A story about false happiness, motherhood and some adolescent disorders that correctly introduces the elements of transformational horror cinema, as in some of David Cronenberg's films. But it also refers to Finnish mythology about the creation of the world from a bird's egg, and the upsetting revelations of the doppelgänger. The mix works, with some disturbing scenes and interesting reflections on the family.

Love the pastel colors, the set and the choise of clothes for the characters I think it gives the movie it's style. The highlight of the movie is the creature's evolution and the cool animatronics. It suffers from having too many thematics. One of them being the whole stepfather side story I think that could of been cut out. I wish the movie could of been more contained it didn't need to expand outside of the main family.

It's definitely a movie that makes you think. What I saw in it, is that it's a movie about the psychological abuse of a daughter. A mother that wants the perfect life and is putting a lot of stress on her daughter to make her life perfect, to make the mothers life what she couldn't accomplish herself. [spoiler]Apart from her abusive mother, she has to deal with other abusive stuff like the killing of animals (the raven and the dog), attack of her competitive neighbor, the affaire of her mother with another man, and her mother seeming to care more for the mans baby then for her own daughter.[/spoiler] The egg hatching and the creature growing stronger symbolizes the innocent 12 year old girl growing into a 'in her mothers eyes perfect' but mentally broken girl.

it sure has some weaknesses but this is a really unique horror which is kinda horrifying and beautiful and the same time. feels like a scary and modern faerie tale / fable. i enjoyed it at lot and would recommend it for everyone who likes to think a little bit while watching a movie and appreciates stuff like Lamb (2021) or You Won't Be Alone (2022). [spoiler]i was a little bit reminded at the cuckoo and how they grow up[/spoiler]

A metaphor for puberty? Or a lesson about the challenges associated with birdkeeping? It's the former but it still put me off bringing a budgie egg home!