Three... Extremes segment Dumpings (2004) where

My one-sentence summary is this:
Honestly... it's a climate change movie wrapped in the story of the bible, as told by a man who struggles with relationships and thinks of himself as a genius.

There's a few things going on with the film worth noting before getting into what Kyle Smith is likely talking about.
1. It's about an artist who seems to love his fame more than he loves his current art and his wife, despite the fact that she adores him. The whole "you love me more than I love you" sort of thing. So that's one arc: He's a tortured artist looking for inspiration, she wants to have a family, he brings in strangers, she just wants to be with him, things get... fucked up.

2. Stack that on top of the bible allegory. Javier is the creator. The house (and property) is his creation. He loves his creation and he wants more. He introduces Man. There's a leak (great flood, y'all). There's more men. He introduces his own Child. Things get... fucked up.

3. Stack that on top of history of the earth from the perspective of Mother Nature, as it fits within the story of the bible. She's just trying to keep shit in order. To keep balance. But her husband (the creator) is more in love with his fans than her. They eventually break a sink, causing water to go everywhere (great flood, y'all) and they all leave. But they come back. People get out of control, and the house is getting torn apart. They want her dead because she stands in the way. She (basically) says fuck it, and torches the place by damaging the oil tank in the basement and setting it on fire.

So yeah... things start out nice and quiet... but as more people are introduced into her world (the people are constantly talking about how gracious He has been, without giving Mother any respect at all) things just get worse and worse for her. She still calls the house his (because it IS his house), but she's the caretaker, and he's letting them fuck it all up. When she DOES call it HER house, people laugh and scoff at her.

So. Kyle Smith. He gets a few things wrong.
Oh yes, some folks at Paramount are about to get fired. That said, I don't think Aronofsky made this specifically to outrage Christians, but given that it is, by far, his most personal work representing his struggle with religion and climate change, offending folks was inevitable. What I mean is, I don't think he's thinking, "HAHA! You stupid Christians!" He's had a cynical view of religion for a long time, but there's more going on here than just his interpretation of the bible.

I could be wrong, but isn't the rock monster thing based on the text that pre-dated the bible as we know it?

He's missing the point here. Yes, she takes on the roll of Virgin Mary for the sake of the child birth, but she isn't Virgin Mary throughout the entire film. She's mother nature.
I respect this stance. 100%. If people don't want to see that 3rd act, they should walk out. It's heavy.
But this is silly.
Again, I DO respect this stance. It's not easy to watch. The only thing I can say is that at least there isn't a literal rape going on, but that doesn't change the fact that the beating scene is... tough to watch. It is.

Again, I don't think Aronofsky is MOCKING Christian dogma. I think he's telling us about his struggle with accepting some of it. But I respect that interpretation.

- A man is bludgeoned in the head, and bleeds on the floor.
- A man is shot in the face, point-blank, and the camera lingers on that for a few seconds
- There's a whole sequence of many people fighting and killing each other with quick shots of gruesome kills
- Some people are tied up, laid on the floor, and shot in the head
- a baby is killed (off screen) but people tear it apart and, yes, eat the pieces
- a woman is severely beaten, while obscenities are screamed at her, with the camera lingering on her face, although she is not killed
- people burn

4. The opening shot is of Rachel Weisz in front of a fire (edit: Maybe not her?? Dunno... looks like her...). Then Javier holding something precious. Then the house magically becoming whole again. The final sequence has Jennifer Lawrence in front of a fire. As she dies, Javier takes her heart, and... then the house magically becomes whole again, only this time, there's a different woman in her place.

This is VERY much about Aronofsky's relationships...

she's uncredited, apparently... but it's her.

in my theater, there was an open discussion afterwards (a Drafthouse Film Club thing, I guess) and a few people recognized her right off the bat. Also, some reviewers (ie: Alan Cerny and Jacob Knight) have said it's her, too.

that she'd do it!

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse is credited as Foremother. She's definitely the girl at the very end. No doubt.
but

Laurence Leboeuf is credited as Maiden. I think... that might be the girl. Not Rachel.

- a baby is killed (off screen) but people tear it apart and, yes, eat the pieces

- you actually do see the baby's neck snapped backwards

Bardem = God
Lawrence= Mother Earth
Harris= Adam
Pfeiffer= Eve
Gleeson Brothers= Cain & Abel