10 Most Overlooked Horror Movie Scenes

Unlike other horror scenes, when Lena meets her double in Annihilation, the scene is completely lit up showing all the horror and panic that she is feeling while fighting her mimic.

The sequence is deeply unsettling, as we see the mimic mirroring every move Lena is making and learning how to move and act human. However, there are theories that when the mimic touched and modelled itself after Lena, it also took a piece of her consciousness, understanding the grief she is feeling, which is why the mimic took the grenade.

The scene is an excellent combination of physical horror and sci-fi as audiences can see the progression of the mimic's mirroring throughout their fight. As Lena's double burns to death when the grenade goes off, it symbolises Lena letting go of all the grief and pain she is feeling after losing her husband.

This scene brings up lots of questions, theories and feelings about how audiences interpret the ending of Annihilation.