What a trainwreck!

Rating: 4/10 (27 January 2018)

I'm only giving this movie a 4 out of 10 because of the decent acting by Ms. Lawrence and Mr. Bardem. The script was really weak (it's no wonder, really, it was written in just 5 days!) and they tried their best to bring it to life, but it just... didn't work.
When you want to make something metaphorical, no matter if it's a movie, a novel, or even song lyrics or a poem, it has to make sense both from a narrative standpoint as well as a metaphorical standpoint. That is, even if the viewer, listener or reader doesn't understand the hidden meaning behind it, they'll still enjoy the content as it is.
This movie fails both in narrative and metaphor.
On one hand, it doesn't tell any story. After you watch the movie, try asking yourself, what did you just watch? Try to describe the story as a beginning, middle and end. Does it make any sense to you? Please, don't think about the metaphorical meaning behind it, just think of it as a story. What is the plot about? If you can answer that question, please tell me, because I can't. We have no idea who the characters are as characters themselves. We are only left to trying to guess what the author wanted them to mean and that's it.
On the other hand, it is obviously a metaphor for environmentalism... or at least I'm guessing it is because some things just don't add up. Is Jennifer Lawrence's character Mother Earth? Or is the baby Earth? Is Javier Bardem's character God? Yes? What about the house? Is the house Mother Earth? Then, who's the mother supposed to mean? Is Jennifer Lawrence's character the Holy Spirit, with Javier Bardem (literally) playing God and the baby being Jesus? It's just confusing. It's all bits and pieces and it doesn't match any religious backstory that I know of. Of course it's easy to pretend you understand the movie, but do you really? I feel like not even Mr. Aronofsky does. I'm not going to lie, it's a good idea for a story, but it just feels like a concept that never really came to fruition.
At least, for one thing, it goes to show that no one's a true genius. Just like George Lucas gave us Star Wars and Indiana Jones but also gave us Jar Jar Binks, Darren Aronofsky gave us Black Swan but also gave us Mother!. You just can't always win.