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Would you consider Annihilation (2018) a horror movie? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.