I think I must have been 6 or 7 when I dreamt of this movie. I dreamed the exact scenario that the characters goes through, except the family were replaced by my parents and I. It's quite the nightmare, and it's bizarre that I didn't know this movie even existed until several years later, when I saw a clip of it in Mark Cousin's The Story of Film: An Odyssey. I saw the clip and I couldn't believe it. Why…
I'm sure this is some kind of hot take, but this is like one of the Top 3 most re-watchable Star Wars Films...
If you disagree, I don't care, go suck a dick.
Think The Cat in the Hat… but weirder. And more Communist.
Oh boy...
Controversial? sure.
Pretentious? maybe.
Unique? yes.
Intense? undeniably.
Scary? not the scary you're thinking of.
Good? very.
Once you get the metaphor, the message is straight forward. But it doesn't bash you over the head with it (unlike what some people think). Aronofsky is just telling it as it is, through his own interpretation of the story. I think it's quite brilliant, the way he pulled it off.
I would like to Highly Recommend this film, but it really isn't for everyone. So if you know that you're sensitive about controversial issues, then you probably shouldn't watch mother!...
