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Saw this at the cinema recently.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting but it was quite a relatable depiction of motherhood and the changes to a woman's life vs her husband's I thought.

A few moments of body-horror and some funny bits. It was a bit of a neat ending. A feminist grim fairytale?

Anyone else seen it?

No but I read it. I liked it. I don't have children so can't say much on relating to that feeling, though that is partly the reason I don't want them, I don't want to lose myself to another.

I haven't read the book, might try it. :)

Hoping to see this at the weekend. I was going to take my daughter (aged 20) but I don't think she'll get it.

She might. It's a movie I'd like my dd to watch before she has kids (if she has kids).

Adore Amy Adams and even more since seeing this. I related to some of it, though I love staying home more than I did, I relate to the suddenly fat, stupid and lost the things I used to be interested in, detest baby groups and the mums at them and have a partner who doesn't think for themselves.
I thought her becoming friends with the mums was a bit too neat and that her art friends turned up to her show after her exit from the restaurant maybe not so likely but I'd watch it again and liked the positive things it had to say. Preferred it to the facile feminism of Barbie, it was about 40%smarter than that.
And some great stylistic choices too. The lighting and birds singing when her inner monologue was narrated were great.

Just seen this thread whilst scrolling to see if there was one for the last showgirl.
This is on Disney plus so will watch tonight.

Wow that Todd's amazing 😳

Toddler 😅

Thanks for heads up, have been wanting to see this.

I watched it last night on streaming and it really grabbed me to the extent I felt a bit panicky and emotional. Amy Adams is amazing in it but it also made me think how few films there are about the (various) realities of motherhood - and I do think that’s what this was about despite the transformation. There are way more films about cops, for example, which is crazy.
Agree with PP who said the ending was a fairytale. Anyone on the boards here will know that a DH who doesn’t get it, turning around and going ‘yes I totally get it now’, is about as plausible as turning into a dog.

I’ve just watched it again (having watched it originally when it came out) as I’m reading the book, which I also love.

It’s really made me think and ponder about it in a way films and books rarely do these days. Some of the dialogue/writing is just exceptional. The push and pull of identity versus instinct versus expectation etc.

Im a mother (though not a SAHM) but can relate to the feeling of losing identity. And she’s spot on when she says mothers are derided by popular media.

Peter Bradshaw (Guardian) reviewed the film badly - I just don’t think he grasped it. His review just didn’t refer to the allegory, the sub text, nothing. They really should have picked a reviewer more interested in the subject matter.

I tried to explain to Dp that I was reading a book about a mother who turns into a dog at night. And kills the cat. He looked at me like I was insane. It’s not for everyone.