Mother Film Review: These are the religious metaphors I picked up, there are many, many more.

The trailer is totally miss leading, as it would probably lead to believe you're about to see a horror film.

So what kind of film is this?

Action: there is some action but not the kind of action you're used to. 

Biography: there is a birth and a death, but this is not a biography. 

Drama: dramatic but not usual drama. 

Horror: horrific (very horrific) but definitely not a horror film. 

Fiction: based on a best-selling book but not fiction in the normal sense. 

Thriller: more shocking than thrilling. 

Fantasy: I'll pick this, as it's hard to categorise.

These are the religious metaphors I picked up, there are many, many more

The house is their paradise = Eden. 

Javier Bardem = God. 

Crowds of people ascend on the house = worshipers from far and wide.

Jennifer Lawrence = Mary, gets pregnant towards the end of the film. 

Javier Bardem = God who gives up his only child. 

Screenplay written in 6 days = the creation. 

Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer are the visitors = Adam and Eve. 

Ed has a chest injury = A plucked rib. 

Ed and Michelle have two sons, one of whom kills the other out of jealousy = Cain and Abel. 

The precious crystal = the Apple. 

Jennifer insists Ed and Michelle never enter Javier's office, of course they do. She then insists they never touch the crystal on display, of course they do, and they break it and are banished from the room and it is sealed up. Eventually Javier overcomes his writers block and completes a piece of work = the New Testament, or 10 commandments, or another religious article. 

The newborn baby = Jesus. 

The newborn is killed by the crowd and is eaten = crucifixion and the bread offering during Eucharist.

Every religious metaphor you could possibly imagine. 

I can't recommend this film to a religious person or horror fan.

6/10.