Rosemary's Baby: Movie Analysis

“You give, and you give, and you give. It’s just never enough.”
While remodeling the home that was wrecked in a fire that belonged to her husband, a woman’s serene life is interrupted as uninvited guests keep showing up at their house. With a strong dose of Rosemary’s Baby, and clear nods to Hitchcock’s thrillers, director Darren Aronofsky attempts to recall the fear and paranoia cultivated in these classic films while adding his own philosophical views. From the opening shot, this film has a driven perspective as the camera is always either focused on the protagonist Mother (Jennifer Lawrence), or what she would see. The viewer will only experience events as she experiences them, seeing nothing more than her limited perspective allows, creating a real sense of uncertainty and vulnerability in the audience. There is also something clearly lacking in her character – a sense of depth that stops her from seeming like a real human. While this could be completely intentional on Aronofsky’s part (with them being portrayed more as concepts than they are characters), the distance between Mother and the audience may mean when the movie truly begins to devolve into madness, some …show more content…
is a difficult film to watch, and one that will instantly lose the viewer who isn’t willing to commit fully to the experience. This is not a film for the simple minded, or those who are not critical thinkers. The message it conveys, whichever you interpret that to be, is expressed so artistically and impactfully that the film is sure to consume you. Flaws can be found in how the film chooses to present concepts over characters (in a world almost familiar and yet ever so slightly and uncomfortably different), thereby creating a rift between audience and screen. Regardless, Mother! is sure to inspire endless talk over what the film means, how well it was expressed, and whether it was any good to begin with. Even if it is positive or negative, it is not an experience you should let pass