One of the best films of the year

Rating: 10/10 (28 September 2017)

*SPOILERS ALERT*
Anyone who wrote a bad review of this title clearly did not manage to grasp the underlying theme of the film. The film clearly represents the human destruction of Mother Earth, and has biblical themes of God (the husband), Jesus (the baby) and religion (the cult).
Javier Bardem's character was adored by everyone, worshipped insanely, to a point where nothing else was important. Mother's house was destroyed, symptomatic of the human race destroying the Earth. It is a criticism of religion and obsession over one deity, and of the destruction of the planet that keeps us alive.
The married couple that stays in the house represents Adam and Eve, another biblical theme. They, along with their sons, Cain and Able, bring destruction to the peaceful environment. Humans begin the destruction of Mother Earth. The crystal represents the forbidden fruit, and once destroyed, a domino effect is created.
The themes are so obvious once pointed out, everything makes sense. The baby's death, and then its consumption, just like bread and wine at church, the body and blood of Christ. The husband's poetry represents the Bible, somehow it speaks to everyone. I could go on and on about all the different representations in this film.
Yes, the film was, in my opinion, incorrectly marketed as a horror, which may have affected people's expectations of it, leading to them being disappointed. But the graphic imagery of this film is there to shock, not frighten. It is there to force the audience to think about and take in everything that is happening.
This is one of the best films I have ever seen, the cinematography and set design was incredible, everything making up this production was of an extremely high standard. The public is disappointed that they did not receive a run-of-the-mill horror, as was suggested by the trailer. In my opinion, if the film had been marketed differently, the response would not be as negative.