{"id":11771,"date":"2025-11-12T03:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2025-11-12T03:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:05:39","slug":"she-vowed-she-would-never-do-it-again-the-terrifying-on-set-injury-that-forced-jennifer-lawrence-to-use-an-oxygen-tube-after-every-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=11771","title":{"rendered":"“She vowed she would never do it again”: The terrifying on-set injury that forced Jennifer Lawrence to use an oxygen tube after every take"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2017 psychological thriller <\/span>“mother!,”<\/span><\/b> directed by the uncompromising <\/span>Darren Aronofsky<\/span><\/b> (known for works like <\/span>Black Swan<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Requiem for a Dream<\/span><\/i>), was designed to provoke.1<\/sup><\/span> However, the intensity of the film’s production proved to be as psychologically and physically damaging for its star, Jennifer Lawrence, as the film was divisive for its audience. Lawrence’s total immersion in the role<\/b> of Mother<\/b>, the unnamed protagonist, pushed her body past its breaking point, leading to a vow to never repeat the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Physical Toll of Emotional Extremism<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The film\u2019s notorious final act is a relentless, allegorical storm of chaos and emotional breakdown, which Lawrence had to replicate physically on set. Her commitment to the demanding, hyper-emotional scenes resulted in significant injury:2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Injury by Hyperventilation:<\/span><\/b> Lawrence pushed the physical expression of distress so intensely during the sequence that she suffered a <\/span>dislocated rib<\/span><\/b> and a <\/span>torn diaphragm<\/span><\/b> due to severe, sustained hyperventilation.3<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\n
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  • The Oxygen Tube:<\/b> The injury was severe enough that she was required to use an <\/span>oxygen tube<\/span><\/b> placed in her nostrils between takes to recover, a stark sign of the physical toll.4<\/sup><\/span> She famously recounted an instance where director Aronofsky requested a re-shoot, and she told him, “Go f\u2014 yourself,” highlighting her exhaustion.5<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\n
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  • The “Safe Zone”:<\/span><\/b> Recognizing her extreme distress, the production crew established a dedicated “safe zone” or “Kardashian Tent” for Lawrence.6<\/sup><\/span> This separate space was reportedly adorned with images of the Kardashians and played <\/span>Keeping Up with the Kardashians<\/span><\/i> on a loop\u2014her chosen mental escape from the dark trauma of the material.7<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\n
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    Lawrence herself summarized the agonizing process by stating: “I wasn’t acting, I was living the storm.”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Data on Critical Praise vs. Audience Revolt<\/span><\/h3>\n

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    Aronofsky’s vision, and Lawrence’s raw performance, created one of the decade’s most polarizing cinematic events, reflected dramatically in the film\u2019s reception data:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Metric<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nData Point<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nContext\/Notability<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Audience Rating (CinemaScore)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n‘F’ Grade<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThis is one of the rarest and most negative audience ratings, indicating poor reception and extreme disapproval, with mother!<\/i> joining a small list of films to receive it since the mid-1990s.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Critical Rating (Rotten Tomatoes)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n69% “Fresh”<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nWhile divisive, the score indicates a generally positive critical consensus, with her performance widely hailed as “transcendent” and “fearless.”<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Production Budget<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n$30 million<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Worldwide Box Office Gross<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n$44.5 million<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe film ultimately managed to clear its budget, though it fell short of projections, especially considering the star power of Lawrence, Javier Bardem<\/b>, Michelle Pfeiffer<\/b>, and Ed Harris<\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    The dichotomy between the audience’s profound rejection and the critics’ acclaim for Lawrence\u2019s “uncompromising” dedication is a testament to the film’s controversial nature and her artistic sacrifice. Despite achieving what critics called a “masterpiece” performance, Lawrence later stated that she was happy to have made the film, but <\/span>vowed she would “never be able to do it again”<\/span><\/b> due to the emotional and physical intensity required.8<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The 2017 psychological thriller “mother!,” directed by the uncompromising Darren Aronofsky (known for works like Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream), was designed to provoke.1 However, the intensity of the film’s production proved to be as psychologically and physically damaging for its star, Jennifer Lawrence, as the film was divisive for its audience. Lawrence’s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}