Step back and use your imagination.

Rating: 10/10 (30 September 2017)

It's the story of the history of the world. It features a god who can do nothing but write, but recently can't even do that. It features mother (Earth) who provides the place where everyone, including the god, lives but is not respected by those who live there. And lastly, the humans, who are enamored with the god's writings but trash each other and the Earth from the moment they arrive. As they multiply, their atrocities towards others and the Earth also multiply while various religious people spout the words of the the god. We then get a nice walk-through of the worst horrors of the 20th and 21st centuries.
And as the world is destroyed the god does nothing to prevent it: "It is just things" he says. He doesn't care if things are destroyed. He only gets praised for creating, not protecting. Even after the son of god is sacrificed he tells mother that maybe some good can come of it. The whole thing culminates in mother, using oil she (or us) finds locked away deep underground, torching the place.
Or it's the story of weekend guests from hell, a self-indulgent artist, and his suffering, unassertive wife. Take your pick.
All the actors are working at a high level, but especially Jennifer Lawrence, whose every emotional state plays convincingly on her face. The cinematography and special effects are great, especially the camera following JL around from about a foot in front of her head and the sound/visuals during her labor contractions.
A classic.