6/10. This film discussed matters (unclearly) on a 9/10 level, very advanced, AND TOO QUICKLY SPOKEN with not nearly enough simple explanation, except for Nerdheads. I give the film 4/10 for clarity of meaning, 7/10 for the accompanying music, 9/10 for the décor, and 3/10 for voice projection of some cast members, notably the main character, especially in the opening sequences. I have a natural dislike for those actors who either have gravelly voices, or who speak too softly for the microphones to give clarity to those listening. I call them “Whisperers”. An ambitious film that bites off more than it can chew. Pity!

See the remarks I have made about the film Annihilation....very similar sort of genre, though the visuals are not in the same league. Very gruesome in certain parts, and pretty creepy too. Would I watch it twice? Probably not.

I wouldn’t watch it a second time. However, the effects are interesting, and it is similar to The Ritual.....