It asks the question: If an angel came to you in the darkest year, would you say "Yes" like Mary, or would you assume it was a hallucination induced by the Thought Police?
In the lexicon of art history, "The Annunciation" typically evokes a specific, sacred image: the Archangel Gabriel descending upon a humble Virgin Mary to deliver the news of Christ’s incarnation. It is a theme of light, submission, and holy grace, immortalized by Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. the annunciation 1984
Beyond the film, the year 1984 saw several other cultural and religious references to the theme: Ellen Gilchrist’s novel The Annunciation It asks the question: If an angel came