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In a world blended with the sweetness of sugar and the vulgarity of violence, Bella takes a bite of both and discovers what it means to live again free from the societal pressures in an uncanny steam punk Victorian setting. From the confines of the family setting where social structures can create human perceptions, to the impact of coming into contact with the real world. We follow Bella, a unique
individual, on a adventure that changes everything for her.



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Time becomes non-linear, circular, like the retreat in Iceland. From Darby investigating the Silver Doe crimes in the past with Bill, and then investigating the murder of Bill in the hotel, it presents similar feelings of defeat, judgement, curiosity and more. The feelings circulate and are represented to show parallels between the past and
present, whilst opening doors emotionally within our main
protagonist. There's always a link when we reflect into our pasts and it is here that we see it in all manner of ways; the link between human and non-human, empathy and apathy, reliance and resistance, monster and the maker, life and death...There are always opposites that are needed to be shown to present the whole story. And it is here that we see that whether it be human or AI, alive or dead, we are all at fault for something in the end.



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Just a thank you to those who listen and love what I do.

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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