Don't read too deep

Alta 2022-03-15 09:01:03

This film is generally good, the rhythm is a bit slow, the foreshadowing is too long and unclear, and the part where the mother goes crazy in the middle pays tribute to The Shining. The little guy's magic from beginning to end, especially the pigeon at the end is obviously not something that a child can handle, it should be a superpower inherited from his father, that Babadu is the relic of his father's ability after his death, and as the child grows up, the ability Awakening or becoming stronger and leading to the home, my mother should have found it eventually, so I kept Babadu in the basement. This film has supernatural powers, simple and easy to understand, and has little to do with the mother's psychology. In the end, Actress

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The Babadook quotes

  • Amelia: [Samuel comes out from hiding and Amelia shrieks like a banshee. Amelia starts approaching Samuel, but he starts wetting himself.] You little pig. Six years old and you're still wetting yourself. You don't know how many times I wished it was you, not him, that died.

    Samuel: I just wanted you to be happy.

    Amelia: [mocking Samuel] I just want you to be happy. Sometimes I just want to smash your head against the brick wall until your fucking brains pop out.

    Samuel: [softly] You're not my mother.

    Amelia: What did you say?

    Samuel: I said you're not my mother!

    Amelia: I AM YOUR MOTHER!

  • Samuel: It wasn't me, Mum! The Babadook did it!