Invoking Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan is no small feat, as those are two of Aronofsky’s most successful, and best remembered, films.
While we don’t gain any specifics on what mother! is going to do with its story, at least the tone of the film is definitely being set by Darren Aronofsky.
As if the trailer didn’t put its audience members on edge enough, these new remarks about the Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem horror thriller are pretty thrill-inducing.
But above all, they are also two of the most harrowing films on the director’s resume, with main characters who are seemingly fixated on goals and highs that just might kill them.