This is a tale pre-occupied with re-population and colonisation, ideas that have been entrenched in science fiction cinema for as long as the genre itself has existed. Films including Alien, The Martian and Oblivion have all dealt with eco-systems and human survival, attracting audiences with creatures, horticulture and Tom Cruise in that order. What The Colony does is take the atmospherics of Alien, the horticulture of The Martian and top that off with a gutsy leading lady turn.
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