The Real Reason Why Mother! Flopped In The Most Glorious Way

Darren Aronofsky’s Mother is the first casualty of the fall after opening to just $7.5 million. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence as the title character, wife to Javier Bardem’s “Him”, and a woman who must deal with the increasing stress of undesired visitors entering her once-peaceful home. The film’s problematic logline has been a topic of discussion for months, and the movie became even more shrouded in mystery as confusing trailers and TV spots released online. While Mother was as hard to track as it was to explain, no one anticipated the film to fall as far as it did. Let’s take a look at why Mother has had trouble finding an audience…