“I finally was just like, ‘It’s not healthy. Neither of us are doing it because if I read it, I start getting defensive.’ Especially because it’s my man,” Lawrence said.
She added: “It’s awesome, what we did — some people hate it and the people who hate it, really hate it. But it’s nothing that needs to be defended and if I read a negative review, I just feel defensive.”
A Movie Meant to Disturb — and It Did
Mother! may have had an A-list cast — including Javier Bardem, Domhnall Gleeson, Michelle Wiig, and Brian Gleeson — but it left audiences scratching their heads. The film’s disturbing nature raised questions about its themes, many related to fertility, creation, destruction, and psychological trauma — all of which tie into real-life areas such as prenatal anxiety, mental wellness during pregnancy, and postpartum emotional care.
Despite scoring a decent 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, many viewers found the film too disturbing and difficult to follow. And according to Lawrence, they weren’t alone.
Aronofsky himself once explained that the confusion was intentional: he “wanted to make a punk movie and come at you.” His creative process — much like experimental art therapy — centered on discomfort as a tool of expression, something often examined in clinical mental health diagnostics and behavioral health law.
Lawrence and Aronofsky met on the set of the film but split just two months after its release. She has since moved on and is now married to Cooke Maroney, and has spoken openly about family planning, marriage counseling, and the importance of mental clarity in personal relationships — topics increasingly covered under modern private health insurance policies and family wellness benefits.
