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Sep 25, 2017 · Mother! has been dubbed the most controversial film of the decade for good reason: it is polarizing critics and most audience members hate the film. However, Mother! is the best film of the year for at least five reasons, but there are many more.
Sep 15, 2017 · “mother!” is a deceptively simple film in terms of set-up, taking place entirely at a remote home that was not-long-ago burned in a fire. Two people, named only Him (Javier Bardem) and Mother (Jennifer Lawrence), have been working to remodel the home, which belongs to him.
Aug 15, 2023 · Even though Lawrence mother'd Mother! with a terrific, gut-wrenching performance, the movie was slammed for being overly disturbing. The biggest complaint about the film was that it was gross and nobody knew what the hell was going on.
- Gregory Robinson
Sep 18, 2017 · In fact, while the the 14 releases with an F grade via CinemaScore have an unfortunate average Rotten Tomatoes score of 36%, mother! is on the positive end of the spectrum for the bunch with a...
- Warning: Major Spoilers For Mother! Are ahead.
- What's The Plot?
- Mother! as A Retelling of The Bible
- Mother! as A Cautionary Tale About The Environment
- Mother! as A Reflection on Modern Celebrity Culture
- Mother! as An Allegory of Creation and Consumption
- Mother! as A Reframing of Aronofsky's Obsession with Obsession
- Mother! as A Story About Parenthood and Marriage
- Mother! as A Screed Against Houseguests
- Mother! Is Like The Bible: Open to Interpretation
Well, that was something. Jennifer Lawrence's mother!has finally arrived in theaters, and the general reaction can be summed up in three letters: WTF? It's clear that writer-director Darren Aronofsky is trying to say something with his new work, and that he wants to get people talking about that something. The problem is that no one quite seems abl...
At first, the Darren Aronofsky-directed picture looks like a reasonably straightforward thriller about a haunted house, maybe, or a home invasion. A photogenic couple (Lawrence and Javier Bardem) enjoy a tranquil existence in a large house surrounded by woods. He, a poet, is struggling with writer's block as he tries to create his next masterpiece,...
With the caveat that – as I said above – everything about mother!is open to interpretation, it seems pretty clearly to be a retelling of the Bible (both New and Old Testaments). Bardem's character, listed in the credits as "Him," is God, and Lawrence's is Mother Earth. It's not a strictly faithful adaptation, and elements from other religious or my...
The Biblical allegory, though, is just the foundation for a whole host of other themes that come into play. Aronofsky himself has hinted that mother! is about climate change. We humans are the guests, coming into Mother Earth's home and then trashing the place. The visitors in mother!pry into places they're not wanted, and scoff at the Mother's rep...
Throughout all this insanity, it's really only the Mother who wants the guests out. The poet likes having them around, as he finds their presence invigorating and inspiring. "It's so nice to talk to someone who understands my work," he tells his wife. ("I love your work," she responds, hurt.) He drinks in their admiration, welcoming fans, and then ...
The husband may be the artist in this couple, but the Mother is a creator, too. She's responsible for building and maintaining the house. Later, the two finally create something together – a baby boy. Once their creations are offered up to the world, though, the couple loses control of them. The poet's words are beloved, but inspire a rabid, posses...
Throughout his filmmaking career, Aronofsky has demonstrated an obsession with obsession. Each of his protagonists are fixated on something – drugs, glory, artistic perfection – and willing to pay any price to get what they want, usually destroying themselves and the people around them in the process. The protagonist of mother!, on the other hand, ...
Despite its title, mother!isn't actually about a mother for most of its running time – the protagonist has her baby about two-thirds of the way through. But it's certainly interested in the cultural concept of motherhood all the way through. Even before she becomes pregnant, Lawrence's character is the ultimate nurturer. She cooks and cleans with b...
For that matter, mother!also seems like a pretty strong stance against house parties. We can't rule out the possibility that this entire film is just Aronofsky's extremely passive-aggressive way of letting all of his friends know that he thinks they're slobs and he wishes they'd stop coming over.
If this all seems like a lot to take in, it still only fees like the half of it. We're 1,500 words deep here, and I've barely even touched upon the film's treatment of gender and sexuality, or its intriguing implication that this entire Biblical storyline is a cycle that repeats itself over and over, or any number of other themes, allusions, and re...
- Angie Han
- ahan@mashable.com
Aug 9, 2024 · Darren Aronofsky's Mother movie is jam-packed with symbolism, metaphor, and allegory, so we try to break down what his controversial film means.
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Sep 18, 2017 · There’s a reason the movie is called “ Mother! ”: its protagonist isn’t even the artist but the woman who is his life partner, played by Jennifer Lawrence. (The movie’s characters have no...
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