Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2018)

Aronofsky's Mother! is the first film to have me genuinely excited about the cinema in quite a while, and upon thinking on it, it surely is a masterpiece of the cinematic arts. We did need something new on the table and this film provided, but it has a lot more going for it than its shock factor.
Much of the audience finds the religious imagery used too indulgent in the artsy fartsy - but the retelling and reshaping of these classic stories go hand in hand with the emotional core and messages of the film, which becomes increasingly tense. This film may be too intense for some to even sit all the way through, but the layered themes and storytelling will provide one much to think about after the viewing. This film is a thinker, and that's part of a great film.