Tucia Lyman’s debut film “M.O.M (Mother of Monsters)” is not a lightweight thriller. Social media, in particular, generates commentary around horrific events like mass shootings. But are psychopaths born or made? The movie “Mother of Monsters 2020” follows a child who is undoubtedly a slave to his impulses. His mother, naturally, worries that he will become one of those child killers. Society’s woes often come under the heavy veil of stories based on real events. They also often manifest in the form of horror films. These try to unravel and explain why things may have unfolded the way they did.
Is M.O.M Based on Real Events?
Writer/director Tucia Lyman reported that this story is fictional. However, the essence of the content is drawn from journals, news reports, and scenarios of parents and their children who turned out to be school shooters.
To add further salt to the wound that has already been opened here, Mother of Monsters is a found footage film that serves as a diary for someone prone to manipulative conduct. Not the usual shaky-cam bounty many film lovers dislike. Instead Abbey, the mother of a teenage boy, slowly begins to set up cameras around her home to safeguard her suspicions. Her son Jacob exhibits all the telltale signs that something isn’t quite right. As his mother, Abbey tries to control the situation when all avenues to intercept her beliefs fall through. She sends her son to psychiatrists, reports specific behavior to the local authorities, and even speaks with her own mother.
Bailey Edwards and Melinda Page Hamilton in Mother of Monsters
The narrative and intensity of the story in Mother of Monsters movie are well-paced. Bailey Edwards as Jacob is a fierce reckoning of the tightrope between too much and too little. He embodies the character’s casual menace. He comes in the form of a normal teenager. Not a child killer and not completely manipulative, except of course behind closed doors.
Melinda Page Hamilton shows the incomprehensible struggle of knowing her child is naturally cruel. She begins a series of video blogs to reach others in her position. Additionally, Abbey has her own demons to contend with. In her battle between attributing whether nature or nurture made her son this way she never has any real confidence in her revelations. Is it my fault if I am not the perfect parent?
Toxic Traits In Children
The chilling title 98-minute run-time feels much shorter than it is. Stories about how serial killers are made are gripping. We want to know the why’s behind the characters we see in the film and the real stories we watch on the news. Is my child a psychopath? It is a well-asked question among parents who can’t explain certain behaviors. The average bystander of these crimes we see wants to know as well.
In between casting stereotypical signs such as cruelty to animals, disturbing drawings, and violent displays, Mother of Monsters tries to incorporate the fact that some more typical psychopathic behavior is very well hidden. Self-mutilation, a person with narcissistic personality disorder compulsions, and general discord in communication can also become more prevalent.
Mother of Monsters is not without a few faults. It sways dangerously between wanting to be a hard-hitting vessel that opens up a dialogue and showing that no matter how much evidence you compile, there is little recourse. It is undoubtedly worth your time if stories like this are something you often ponder. It won’t answer any of your questions but it might leave you more vigilant.
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M.O.M. Where to Watch
Where can I watch Mother of Monsters? Stream it free on TubiTV
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