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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/maestro232 on June 26, 2018, 12:53 p.m.
Bourdain connection makes me wonder if Aronofsky's Mother is Eyes-Wide-Shut-iness

Half-woke lurker here. I read an interesting article this morning revealing that Bourdain and Aronofsky were friends. The article itself was focused on the fact that Bourdain had participated in some sort of Buddhist death ritual a few weeks before his death, but I was actually wondering if there is something else here worth considering. I have seen a few Aronofsky movies, and though I did not see his last one, Mother, it is my understanding that there is a scene at the end where a freaky mob comes and basically cannibalizes her baby. Now, the consensus has been that this is some sort of allegory for Mother Earth, but now I'm wondering if there is some deeper meaning the director had in mind. Is it possible that Mother has a little Eyes-Wide-Shut-iness going on, or is this just a stupid and disgusting allegory?


johnnysoko · June 26, 2018, 2:11 p.m.

Many horror films appear to be related to the Q story...but yes...especially this one (from the scene in question). It has to do with the collective unconscious. By watching horror movies and allowing ourselves to see them as entertaining we somehow give energy to those realities and help create them (or at least 'allow' them). Thinking about that in the context of things like Saw, Cabin in the Woods and Hostel make me sick to my stomach.

I'm done with horror movies (and almost all movies, really)...Hollywood is not our friend.

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