It's not clear to us from plot summary that the Shimmer is itself sentient/a character in the way the Lena or Kane doubles are. Does it talk, plan, have feelings? Do other characters talk to or about it like it's sentient?
The characters do discuss the Shimmer in the context of what it does to them and to the landscape (e.g., from the film script: "If the Shimmer is refracting us physically, couldn't it refract us psychologically as well? Our perception? Our minds?"), but this is open to interpretation rather than a clear-cut indication that they think it is sentient. If that's the main criterion, I'm fine with all three noms being rejected.
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Annihilation noms
Date: 2024-08-20 06:18 pm (UTC)The characters do discuss the Shimmer in the context of what it does to them and to the landscape (e.g., from the film script: "If the Shimmer is refracting us physically, couldn't it refract us psychologically as well? Our perception? Our minds?"), but this is open to interpretation rather than a clear-cut indication that they think it is sentient. If that's the main criterion, I'm fine with all three noms being rejected.