I wasn't scared by the movie, but it has a similar dread throughout the movie. There are also some jump scares, and the ending has that 'evil didn't really get defeated' quality.
I wasn't scared by the movie, but it has a similar dread throughout the movie. There are also some jump scares, and the ending has that 'evil didn't really get defeated' quality.
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jana@leminal.space · 9 pts · 2y
It's certainly not jump scare horror; it's more existential.
I enjoy horror movies, but they've long since stopped "scaring" me. To me, they're mostly just fun -- seeing the effects, the ways they'll put their own twists on genre tropes, etc.
Annihilation, for me, invoked a true sense of dread and, well, horror. It's several years old but still lingers with me.
(After writing this I realized you said 2013, not 2018... hope that's just a typo and we're talking about the same movie)
nieceandtows@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y
Oh yeah I meant 2018. Yeah my favorite horror is the ones that give you that dread and what if scenarios.
VO0RHAMER@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I would call it existential horror. It has a threat that is beyond understanding and a faith possibly worse than death for some characters.
Apart from that it has great themes. A fantastic movie overall
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
I would say so. It's kind of a non-central example of the genre but I think there's enough horror there.
Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
I'm terrible at horror movies. The bear was in my mind for months. Even now it still comes to mind when I'm closing my eyes in the shower.
I did not read the billing, did not realize it was at all a horror movie going in.
iheartneopets@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
I think my criteria for if something's a horror movie is answering this question: is it trying to scare me, or otherwise make me uncomfortable? If yes, then I think it belongs in the category to some degree. A lot of angst is spent by genre fans (horror especially, I've noticed?) wondering if something belongs in the genre, and I personally think a lot of it is unnecessary.
Enjoy what you enjoy, and if it spooks ya then I think it's fair to at least say it has horror elements.
six_arm_spider_man@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 2y
I wouldn't. Some creepy moments (that bear that screams!), but never scary.
nieceandtows@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah it isn't scary, but I'm kind of desensitized to scares these days. Talk to Me was a good movie with some prefictable cliches but not scary. There was a similar dread about what was going to happen that had me tense in some parts though.