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In films where enhancement of intelligence happens, like Lucy, or we are infected with a parasite, like Venom, we are balancing between two extreme opposites it seems; more emotional stimulation and empathy, connecting us more with others of our kind, or the cold logical calculation of sacrificing the many for the few that will deem the ones fit to survive. Like a battle of right and left side of the brain.



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What I have come to find is that in both the Lighthouse and in
Annihilation, the lighthouse can be seen as something symbolic,
presenting an almost end result to the story the characters see
themselves in, as well as being it's own presiding presence in both
films as the characters find themselves swallowed up in the
happenings within and around this striking building.



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It just seems within the world of film, looking outwards with
something like a parasite invading is still somewhat looking inwards,
at us, at who we are. Look at the anime Parasyte, or the films
Invasion of The Body Snatchers, to name a few. We seem to want to
explore what makes us who we are, whether that means something
enhancing us within or stripping it away; we find ourselves always on the brink of becoming something else, something other.



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"Cats are good. Half in, half out anyway" And what Constantine means, in so many ways, is that cats in many cultures, throughout history, represent a conduit between the spirit world and the physical world. They are the half way point connecting them together, hence why Constantine uses a cat to gain access to
another world. Like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland, the
black cat in Coraline, or the 'deja vu' black cat featured in The
Matrix, they are there filtering through the thin veil of worlds
like they're simply going for a walk.



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In Squid Game, we follow the Seong Gi-hun as we delve into the crisis of the poor and the desperate as they are given a chance to earn money by playing a game, quickly realising it's their life on the
line. It is quite clever when everything is based on choice; the
mysteriousness of the organisation is dwindled down into shapes of a child's play thing; of the golden card with only a number to call,
and the question of whether you wish to participate in the game. Once there, people are not people, but numbers, much like race horses and then it all boils down to strategy, team work and plain luck.

The OA circulates around the idea that everything is connected,it
questions the concept of multiple dimensions and whats on the other side, whether thats through the afterlife, or through another
reality. It has made many of its audience believe in something
better, something in themselves. Religious ceremonies, rituals, even
in movement, have shown a blending of many aspects of the human
psyche, such as cherishing hope and finding oneself, establishing a
link that whatever way works best is the way forward. Most
importantly, it branches out theory as a truth; that death is not the
end, and like Peter Pan says, "To die will be an awfully big
adventure".



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