This post contains spoilers for mother! mother! director Darren Aronofsky has offered his thoughts on the polarizing response to the film, including its infamous “F” CinemaScore.
And the reason I wanted to come is because I was very sad and I had a lot of anguish and I wanted to express it.
Despite generally positive reviews, mother! could not find traction at the box office, earning just $7.5 million in its opening weekend.
In a way, that’s better than another easily-digestible genre offering that comes out and is forgotten in a couple of weeks.