{"id":17166,"date":"2017-12-13T13:51:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=17166"},"modified":"2017-12-13T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T21:51:47","slug":"review-mother-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/12\/review-mother-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"mother! 4K\/BD + BD Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>mother!<\/em><\/strong> might\u2019ve had some things going for it and there\u2019s no doubt Aronofsky doesn\u2019t fit into a box like other directors, but this allegorical movie was a complete misfire, particularly in the second half.<\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama
\nParamount | R \u2013 121 min. \u2013 $34.99 | December 19, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/13\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Darren Aronofsky
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Darren Aronofsky (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall
\nGleeson, Kristen Wiig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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mother!<\/em><\/strong> is the latest from visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and although I thoroughly enjoyed Requiem for a Dream<\/em>, The Fountain<\/em>, The Wrestler <\/em>and Black Swan<\/em>, this was a whole other… something.<\/p>\n

The film is indeed thought-provoking but not in the ways Aronofsky wanted. My personal thoughts, once you got the symbolism\/allegory thrown in your face in the second half, moved more towards wondering if Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s character owned a pair of shoes or even socks. Yes, I know why she was barefoot throughout but I couldn\u2019t help it as the rest was just a pretentious mess.<\/p>\n

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The story, as best I can describe, centers on a married couple (JAVIER BARDEM, JENNIFER LAWRENCE) living in an older home she\u2019s fixing up while he struggles with writer\u2019s block. When a stranger (ED HARRIS) arrives, and later, along with his wife (MICHELLE PFEIFFER), things spiral out of control as Mother (that\u2019s how Lawrence is credited) becomes agitated. But after the strangers\u2019 son (DOMHNALL GLEESON) is killed by their other son (BRIAN GLEESON) (*cough* Cain and Abel *cough*), and when Javier (I\u2019ll just call him that as he\u2019s credited as \u201cHim\u201d) invites the strangers\u2019 friends and family over for a wake.<\/p>\n

And things only go downhill from here, not only in terms of Mother but the movie as a whole. Yes, I completely got the (some of the) allegory of Mother Nature and society\u2019s impact on her, as blatantly shown with riots, people coming in and tearing the home apart to a disgusting and revolting scene in which Mother\u2019s newborn child (Jesus allegory I guess?) being taken by the crowd when his neck is broken and they in turn decide to eat him (fuck that). Sure, that probably what Aronofsky was after, but it really completely turned me off to a movie that already lost me some scenes prior (though at least before I found it darkly humorous until that scene).<\/p>\n

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Not sure I can explain how much I disliked this movie, it\u2019s a symbolic movie criticizing the impact mankind has had on the Earth (I think) as well, likely some sort of commentary on how society treats one another (I think). But it\u2019s not all horrible. The performance from Javier Bardem wasn\u2019t too bad and the film at least looked well shot courtesy of Aronofsky and his longtime director of photographer Matthew Libatique. Jennifer Lawrence was, well, Jennifer Lawrence, not really giving all that convincing in the lead.<\/p>\n

In the end while I\u2019m all for trippy, wild and insane movies, as Black Swan<\/em> was, mother!<\/em><\/strong> is a complete misfire from a director I normally respected but after this and his biblical epic Noah<\/em>, kind of losing faith in the guy.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. Unfortunately, or fortunately, there\u2019s not much in the way of bonus material except for mother!<\/u><\/em>: The Downward Spiral (29:51; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and The Makeup FX of mother!<\/em> (6:45; HD)<\/u><\/strong> featurettes taking viewers behind-the-scenes to hear from the cast and crew. It was nice to see the first wasn\u2019t just some EPK featurette…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4K VIDEO \u2013 5.0\/5, BD VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5
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Paramount\u2019s mother!<\/em><\/strong> comes to 4K Blu-ray UHD presented with a 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2160p high-definition transfer (HEVC\/H.265). Although I was a bit surprised this even got a 4K release considering its lackluster box office (compared to the $30M budget), this looks great on the format. Detail levels are incredibly sharp throughout and even the dark scenes, which are very dark in the second half, are stark without losing the objects in those shots. Skin tones are on the warmer side as no doubt how it was shot. The 1080p Blu-ray is more or less the same, but perhaps not quite as sharp by my eyes, still looks fantastic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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When I first saw the movie came with an Atmos track, I thought this must be overkill. And while probably 95% of the film is strictly dialogue driven, with some creaks and sounds off-screen, when the action (for the lack of a better word) picks up, oh boy does the Atmos show itself off with incredible depth with all speakers working on overdrive and the subwoofer kicking on for that extra bass that I love feeling in my home theater. Nice thing is, owners of both 4K and Blu-ray can enjoy the Atmos mix…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, mother!<\/em><\/strong> might\u2019ve had some things going for it and there\u2019s no doubt Aronofsky doesn\u2019t fit into a box like other directors, but this allegorical movie was a complete misfire, particularly in the second half. Between this and Noah<\/em>, not sure what to make of him following the darkly brilliant Black Swan<\/em>. This surprising 4K UHD release offers up excellent video\/audio transfers although the features are a bit light.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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