Day
121 Mother!
[2017]
Screenplay Darren Aronofsky
Director Darren Aronofsky
Cinematography Matthew Libatique
Music Jóhann
Jóhannsson & Craig Henighan
Leads Jennifer
Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian
Gleeson
Production Protozoa Pictures
IMDb 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 69%
This
one split critics and audiences alike, replacing Marmite as 2017’s ‘love it or
hate it’ reference. I have yet to make up my mind so what you’ll get here is a
stream of consciousness. ‘You’re insane, you’re insane, you’re insane’ whispers
Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘mother’ to Bardem’s ‘Him’, but she may have well been talking
to Aronofsky. This movie is insane. It’s a trippy, psychological thriller that
reminded me of when I was forced to watch a performance by my six-year-old
cousin – there’s no point in asking what the hell is going on, you have to just
sit there and try to decipher it for yourself. I cannot fault the key elements
of the film as the acting, cinematography, editing and sound design is all spot
on. Lawrence and Pfeiffer in particular. Although I think you can tell that
Aronofsky was dating Lawrence from the way the camera stalks her and idolises
her. He’s like a horny teenage boy showing off nudes to his friends. There were
plenty of biblical and political references strewn throughout the film and the
seven deadly sins all appeared at some point. It is those references that you
have to work out for yourself as they come hard and fast. There were many
points at which I found myself squirming with Lawrence in pure frustration as
the way people treated her and her house. People say that actors often do a
film for themselves then a film for audiences and this was certainly Aronofsky’s
film for himself. An absolute expression of himself as an artist. It’s no
wonder that a clear consensus is lacking about whether it’s a good film. A
truly baffling, hot mess of a film.
Acting 4 / 4
Writing 2 / 4
Cinematography 3 / 4
Music 2.5 / 4
HWF rating !!! / 4
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