Now, Yoder’s book about an artist turned stay-at-home mother turned possible beast has a film adaptation.
Amy Adam’s stars as the unnamed mother inNightbitch,a feral comedy about motherhood and identity.
For two years, she’s been a stay-at-home-mom, sacrificing her career for time with her child.
Did Mother Actually Turn Into A Dog?
While Amy Adams' character does do dog-like things – growling, eating out of a bowl, etc.
– a literal transformation is not happening.
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After all,Nightbitchis a film dedicated to her unpacking what it means to be both mother and woman.
She’s made something for herself.
She has found solidarity and community.
A suburban mother struggles with the isolation of stay-at-home life while raising her young son. As she begins to embrace her primal instincts, she experiences strange transformations, leading her to question whether she’s losing her mind or becoming something altogether different—something feral and dangerous.
She has found a balance between her passion as a mother and her passion as an independent woman.
Adams, on the other hand, does.
She loves being a mother, despite the stress it causes her.
Once he does so, the door is open again for them to bring the family together.
What Is Amy Adams' Character’s Real Name In Nightbitch?
Instead, she is listed as “mother.”
This plays with the metaphorical nature ofNightbitch, asthe leading character is a stand-in for mothers at large.
What makes this choice stand out more, though, is how the other mothers inNightbitchare named.
Instead, she sees her worth as a mother, wife, artist, friend, and woman.
She does not exist for one purpose or for one person.
She does not sacrifice her motherhood for her passion.
She does not sacrifice her marriage for her independence.
She finds a balance, andshe defies what womanhood is according to society.
