Weird but Interesting Experience.

Rating: 8/10 (23 October 2018)

Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, Mother is a movie about... well... a shit-ton of things depending on how you see it. It's an allegorical movie filled to the brim with symbolism and I'm glad I didn't have a clue what this movie was about.
There is a lot to appreciate about the movie. I loved the cinematography, the claustrophobic framing flowed properly with the movie, giving you the feeling of being trapped and anxiety as you follow Jennifer Lawrance through it all, very sparingly giving you a wide shot so you can breathe. There are long sequences in the movie which are relentless and chaotic, brutal and insane, taking you for a ride you definitely did not expect. There's a lack of music but it was in favor of the experience. Proper use of surround channels and good sound design aided in immersing you in this weird trip.
Performances are pretty much great across the board from the main characters. Jennifer Lawrance and Javier Bardem both were amazing. Supporting characters like Ed Harris and Michelle Pfieffer delivered their stuff properly.
Now, I can't get into the story since I don't wanna give anything away but it's interesting, to say the least. Sure the way it's all executed might seem pretentious and too much of an artsy film where Aronofsky's head was probably stuck up his ass trying to make this BUT if you give the movie a chance, it can be one hell of a weird experience. I was hooked in trying to figure out WTF is going on, and while my brain went somewhere else, I had an interesting time with the movie. When I learned what was actually going on, a lot of things just clicked naturally.
If Aronofsky's "Noah" was taking things too far (as I recall a lot of people were butthurt over it, I enjoyed the movie), this is on a whole another level. I honestly loved the experience. It was sometimes too slow and I'm still trying to figure out all of the things and not all of the symbolism was good or perfect or genius or whatever. But with Aronofsky's brilliant direction, I would definitely recommend this if you wanna watch something different, something that will stay with your mind for a while after finishing it, something you might wanna watch again in order to get everything.
And if I were to rate it, I'd give it a solid 8/10. Weird, but Interesting.