Holy Mother of God!

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2018)

I went into watching this film almost without preconception or expectation about its content, only having watched a very small part of the trailer as not to spoil the experience, the journey if you will, of watching it, which is how I generally like to approach new films, so I mostly wanted to watch it from my already firmly established admiration for the supremely talented Aronofsky and the supremely talented cast, and as the title suggests, allowing myself some humourous wordplay with it, this film surprised, shocked and overwhelmed me, and both director and cast not only fulfilled the promise of their combined talents completely, but created something greater than the sum of its parts: a true experience, a true journey, encompassing all possible feeling, emotion and thought. Aronofsky and his cast created a work of art, and art is not necessarily pleasant, easy or comfortable, but it is fulfilling, both for the artist and the observer, who through the communication of art can become as one mind, as one soul, as one heart.