Review of Womb (2010) by Lena E — 21 Aug 2012

A story of cross generational love and artificial incest. For a movie that is supposed to be the ultimate taboo I found it didn't dive in deep enough into the very sensitive subject matter. There was a lot of emotion in the movie though, very subtle but at the same time very strong. Both Green and Smith gave strong performances, they had to considering the great majority of the show is really solely about those two characters.

You really did see and feel the struggle of Rebecca's maternal feelings versus her sexual feelings for her son especially as he grew into a young man. Thomas feelings for his mother also started to build up as he grew older, of course he couldn't understand why he was feeling the way he did. A shame Thomas only found out the truth in the end, the movie would of benefited greatly if they explored his feelings and emotions more closely and in a more gradual manner.

The show really leaves you to interpret a few things, if this was intentional or not, I do not know, but certain things are better defined than interpreted. Ultimately though you do get a sense of closure especially when Thomas utters his last words before departing. And all matters were touched on, I just wished certain things the movie could of delved deeper into.