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I loved, "Mother!" It was nothing like what I expected. This was a movie that really stood out to me long after seeing it. The group I originally went to see it with in the theater and I were all stunned by the end. It was a fun movie to dissect the various hidden meanings it was intending to put out there. There were some goofy teenage girls in the audience that couldn't stop giggling by the end. You could tell the mature adults around us were annoyed detecting that those girls had no clue what they just watched. They probably thought they were going to see some teeny bopper generic thriller that would be long forgotten after they left the theater. Instead they were expected to having to think about the metaphors this film blindly assaults you with.
When you go in knowing it's a metaphor for Earth and humanity, then you have a greater understanding of what you're watching. This is not a film you throw on when you have nothing else to do. This is a film you throw on when you're prepared to use the parts of your intelligence you never use. "Mother!" is an allegory with Jennifer Lawrence playing Mother Earth who never seems to leave her house, which should be a clue. That's because the house is the metaphor for Earth. She beautifies the home making it impeccably perfect for her husband played by Javier Bardem, otherwise symbolically known as "God".
God here is somewhat of a narcissus experiencing writers block. Mother Earth is doing her best to make a home that he can be inspired by in order to create. He's moody, distant, and self involved. Things change when a man shows up at the door played by Ed Harris, believing the home to be a Bed and Breakfast. He is symbolically playing Adam of Adam and Eve. This excites God to get to be inspired by the ideas that man has. It seems to breathe new life into him, which surprises Mother Earth that she's unable to create that for him on her own. She's also super suspicious of this man and all that will fall after him.
It's not long before "Adam's" wife shows up the next morning, played brilliantly by Michelle Pfeiffer who steals every scene she's in. The tragedy is she's under utilized and only in the first half of the film. Once she shows up, things start to accelerate into higher gear. Michelle's "Eve" character is highly sociable, blunt, arrogant, observant, and a meddling nuisance who seems to always have a cocktail in her hand. Just like in the Bible, the two sons of (Adam and Eve) Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer show up and beginning fighting until one of them is killed. Much like Cain and Able. At this point, half of the audience watching this would be wondering, "What is this?"
There is a greater appreciation for the film when you understand the metaphors and symbolism that this film is attempting to portray. It isn't long from this point when more people start showing up at this house destroying it the way humanity is destroying each other and the planet. Mother Earth screams and begs for them to get out. She pleads with God to stop inviting them onto her turf. They brake a sink that symbolizes the Great Flood. She had a baby that is symbolic of Jesus before he's sacrificed to the people in the house. See how odd this can all appear? For those this concept is lost on, the irony is that's the audience the movie is negatively portraying. This was one of the best films I saw of the year next to "Split". It stayed with me long after I watched it. It was when I watched it a second time that all of the pieces came together. To watch a film that assaults the senses on every level is a breath of fresh air for a change. It's a study about how we are all just guests on this planet, but we act as if we own it destroying it and each other. That is until the inevitable climax when Mother Earth destroys it and humanity right back. This is far from being a Disney fairy tale film.
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Allegorical Masterpiece!
One of the most difficult movies I have ever watched, but it was amasterpiece. I will have nightmares for weeks about the ending, of thatI'm positive, just as I am positive this film will become a classicmasterpiece. Aronofsky presents this biblical allegory through stunningcinematography, claustrophobic sounds and closeups, intricate setdesigns, and phenomenal acting by Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem,Michelle Pfeiffer, and Ed Harris. This definitely isn't a movie forthose feint of heart or those who don't like to think deeply aboutallusions, symbolism, and allegory. If you enjoy feeling completely onedge (I literally feel emotionally, physically, and mentally drainedafter watching it.) and challenged intellectually while being"entertained," then this movie is for you. It's definitely a movie thatdeserves several viewings, and it most definitely should be part of afilm course on college campuses.
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Irvin SoteloReviewed in Mexico on December 25, 2017
Una historia memorable y muy fuera de lo común
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