A symbolic piece of art.

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2019)

At the time of its release, Mother! was a very polarizing movie. Some people loved it and some people claimed it was the worst film they've seen. Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Darren Aronofsky got people to talk and contemplate about the film's hidden meanings and metaphors.
Mother! follows the story of a couple whose peaceful life gets destroyed by some uninvited guests.
As mentioned before, some audience members will dislike this movie wholly. In fact, people disliked it to the point where it got an F grade on CinemaScore. I, on the other hand, found this movie to be an uncomfortable but intriguing piece of art. It's not perfect but majority of the time everything is executed well.
The performances in this movie are staggering. Jennifer Lawrence does particularly well. A lot of the shots throughout are fixated on her and so the film did rely on her acting skills but thankfully she managed to pull it off. Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer also do the film justice with their performances.
Aronofsky has done an incredible job. He made a film which will get me thinking for a long time. There are many interpretations that can be made since pretty much everything you see during the movie has a meaning or is metaphorical for something else. Even on a surface level I think this movie's enjoyable. You're constanly interested in figuring out what's actually happening whilst at the same time feeling extremely anxious and awkward at the events that take place.
The cinematography is terrific. The whole movie you're wandering around in this house. There are shots of the outside scenery but we never go there. This added a huge feeling of claustrophobia within me especially during the last 30 minutes where it all turns into a nightmare that's not easily forgettable.
If there is one problem I have with the movie is that the pacing can suffer. There are scenes where we go from seeing a regular, mundane life to something completely shocking. This may catch some people off guard.
All in all, Mother! is a film that I won't be forgetting anytime soon. Its visual imagery and metaphors will keep me engaged until I can decipher the many meanings the movie contains. Aronofsky has crafted a piece of art.