Turn to mainstream cinema (Hitchcock, Dolan, Linklater) to see how filmmakers unpack the emotional complexities of the maternal bond.
Viral videos of sons surprising their mothers with cars, houses, or simply showing up for Christmas. The most shared video of 2023 featured a son who wore his deceased mother’s coat to her grave. These videos trend under hashtags like #MamaBoy and #SonMomLink. They appeal to our desire to see the "link" as unbreakable.