re: So, Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Barsem are staring in a horror movie

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It absolutely makes sense when you read the spoilers

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That cheap dime story high school paper allegory?

It makes sense if you read people trying to explain it makes sense. And you can explain away most things...or connecting or add symbolism.

The linear story makes no sense (so the spoilers, I've been told) - you can add whatever allegory you think he's making...and I won't spoil it but I've read the "intended explanation" and given the description of the scenes that correlate to said explaination...it sounds like total nonsense. But for the actual movie - taking out whatever symbolism you want to inherit or invent...people are saying the actual textual level movie makes no sense.

So I saw the trailer for Mother! before IT and they talked about how it was the a movie that will make your skin crawl and will be the horror film or whatever of the year.

I just read the spoilers and what in the frick

A couple of frenetic nip slip flashes during a jerky camera shot.

It's been bugging me all day why I thought this movie was so stupid, and what it reminded me of and I finally put my finger on it:

It's the recurring SNL sketch they rolled out a few years ago - the high school drama production.

But they just read Milton.

And Dante.

And Poe.

And they just threw back a handful of shrooms.

And they're at peak righteous indignation.

Oh, and the sketch is TWO HOURS LONG.

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So, frick, I don't know whether I want to go see this film or never see it in my life.

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I think you do.

I want my money back. It was like a poorly written creepypasta.

That is maybe the most jarring final act of a movie I've ever seen. I need people to see it and hop in the spoilers thread to discuss with me.