I liked it! I think? Non Spoiler Review

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2017)

Where do I even begin! I'll keep it spoiler free just in case you're interested in seeing it, because I didn't know anything about it going in and I was glad I did that. This is really confusing for me because I know I hated this movie, but I also LOVED this movie. You see all these bad reviews and people saying how it's the worse movie they've ever seen. Believe me this is not the worst movie that's a big stretch. Is it because they didn't understand it? No I won't say that. it's totally fine if you didn't enjoy it, the movie is disturbing and it has some pretty graphic imagery. It's not something you'll want to go to a Sunday matinée with your mom or take someone on a date to. I have to shout at whoever did the marketing for this movie because I saw a horrible trailer for Mother! during my screening of IT and I thought "Wow what a sad trailer" It kept using fake quotes like THE SCARIEST MOVIE YOU"VE EVER SEEN! They've already alienated the Horror audience because those people who loved IT probably went to see this and got something completely misleading. Someone convinced me to go see it and I just said bring it on. I was not prepared for what I watched. This movie is a ride, and it had me almost the entire time. I wanted to hate it so bad for it's in your face, constant use of close up shots and directing choices, but it was all done for effect and I appreciated that by the end. I was also afraid the message was too forced, and that it may have been too pretentious, but the more I think about it the more I start to like it. The performances are engaging, and it really evoked emotion out of me I was honestly surprised. I kept grabbing my seat and squirming from how uncomfortable and uneasy I would get from certain scenes. Aronofsky, whether you like him or not committed to his vision and put it on film. He had all these feelings about the world and knew people were gonna spit on his movie, yet he took the chance anyway. You might enjoy this movie if you don't figure out the big truth too early. If you figure it out too early you'll feel like it's beating you over the head with it. If you're like me though and you just let it take you for the ride, you might enjoy yourself. I recommend not looking up any spoilers or information because it really does add to the experience if you end up enjoying it. And if you don't like it, you won't resist talking about it. You can't deny this movie will provide fun discussion for weeks regardless if you love it or not. You know you did something right when your audience is split and it gets them talking about it. Not in Zack Snyder DC Comics kind of way either. Form your own opinion give Mother! a chance and join the discussion!