Jennifer Lawrence is an Academy Award winner and one of the highest paid actresses in the world. In 2017, the next premiere of the detective thriller with her participation was released. In this article, we will review reviews about the movie "Mom!" with Jennifer Lawrence in the lead roles, and also learn the storyline and character of the main characters. Caution! The article may contain spoilers!
What is the movie about?
"Mom!" was released under the auspices of director Darren Aronofsky. A horror film can be watched in cinemas since September 14, 2017, but even for such a short period a decent amount of positive reviews and reviews has formed.
The storyline tells about a young couple who recently moved to an old mansion. The heroine Jennifer Lawrence set up a family nest, bore her son and took care of her husband. It seemed to be her perfect life. Everything began to crumble at one moment when a strange man appeared on the threshold of the house in a quiet evening. After some time, the mansion began to be filled with even more uninvited guests, and then completely inexplicable things began to happen, which horrified and depressed the main character.
Cast
Actors of the film "Mom!" cause delight among the audience, because everyone was looking forward to a new role of her beloved Jennifer Lawrence. We used to see a girl on the screens in such adaptations as The Hunger Games (all parts), Passengers, My Boyfriend is Crazy and Joy. The girl is not yet thirty, and behind her is a huge filmography, several world film awards and international recognition. Not surprisingly, the reviews for the movie "Mom!" with Jennifer Lawrence positive. In horror, the actress played the main character - mother Grace.
The screen adaptation was remembered by the viewer and thanks to Javier Bardem. In the movie "Mom!" he played husband Grace, who let strangers into the house. The official trailer made an intrigue and one would think that he will be the main culprit, as he allowed strange people to perform the ritual of sacrifice using the unborn child of his wife. We have already seen actor Javier Bardem from the movie "Mom!" in such adaptations as "Eat, Pray, Love," "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales."
Strangers in the film adaptation
Ed Harris is a popular American actor who has starred in big movies since 1978. Known for the films "Gravity", "World of the Wild West" (TV series), "Geostorm" and "Truman Show". Ed Harris in the movie "Mom!" played a stranger who asked for shelter over his head in the late evening.
According to the plot, right behind the character of Ed Harris appears actress Michelle Pfeiffer. The girl was repeatedly nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe, and viewers are familiar with her on such films as Malavita, Murder on the Orient Express. In the movie "Mom!" 2017, the actress appeared before us in the role of a stranger, who was trying to take the unborn baby from the heroine Jennifer Lawrence.
Very strange movie
The plot of the film "Mom!" - mystical, bewitching and intriguing. This film adaptation is difficult to attribute to a series of regular horror films. Rather, it is a psychological thriller that makes you think after watching. The released trailer does not reveal the storyline and raises a lot of questions: where does mom, why let strangers into the house and how are they connected with mysticism?
There is a subtle connection in the film with the biblical story of Adam and Eve, but the religious idea is revealed very slowly throughout the film. The viewer does not understand why the character of Javier Bardem in the film "Mom!" behaving absolutely calm with strangers when Grace is worried about the arrival of new faces.
Initially, one might think that the film adaptation is a drama with elements of a detective story, but subsequently everything turns into a chilling horror. And this is not surprising, because the director Darren Aronofsky himself already had experience in creating mysterious and intriguing paintings. Perhaps that is why the film very rarely uses names where they are replaced by "he", "mother", "woman" and "man".
Interesting Facts
The basis of the film "Mom!" In 2017, such famous paintings as "The Rosemary's Baby" and "The Amityville Horror" lay down. Here are other noteworthy facts:
- Until the premiere, it was not clear until the end what the new film adaptation would be about. However, the press release says that uninvited guests suddenly came to a remote mansion where the newly-made family moved. While Grace is trying to get at least some reaction from her husband, he in turn calmly says: "They came to look at me." Why do strangers need this, why exactly on the main character - it is not clear. However, the press release mentioned that Grace’s husband is a writer who recently published the acclaimed book, and fans began to follow him to personally get acquainted with the cult author.
- The plot of the film "Mom!" talks about sectarians who also introduce a certain mystery into the picture. Symbols in the poster, and the unexpected appearance of the Red Room in the old mansion, and the old photograph of the protagonist, which makes the viewer begin to doubt the reality of what is happening, speak of a secret conspiracy.
Camera crew and directorial work
Director Darren Aronofsky is one of the most memorable figures in world cinema. Under his leadership, popular paintings were released that impressed millions of viewers. These include Requiem for a Dream, Fountain, and Black Swan. Aronofsky sought to convey supernatural and mysticism, adding to the film adaptation, it would seem, completely random things. For example, a photograph that a viewer can see in a full-fledged trailer has long faded and taken exactly a few centuries ago. This makes you think while watching, because it all comes down to the fact that the main character (Grace's husband) is an entity that can live forever. There are many such things in the movie, which is why the audience begins to get confused. This is evidenced by the reviews for the film "Mom!" with Jennifer Lawrence. Other inexplicable details include the image of runes, which are prophetic.
Together with the crew of the film "Mom!" The director was able to recreate an absolutely unique film adaptation, which has no analogues among all the released films. Everything is mixed up here: devilism, and sectarians, and religious motives, and drama, and philosophical treatises.
Dubbing actors
Let's get to know the actors of the film "Mom!" Who voiced the characters of the new picture.
- Natalya Gracheva. The actress of the Russian dubbing was voiced by Grace (mother). The voice of the girl sounds in the film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", "Dog's Life", "Why He?" Surprisingly, Natalya Gracheva is recognized on the street, because she has repeatedly voiced Jennifer Lawrence in the Passengers and in all parts of The Hunger Games.
- Sergei Chikhachev voiced the character of Javier Bardem. This is one of the most sought-after dubbing actors whose voice sounds in "Twin Peaks" (new series), "Logan", "Assassin's Creed". We remembered Sergei Chikhachev for the fact that he repeatedly voiced Logan (Wolverine) - a fictional character from the Marvel universe.
- Valery Storozhik. The stranger, played by Ed Harris, was voiced by Valery Storozhik. His voice had previously sounded in Inferno, Logan, and The Dark Tower.
Other dubbing actors who are no less in demand in Russian cinema are: Olga Zubkova, Stanislav Tikunov, Olga Sirina, Alexander Noskov.
Reviews and viewers
Reviews for the movie "Mom!" with Jennifer Lawrence the most controversial. Yes, viewers liked the new thriller with elements of horror, but many had to try to find out the true meaning of the movie.
- The film has a lot of hidden meaning, including religious, which is almost impossible to recognize after the first viewing.
- The audience was perplexed after the premiere, because they expected a real horror, as the advertisement shouted. Perhaps this is an absurd mistake of producers and film distributors, but expectations and reality do not coincide.
- Before viewing, you need to read several philosophical treatises in order to finally figure out what's what.
- This is far from an entertaining film adaptation and it is not intended to relax at all after a hard day's work. Sitting in the cinema, you don’t even have time to drink water, because you are trying to catch the course of the director’s thought.
- There are a lot of metaphors and allegories that hide the true meaning, but it is impossible to understand what Darren Aronofsky conceived.
- The film is not for the faint of heart and obviously not for religious fanatics.
To summarize
Despite the fact that the ratings of the film do not exceed 7.0 points (Kinopoisk, IMBD), it is worth a look for those who love and appreciate puzzles. In the film adaptation, a fine line is clearly traced in the relationships and perceptions of the main characters. In addition to deep meaning, the director tried to convey that there is a parallel in everything. He speaks about this in many episodes, comparing the birth of a child with the creation of a new work.
Be prepared that this is not a child’s movie and fragile minds will not be able to fully grasp the whole meaning that Darren Aronofsky wanted to convey to us. While someone believes that the storyline is frankly far-fetched, others praise the new picture and advise everyone to know to see it. However, in order to understand this psychological thriller, you need to take a look at it personally and, possibly, more than once. You will definitely come across a light addiction, psychedelic and cruelty, which simultaneously border on love, family values and maternal feelings.