The Babadook
Directed by Jennifer Kent
Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old Samuel – a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real.
Amelia struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old Samuel – a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster called ‘The Babadook’ who he believes is coming to kill them.
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall
Member Reviews
Classic greif allegory, can't say it's scary either. However, I can see someone who relates with the main character finding the film a worthwile and relatable watch.
that kid was annoying, but i get why.
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Great movie. You won’t be disappointed.
People getting hella worked up over the acting and the “dumb scares,” but if an actor makes you live or hate them, most of the time it’s cuz they did their job correctly. This movie is more of a psychological horror than a supernatural one. It’s essentially a warning not to ignore your traumas and just stuff em down or else they can control you. It also serves as a metaphor to live with your inner demons instead of wasting your sanity trying to banish them. Might seem stupid, but the movie materializes true horror: depression and denial.This is an absolutely fantastic movie, and has become one of the 2010’s all-time horror classics that people will remember. The movie is essentially a warning