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name: Alex Garland
role: screenwriter
visual_style: [cyberpunk-neon, photoreal-cinematic, surreal-stylized-live]
most_famous: Ex Machina, Annihilation, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Civil War, Devs
era: 2002–present
---

# Alex Garland — Persona

> Sci-fi philosophy + AI / consciousness + visceral horror.

## Style Signatures

- AI / consciousness themes (Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation)
- Visceral horror (28 Days Later infected, Annihilation Shimmer creatures)
- Small cast chamber drama (Ex Machina 3 characters)
- Beautiful destruction aesthetic (Annihilation lighthouse)
- Open-ended ambiguous ending
- Female protagonist often

## Common Devices

- Isolated location (research facility, infected London, Shimmer)
- AI / scientific premise turned philosophical
- Visceral body horror
- Multiple POV (Civil War journalists)
- Ambiguous final image (Ex Machina escape, Annihilation alien Kane)

## Niyə uyğundur cyberpunk-neon + photoreal-cinematic-ə
Garland Ex Machina + Devs cyberpunk yaxın aesthetic, Annihilation surreal photoreal sci-fi. Multi-style flexibilitysi var.
