Last year, writer-director Darren Aronofsky continued his environmentalist streak launched by his divisive 2014 blockbuster

with inarguably his most controversial work to date,

, a kind of loose and frequently transgressive allegory for Mother Earth’s connection with God.

That film, led by actress Jennifer Lawrence and actor Javier Bardem, tragically tanked at the box office and left audiences split into hyperbolic extremes of unadulterated love and hate.

Worse still, the film garnered Razzie nominations and remains a work that either enthralls or enrages moviegoers alike.

As for myself, it was one of the best films of 2017 that few people saw and one which has only grown more brilliant and beautiful with time.