I’m going to be honest I think Metroid is… not that much about motherhood.
I’ve seen really amazing essays people have written out to try and support this but it just.
Never feels right to me. I don’t think it’s as major of a theme as people make it out to be.
It’s much more about lonliness. It’s about a woman trying to find some connection to something and still feeling empty. It’s about discovering there is something left for you despite how desolate your surroundings might be. It’s about hope, and it’s about love, and kindness, and being there when you’re needed. It’s about the weight of the world being on your shoulders. It’s about fighting against the darkest part of you.
But… motherhood. I don’t know. It never really reads that way to me. I try to see it but it’s just… not as obvious to me as it seems to be to everyone else.
Metroid just feels lonely.














