Director Darren Aronofsky's filmmaking style has always been out of the box. From his first full-length film Pi (1998) to the Oscar nominated ones Requiem For a Dream (2000), The Wrestler (2008) and to the one that gave Natalie Portman her Best Actress award Black Swan. Unconventional and emotionally draining you gotta have a right state of mind to appreciate his skills.
Now here comes mother! a film that is divided into two parts. The first half is more like a stage play. A newlywed couple played by Javier Bardem a poet and his younger wife Jennifer Lawrence live in a huge Victorian styled house in the middle of nowhere. Then a visitor (Ed Harris) from out of the blue, knocked on their door. He thought that the house was a bed and breakfast place. The husband took a liking into him and asked him to stay the night. The wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) then came and they seem to have something in mind with the man of the house. Their sons (real life brothers Domhall and Brian Gleeson) came as well and their conflict set the stage for the second half.
mother! then turns into something that is rarely seen on mainstream cinema. An exercise in extreme filmmaking that is polarizing. You will love it or hate it. References to the Bible and idol fanaticism abound. There's no middle ground to it. Enter at your own risk.
mother! then turns into something that is rarely seen on mainstream cinema. An exercise in extreme filmmaking that is polarizing. You will love it or hate it. References to the Bible and idol fanaticism abound. There's no middle ground to it. Enter at your own risk.
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