The Ambiguous Portrayal of Nature in Annihilation

Authors

  • Caroline Kjærulff Aarhus University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/lev.v0i7.125341

Keywords:

ecohorror, ecocinema, climate change, Alex Garland, film studies, Eco-Media: Environmental Aesthetics in Film and Theory

Abstract

This article examines how Alex Garland’s science fiction horror film Annihilation (2018) works as a form of eco-media, and how it has potential to influence its audience in a positive direction. I argue that the portrayal of nature in the film, from the different horror genres at play, to the themes of disease, destruction and renewal, and the stunning but eerie visuals, challenge the conceptions we have of the environment and climate change, and invites the audience to rethink the relationship between nature and humans.

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Published

2021-03-12

How to Cite

Kjærulff, C. (2021). The Ambiguous Portrayal of Nature in Annihilation. Leviathan: Interdisciplinary Journal in English, (7), 127–138. https://doi.org/10.7146/lev.v0i7.125341

Issue

No. 7 (2021)

Section

Articles

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