A journey into the mind.

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2018)

Annihilation is based on Carl Jung's Depth Psychology - specifically his 'Red Book' which was an experiment of intense introspection into his own psyche. Without an understanding of the themes expressed in Jung's work (e.g. ego, conscious and unconscious mind, collective unconscious, shadow self, archetypes etc), this movie won't make much sense. It certainly makes sense if you understand the psychological framework it operates within.
We follow Lena into the depths of her own mind and if you didn't 'get it' - it's because you don't get Jungian Psychology (presumably this is what the studios meant when they said the film was ''too intellectual'').