“It’s a projection of my life and what I’m thinking about. But my ego is in every character in every film that I’ve made. I’m the ballerina in Black Swan. I’m the wrestler in The Wrestler. I can see how people will especially make the connection with this one (Mother!). But it’s also all fiction; it’s all smoke and mirrors. And if anything, my empathy here is more with the mother. I’m probably more Jen’s character than I am Javier’s.” Darren Aronofsky talking to The Guardian on the similarities between Javier Bardem’s character and himself.
Mother! is out now on general release and our 4 Star review is right here.
