Aronofsky's a legend

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2017)

this movie completely blew me away! i have been an Aronofsky fan since his early days and have always regarded him highly as one of the top directors working out there as of now. his directorial style gets under my skin in ways i find myself craving other directors would too so despite the really nasty reviews, i decided to give him my coins. and boy i was not sorry. first things first, this is clearly an art house film that was marketed in a way it could be widely distributed and by that i mean most people who went into it due to what they saw advertised/in the trailers was most definitely upset and disappointed since the movie literally had nothing to do with what it appeared to have. now that that is clarified, it is also not a movie for mainstream audiences! this is in the likes of something Lars Von Trier would do so if you're not into that then don't bother. however if you are or at least are a bit curious to see what all the fuss is about, then yeah check it out, but be ware, you will most definitely come out of it either deeply loving it or deeply hating it!!! the usual ambition and pretension Aronofsky brings to his projects is there for sure, which i really like but can totally see why others don't, and so is his lack of subtlety that one who's seen most of his films would expect. if you hate that, i repeat don't watch it, it's not worth it and you'll feel like you're wasting your time but for those of you willing to give it a try you're in for a big treat and in my opinion one of the most relevant and necessary, in spite of its flaws, movies to come out in ages and i will forever admire Aronofsky for having the balls to do what he did and will continue to support his work.