‘Mother!’ TV Spot Leans Into The Divisive Reactions To Aronofsky’s Latest Film
By Ben Pearson/Sept. 20, 2017 4:00 pm EST
Cinephiles rejoice anytime writer/director Darren Aronofsky makes a new movie, because love him or hate him, his films always give us plenty to talk about. That’s especially true with mother!, his horror thriller that’s been ripping audiences apart since it made its festival debut. The film is so divisive, in fact, that it earned a rare “F” CinemaScore when it opened in wider release last week and even inspired Paramount Pictures to release a statement defending their decision to distribute the film in the first place.
Paramount has been knocked over by a wave here, but instead of sputtering and quietly crawling back to the shore, the studio is embracing the film’s polarizing response and defiantly turning toward the ocean, arms spread wide and chin held high, ready to be sent sprawling by the next one crashing toward them.
‘Mother!’ TV Spot Leans Into The Divisive Reactions To Aronofsky’s Latest Film
By Ben Pearson/Sept. 20, 2017 4:00 pm EST
Cinephiles rejoice anytime writer/director Darren Aronofsky makes a new movie, because love him or hate him, his films always give us plenty to talk about. That’s especially true with mother!, his horror thriller that’s been ripping audiences apart since it made its festival debut. The film is so divisive, in fact, that it earned a rare “F” CinemaScore when it opened in wider release last week and even inspired Paramount Pictures to release a statement defending their decision to distribute the film in the first place.
Paramount has been knocked over by a wave here, but instead of sputtering and quietly crawling back to the shore, the studio is embracing the film’s polarizing response and defiantly turning toward the ocean, arms spread wide and chin held high, ready to be sent sprawling by the next one crashing toward them.
Paramount has been knocked over by a wave here, but instead of sputtering and quietly crawling back to the shore, the studio is embracing the film’s polarizing response and defiantly turning toward the ocean, arms spread wide and chin held high, ready to be sent sprawling by the next one crashing toward them.
mother! TV spot
mother! is indeed an intense experience, culminating in a third act that’s one of the most surprising things a major studio has released in years. In his review from the Toronto International Film Festival, /Film’s Chris Evangelista writes:
Ultimately, I’d recommend going out and seeing the movie for yourself, because at the very least you’ll have a lot of thoughts about it and a ton of great things to read afterward. As for what the film is actually about, you can read Aronofsky’s thoughts on the matter here, or our own Josh Spiegel’s spoiler review, which grapples with the movie’s allegories in a comprehensive and satisfying way. Plus, /Filmcast host David Chen wrote a smart piece about the film’s five most interesting aspects that’s also worth digging into.
mother! is in theaters right now.
