Director
Darren Aronofsky
Leading Actors/Actresses
Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer
Genre
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Language
English
Awards
N/A
Date of Release
2017
Producer
Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky
Setting and Context
The home of Mother and Him. Unnamed place. 2017
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Mother
Tone and Mood
Suspenseful, violent, sensational
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Mother. Antagonist is Him, Man and Woman
Major Conflict
Him allows Man and Woman to stay in the home without asking Mother.
Climax
Man and Woman’s eldest son kills the younger, which leads to masses of people in their home. Him and Mother have a son who is killed when Him allows the crowd of people to take the child. Mother sets off an explosion that destroys the home so no one can else can rip it apart any longer.
Foreshadowing
The opening image of Mother in the fire foreshadows her having to burn the house down.
Understatement
It is understated that the opening of the film is also the ending.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to humanity’s abuse of the earth, and to various elements of the Bible.
Paradox
Him sees the people continue to destroy when he allows them in his home. Paradoxically, he gives them his son, whom they kill.
Parallelism
The opening scene parallels Mother setting fire to the Home at the end of the picture just before the explosion.
