This movie made me connect with her that I actually caught myself getting upset at the uninvited guests in the movie. I don't think a movie had ever done that for me.

It truly felt like an anxiety ridden dream/nightmare that you can't wake out of

The movie should be called: "People Ain't Shit" Or "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things." I loved it.

The final 3rd was pure insanity like ive never experienced before in a film.

Thought my computer froze at 00:20

It's been 2 years and I still think about this movie.

"This film is about....." Yeah, I think we all felt like that after watching it

Watching this movie high was a mistake hah

PLEASE chris. Do a spoiler review. This thing deserves to be talked about in extent.

This is one of the most anxiety-inducing films I've ever seen... I kinda loved it

Spoilers for a three-year-old movie The entire movie is the Bible. The character names of Him and Mother show that he is God and she is mother Earth. The film goes through the arrival of Adam and Eve and the banishment from the garden, the conflict of Cain and Abel, the flood of Noah, the birth and death of Christ, leading to today and it's all from the perspective of Mother. Her house is our planet as she sees it.

I watched this movie while I was pregnant. It gave me anxiety and made me cry..

0:19 I thought my screen froze haha

Buster Bluths favorite movie

I absolutely agree with his opinion of who the main characters represent. That allegory seems obvious. Another thing that could be stressed is how feminine and masculine relate to each party. His poem is a product of the male ego, taking credit for everything she created.

This was Jennifer’s best performance. So very sad the movie didn’t get no recognition, so underrated. A complete masterpiece.

Does anyone else think Javier Bardem looks like a foreign Jeffery dean morgan?

I grew up with a mother.

When Kristen Wiig came out of nowhere

Bardem made me HATE his character! My blood was boiling!!!

Biblical references?? The movie IS the bible. How is no one realizing this? Did we just miss the Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, and JESUS? I don't think this movie is very ambiguous at all, except maybe the ending.

It's a unique masterpiece that I will never see again.

To be honest I can 100% understand why a large portion of the mainstream audience absolutely hated this movie. Your average movie goer doesn't do well with allegory, and this movie is DENSE with allegory, to the point where every single thing that happens is a metaphor for something else. Personally I didn't pick up on the mother earth thing when I first saw it, rather I saw Jennifer Lawrence's character as a representation of the gullibility, forgiveness, obedience and good will that religious institutions demand despite the evil people inflict upon one another, and most importantly the woman's perceived role in religion. One thing it makes extremely clear is the hypocrisy of the pressure that is put on women to bear children and be caretakers, while simultaneously being looked down upon and demeaned for their sexuality.

I saw another video where it explains everything: The main character represents God, Jennifer Lawrence- Earth. Adam and Eve when they broke the diamond- the same that happened in the Bible with the Serpent. Then when Cain kills Abel and afterwards the offspring of Adam and Eve, that's why there are a lot of people coming over. Later on, the main character writes a book. It becomes best seller (the Bible) then there are many people who are looking for God, many that want to meet him. Jennifer Lawrence has a baby (Jesus) and we know the story... he gets killed by the same people who supposedly where looking for God and so on...

Mother! Tell your children not to walk my way

Am I the only one who was totally blown away by this movie? It started slow but the final half hour left me in awe. Like Aranofsky says, the only failure to him would be making a movie that garners no response (good or bad), so he's definitely succeeded in this movie

I've just watched it and I'm honestly shocked how many people didn't like it. This movie is a masterpiece.

This movie is already one of my favorite films of all time. It was technically well crafted and directed, it was extremely well acted by everyone involved, props go to Jennifer Lawrence being able to essentially carry this entire film by herself. I loved the visceral imagery of it and it had me gasping and shaking in the theater. No film has been able to accomplish that and this wasn't even a horror film. It was moving, it has powerful messages about religion, you can take certain perspectives from this film and this film we'll be talked about for a long time. I love this movie and even though it isn't subtle, it doesn't have to be, to be a great film and this movie certainly was a fantastic film!

Well it made me sit down and think and that's a positive.

This movie attempts to answer the question, "Why doesn't God interfere with humanity's suffering?" This movie deserves a broader discussion. I can't stop thinking about it. Very impactful!

Love this movie, the last 30 minutes made me anxious like hell

Can't believe Jennifer Lawrence got a razzie nomination for her performance. She was so good. Showed a constant internal suffering and really powerful breakdown.

Wasn't this a rick and morty episode?

Now we wait for the sequel, father!

Moral of the movie: People are praising God while at the same time destroying Mother Earth. The movie resets because we have a chance to start over and save Her.

Hello. I just finished watching this movie mere minutes ago after being "inspired" by this video to watch it. It is incredible and I loved every second of it. I was raised in a christian home and have gone to church my whole life, Sunday school, youth groups, the whole 9 yards. That being said, have a lot to say, and I'll try to write what I believe each of the big things in this movie symbolize. SPOILERS. If you haven't watched this movie, go do that before reading this. It is well worth your time. First, as Chris had said, there is a SHIT TON of theological symbolism in this movie and I believe is inspired heavily by the Bible. If you know many of the stories in the Bible, many of them are presented here in various settings. If you're very religious, specifically Christian, you might have some issues with this movie. I'll explain. I realize this movie could also be interpreted many, many different ways with many different messages. I'm going to talk about what I thought it was about from a Christian perspective. As I'm writing all of this, I'm beginning to realize some things. This movie is not a perfect re-telling of the story of the Bible. The story of the movie is heavily influenced by it, however there are some things that aren't exactly as told in the Bible. So here's my take on it. As other commenters here have pointed out, this movie is, basically, the story of the Bible as written in Genesis 1, and includes basically the story of humanity. I'm certain many other people have noticed the same. "Him" is God, and "Mother" is Mother Earth. I know Chris said that's what some have assumed it to be, honestly I couldn't see it any other way. And of course, the house is the Earth. I'll try to separate this out a bit to make it easier to read. -------------------- Biblical Symbolism --------------------------- We see Mother trying to take care of the earth and make it a "paradise" like the Garden of Eden. Then, a man shows up. This has to be Adam. It's interesting how it seems the Man and Him get along very well and talk a lot, similar to Adam and God talking and being close in the Bible. Shortly, his wife arrives, which is Eve. Mother is rightly concerned that these strangers showed up out of nowhere, and Eve acts kind of like a bitch to Mother. Their kids show up, and one of them fucking MURDERS their brother because I guess they don't get much money from their father's will. This is exactly like Cain and Abel. Cain killed Able because he was seen in a better light by God than his brother, and jealousy caused him to kill Abel. In the Bible in Genesis 1, if you haven't read it, basically, once Cain was killed, it was the first time human blood had been shed on earth. Because of this, Cain was banished from the land of his family and had to go off into the wilderness. I believe in the movie, Him makes a comment that the brother was still "wandering in the wilderness" or something like that. This could be a reference to the biblical story. Now we have blood on the floor. This of course is important throughout the rest of the movie. The blood seeps into the floor and starts eating away at the wood. I believe the blood is sort-of a representation of sin, and the fact that the single act of bloodshed of one person foreshadows the human condition, and how more people on earth will equal more violence and death. In the bible, Eve taking a bite of the forbidden fruit introduces sin into the world and leads to both Adam and Eve being banished from the garden. I'm not sure if a thing the woman does represents that in the movie, but eventually the "Man", and his wife are banished from the house, so I guess it's implied. At one point, we see a fly hit the window in front of Mother and die, and we see a frog jump across the ground after she breaks open the door in the basement. These could both be a reference to the plagues sent on Pharaoh in Exodus. I'm not sure why else they would be shown in the movie other than for biblical symbolism. I guess they're more hints to the fact that the world is starting to get evil. Now, about the baby. If you're looking at this from a Christian perspective, you may think that the baby is the birth of Christ, and the (gruesome) death of Christ. We hear about how people "just want to see him". We hear people saying "Halleluja" as he's being passed around. All these people are looking for something to worship. We see of course Him being visited by more and more people as they hear of his "words". People feel as if His words are written for them. I assume that all of that is a representation of how humanity needs something to worship, and needs something to call God. When all of the people show up and start wrecking shit, it's insane. People start tearing up the walls, breaking everything. Mother tells a couple to get off of the sink since it's not braced. She tells them three times to get off and they don't listen. The sink breaks, and water explodes everywhere. Mother gets pissed as hell and screams at everyone to get out. This maybe could be a reference to the flood, however in the Bible, God causes the flood to come and wipe out almost all of humanity, save a few righteous people. Of course, more people show up after a while and really start to screw things up. People come back to Him to get autographs and just to see Him. They finally break in and shit gets crazy. I specifically remember Mother screaming at one dude who was ripping stuff off of the wall and asking him why. He said "proof that we were here". Maybe this is suggesting that humanity just does stuff for no apparent reason other than to prove to God that we exist, and that we're the only ones that should exist, even if it's not necessary. --------------------- The Main Suggestions ------------------------------- Casting all biblical symbolism aside, I think this movie is trying to tell a story of how when humanity shows up, they ruin everything. We even see riots and war briefly depicted, and it again shows how much of what humanity has to offer to the Earth is violence and bloodshed. Mother even tells Him a few times that "they're ruining everything". I think that was a blatant statement about how people are ruining the Earth. We are uninvited guests. We do not belong here. Humans are just "staying the night" in a place that isn't ours, and we should be considerate and take care of it . Mother is Mother Earth, and if humans don't take care and be nice on earth, she can end it all. Earth can just explode if Mother Earth decides to. This could be a nod to climate change, and how we know our Earth is dying, and we have to take care and not freaking destroy everything so natural disasters don't destroy everything for us. In the end, of course, this does happen, and I believe it's a warning about what our future could be if we're not careful. We also see Him laughing at the end of the movie as he places the "heart" stone in the house and it is restored. This could be suggesting that God just creates because it's what he does. He is the "poet", he just creates because he can. We see Mother ask Him why these people are here, and what they want, he just says "I don't know". God doesn't care what we do, he just creates and watches the show because he can. We are all just rats in a cage. --------------------- Final Thoughts ------------------------------------------- I loved this move 100%. Top tier acting from everyone. Many moments of this movie had me genuinely horrified, angry, sad, frustrated, annoyed, and laughing. Near the end when Him took her baby and it started getting passed down, and Mother is chasing after it in desperation, then finally gets to the end and sees its mutilated corpse and starts screaming in terror, that got me. That part really got me man. I didn't expect it, and I felt for her. I felt for Mother right off the bat honestly. These people kept coming in the house and I'm like "WTF why are you here?? Leave! Jesus!" And I was rooting for Mother 100% of the time. I may come back and update this comment more if I think of anything else. If you managed to read all of this, thank you. I just wanted to put my thoughts out there about this fantastic movie that I believe everyone should see. Thanks again, and have a good day.

So it's a sequel to Monster House, I dig it

LOW KEY I was one of the extras in the movie...

I thought this was an absolute masterpiece. The struggle mother earth faces in the hands of man and what happens when God isnt present, loved it

Just rented this movie last night and was totally blown away. I did not understand it at all until I read some analysis and now I feel dumb for not figuring it out myself. I gotta say it really is an amazing film albeit very disturbing

0:17 DAMN RIGHT STUCKMANN!!!

When the movie ended everyone at the movies was so quiet, like people got up completely silent, I have never seen that before. When I got home I couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened there, it was definitely a wild ride.

Crazy to go back and watch old vids. You’ve gotten so much better at this man

I watched this movie with a group of friends just to see their reactions. In the first act everyone was talking and acting stupid (we're a bunch of teenagers so what would we do?). But when the film ended I didn't even hear them breathing.

Jennifer Lawrence acts best when she is crying.

Chris' comment section is full of the most unfunniest people on KZfaq. Always repeating the same unoriginal jokes that were funny once last year. The worst part is that people give them likes so that's the only comments you see.

I swear every vid when you pause I start to think the vid’s actually frozen. You get me every time lol

I saw this yesterday, aside from the metaphors this was an insane rollercoaster and I had a fucking blast, so intense and brutal yet so entertaining.

I love your analysis Chris. Your thoughts at the end are VERY interesting. If that's the case then this is one of those movies that may require a second watch. Oscar season is slowly approaching and I could not be more excited.

Aronofsky knows how to amp up tension through out a film to the point where you feel like your heart is going to explode. Requiem did that, and so does this film.

This is easily the best review I've listened to. I love how you look at the film from several points of view, from how strange it is to how intriguing. Very well done.

I thought Lawrences character was mother nature, and the house was Earth.

Saw this last night with my actual mother. Almost apologised to her after we watched it for how insane and graphic it was but she loved it. So did I. I haven't felt so unsettled after a movie since I saw Under the Skin.

I think this movie did a great job of getting across its story. It's a movie about the history of man as they slowly take and destroy the planet, using the entire Bible as a story structure for the life of man from the first man to the end of Earth.

My anxiety got the best of me during this movie. I had to leave the theater, I couldn’t stay there I felt like I couldn’t breathe in that one scene where all those people break in and start breaking shit.

I love this film passionately.

For me those scenes in which more and more people come into the house felt so close to nightmares, where you are just stuck in a terrible situation that just keeps getting worse and worse and it makes no sense, you are helplessly confused and you can't get out of it. So impressive how Arranofsky directed this movie. I have never seen a dream/nightmare so well represented in any medium. And it wasn't even a literal nightmare (probably; who knows?).

You basically described a David Lynch work, yet you never ever ever talk about David Lynch material.

Just finished this, extremely good, the mystery as to what was going on kept me going. The more intense parts were like a nightmare and I felt like they would never end (probably the point). The more graphic parts near the end were a bit much and I could have done without them. The frustration of Jennifer Lawrence’s character was infuriating, because I wanted so much to help her throughout essentially the entire movie. She was in constant confusion (as was I) and I kept waiting for clarity as to what was happening. This is extremely well made, I would just warn people that once things get out of hand in the movie’s plot they only get worse. GRAPHIC IMAGERY WARNING!!!

Great review as always Chris! I watched this movie with my mom last night, and after it ended we both had no words to describe this film. I have newfound respect for Jennifer Lawrence and the other actors/actresses for taking on these roles.

SPOILERS Some biblical references? Dude, the whole movie (more or less) follows many events of the Bible. I hear a lot of people saying they have their specific interpretations of the movie (religion, how fame affects human interaction, the relationship between an artist and their creations), and I believe Aronofsky is telling telling a tale about all of this, but it's pretty darn obvious (to me, at least) that it follows the events of the Bible. God creating the Earth which is a paradise before Man comes along (Ed Harris being Adam and maybe an Abraham-type figure, being the head of a large family; Michelle Pfiefer, Eve). Him walks with Man as God walks with God while Woman goes where she should not like Eve picks the forbidden fruit. The house floods in time for it to rain outside, and then all of the guests flee; sorts like how the great flood killed (almost) all of mankind. mother finds a toad in the cellar in reference to the plagues in Exodus. I could go on, but it seemed kind of obvious (which symbolism does need to be or else it's subtext). Thematically rich movie, nevertheless. I would be interested in watching this movie "Analyzed and Explained" by you.

The cover of mother reminded me of the cover for The End Of Evagelion which also has biblical stuff.

Knowing anything about this movie before watching this movie will undoubtably ruin this movie. I watched blind. Didn’t know who was in it as didn’t look. All I knew is that it was called mother. I’m starting to think more movies should be watched like that.

I feel like the extensive use of closeup could be alluding to the fact that people always seem to be on top of everything that celebrities are doing. This would add to the theory of looking at the film as a comment on celebrity culture.

Was waiting for this one Chris!

0:20 I thought my internet stopped working then Chris went "huh" and scared the crap outta me lol

I just watched it again and had a panic attack when watching the insane final scene lol. I loved Jennifer’s performance, I felt for her character so strongly, and I liked how bold it was. Don’t think it was pretentious at all, especially now in 2020’s climate.

Who's the person in the movie that he references at the beginning of the movie? There weren't any huge cameos... Just as I wrote that I realized it was Kristin Wiig.

Chris! Review Requiem For A Dream by Darren Arronofsky . Jared Leto is incredible in that.

SPOILERS.... This Movie is GENIUS. I was raised a Catholic but have questioned my Faith... so this movie was perfect for me. -Kane and Abel -Adam and Eve (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer)... Eve always wanted to go into the "FORBIDEN" Room... they broke the Crystal (aka bit the Apple) -The Last Supper -Flesh of my Flesh... Blood of my Blood -The Baby = Jesus Christ -Jennifer Lawrence can be Mother Earth and Mother Mary at the same time -Jarvier Bardem can be God OR the Devil (his ripped up photo has drawn-on Horns and goatee) -THE REVELATIONS (last War-Scene) -Humanity killing eachother in the name of God, when God can no longer stop them. -Re-creation This movie had fucking EVERY SINGLE THING IN ONE.... I honestly can't believe how much Hate is getting. I even saw this with a friend, I can understand why he hated it, but he HATED IT. Even at the end he was saying "How long is this Movie?". Kept saying "What the fuck?"..."I can't wait for this to be Over". I honestly LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie. I was one of the few who didn't hate "NOAH" because I liked scenes of Creation, and Kane and Abel... and Adam and Eve.... this was all that ON CRACK!!!! A from me.

You sir, by far, give the BEST movie reviews on the internet! Thank you for your work Chris!

EXACTLY! The fact there were little wide shots made me so overwhelmed.

If a reviewer gives this movie an unfairly bad review, can we call them a mother...nevermind.

I bet Chris grew up with a mother.

hey chris, i wanna know your interpretation about this movie and would love to see it like you did with Enemy.

Chris! Well done with this review. You really nailed it with your interpetation. I loved this movie. Keep going with the channel!!!!

im one of those few who loved The Fountain

do another blu-ray collection (please if you can upvote this comment for Chris to see)

0:18 was literally my face throughout the movie😂😂😂

"This movie was about... Ha." >> I can relate to this 😂.. this was the feeling when the movie was over.

There's a very good reason for the close ups of Jennifer and the circular camera work. She represents Earth at the beginning , beautiful innocent and unspoilt. There was nothing in the beginning other than Mother nature/earth so the focus was intentional. And it's his girlfriend.

It's the Bible. The movie is the Bible.

You did a Great thing with this review. You made me WANT to watch a film! You deserve a champagne bottle! In a world filled with media and KZfaq reviews that leave me with a feeling of.. nah feels like nothing is worth watching I already figured the whole movie in 5 minutes you helped me feel excited that i found something worthwhile, you are of my favorite critics so far, you seem alive rather than a program or encyclopedia doing the review, you seem like a person who has a Real experience watching movies, that’s become very rare, kudos. I really enjoyed your review.

The movie is highly disturbing, yet, a testament to the unheard voices that cry out to us. It’s disturbing the way that we reject people based on a social conjecture, or Facebook, KZfaq, mainstream tv. It’s all insane, but inside look at the desperation of wiser mediums in portraying their pain and trauma.

Chris Can You Be My Mother?

i'm on 1:00 minute of the review, heard a spoiler, stopped watching.

This is one of my favorite effed up movies. I was anxiety ridden throughout most of it and there are some truly jarring scenes, especially near the end. But the last minute or two of the movie brings it all together and I was floored. Plus, Jennifer and the house are both gorgeous.

Chris, I love your reviews and I've been following you for a long time. It seems that you haven't talked about Rosemary's Baby. I would love to hear what you have to say about it... Thanks for all your hard work !

I just watched "mother!" Chris, and I agree with everything you said about the film. I guarantee that not everyone will like this film. Some might call it "ambitious", while some might call it "pretentious". After watching "mother!" in theaters, I'm more on the spectrum of people praising the movie. While I do find the message to be obvious, the way Darren Aronofsky directed it was insane. I was left in shock after it ended. I'm surprised that it took Aronofsky 5 days to write the script. Like I said, a lot of people won't like this movie, and I respect your opinion. But to me, I found "mother!" to be unique.

Holy shit. I watched this last night after watching your review and I was physically shaken by this movie. I have never had such a visceral reaction to a movie like this. My heart was racing and I couldn't seem to catch my breath until I was home. The last 40-ish minutes were so frantic and claustrophobic and intense. Thank you for your review and inspiring me to see it.

It’s a metaphor for the book of Genesis.

Thumbnail looked like the End of Evangelion. That's the only reason I clicked on the video. To say that the thumbnail looked like that one famous image for End of Evangelion

I'm not particularly interested in watching this movie, but I'd love for you to do a spoiler review of it, I'm curious to know why this movie is considered "shocking and bizarre"

Absolutely loved this film. It was such a trip. Everyone in the cinema seemed to hate it though. The girl next to me said "literally the worst thing I have ever seen", another guy walked out, another guy said "total waste of two hours". Maybe that's the mark of good art? People hating it. Otherwise you're just conforming to people's expectations and not moving the medium forward. If you're going to watch it, just go with it. It's so layered. Can be interpreted on so many levels.

The imagery in this movie is brilliant and breath taking , the house has a HEART = EARTH

This movie is a masterpiece

Great Story Mark....

Please review Requiem For A Dream

What a review! I've just watched this film and like you I totally dug it from beginning to end! I really enjoyed your review as it's simply spot on! Well done!

Give a review of The Fountain.