2017 psychological horror film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem. None of the characters have any names in Mother! which automatically distances it from the typical conventions of a film. Jennifer Lawrence, plays as Mother, though she is not yet a mother herself. Instead of a baby, she has a house that she has single-handedly remodelled and transformed into a home for her and her husband, Him (Javier Bardem), who she completely devotes herself to. As a literal homemaker, Mother is like Mother Earth. She has created a home for her husband and their various (and strange) guests, and the home itself appears to her as alive. "It breathes, has a heartbeat, and it even bleeds". Much like the Earth itself, Mother's home is a living extension of herself.
It is argued that Mother represents a "suffocating reality of being a woman in our patriarchal world" as this film showcases the unequal power dynamic between men and women.
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