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Post by Vits on Feb 28, 2018 20:00:36 GMT
I'm not going to call MOTHER! a bad movie just for offending me as a Christian, but I am going to call it a disappointing (yet good) movie for another reason. You see, the first 2 acts show a kind of horror story that we don't see very often. There's not a supernatural villain or something like that. The horror comes from the desperation caused by invasive and inconsiderate people. It's uncomfortable to watch and their unpredictable behavior generates suspense. The movie could've been as good as BLACK SWAN if it had followed that path (Darren Aronofsky's directing and Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Pfeiffer's performances are great)... but no. It revealed itself as a religious allegory. The 3rd act is overall well-made, but it doesn't really fit with the rest. The minimalism is replaced with epic satire. The focus on interactions between characters switches to loud and exagerated events. 8/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog (in English, in Spanish or in Italian). |
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Post by politicidal on Mar 16, 2018 16:45:35 GMT
I'm not going to call MOTHER! a bad movie just for offending me as a Christian, but I am going to call it a disappointing (yet good) movie for another reason. You see, the first 2 acts show a kind of horror story that we don't see very often. There's not a supernatural villain or something like that. The horror comes from the desperation caused by invasive and inconsiderate people. It's uncomfortable to watch and their unpredictable behavior generates suspense. The movie could've been as good as BLACK SWAN if it had followed that path (Darren Aronofsky's directing and Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Pfeiffer's performances are great)... but no. It revealed itself as a religious allegory. The 3rd act is overall well-made, but it doesn't really fit with the rest. The minimalism is replaced with epic satire. The focus on interactions between characters switches to loud and exagerated events. 8/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog (in English, in Spanish or in Italian). That does sound more interesting than what sounds like a recreation of the Old Testament, from what I heard. Was that the case? |
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Post by faustus5 on Mar 16, 2018 19:53:37 GMT
I'm not going to call MOTHER! a bad movie just for offending me as a Christian, but I am going to call it a disappointing (yet good) movie for another reason. You see, the first 2 acts show a kind of horror story that we don't see very often. There's not a supernatural villain or something like that. The horror comes from the desperation caused by invasive and inconsiderate people. It's uncomfortable to watch and their unpredictable behavior generates suspense. The movie could've been as good as BLACK SWAN if it had followed that path (Darren Aronofsky's directing and Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Pfeiffer's performances are great)... but no. It revealed itself as a religious allegory. The 3rd act is overall well-made, but it doesn't really fit with the rest. The minimalism is replaced with epic satire. The focus on interactions between characters switches to loud and exagerated events. 8/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog (in English, in Spanish or in Italian). That does sound more interesting than what sounds like a recreation of the Old Testament, from what I heard. Was that the case? It gets so absurd in the last half hour that you could justifiably call it comedic, although it is genuinely horrifying at the same time. Arronofsky was pleased by the fact that British audiences (and apparently only British audiences) were laughing at parts. Way more interesting than "just" recreating the whole bible in one house over one night. |
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Post by Vits on Mar 17, 2018 17:18:25 GMT
That does sound more interesting than what sounds like a recreation of the Old Testament, from what I heard. Was that the case? Absolutely. Interesting is the best word to describe it, because it's not tied to the concept of quality. What I mean is that even those who hate the movie have to admit that it's not something we see every day. Something that's hard to watch (due to the content) and at the same time hard to not watch. It gets so absurd in the last half hour that you could justifiably call it comedic, although it is genuinely horrifying at the same time. Yeah, it's both. |
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Post by hi224 on Mar 18, 2018 0:31:04 GMT
i really go back and forth with it.
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