There’s more than one way to adapt a novel for the big screen, and all have potential.
A straightforward adaptation is an option, but so is a looser approach where the filmmaker holds onto a select few elements and crafts his or her own narrative using that framework.
Right after walking out of Alex Garland’s Annihilation, I confidently labeled it the latter.
But Garland’s film isn’t something you can quickly shake off and so, after quite a bit of thinking in circles, obsessing and trying to rationalize and explain a third act that has sparked many …
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