A very powerful movie

Karlie 2021-11-24 08:01:23

The actors' acting skills are very good, and we can clearly feel the fatigue and pain of single mothers (especially a bear child who has troubles everywhere and has an endless butt). Killing the dog first, then the child, and finally committing suicide is probably a mother's tired and painful mind to destroy herself.
A mother, guarding her child, lived alone for seven years. The child constantly troubles himself. The child’s birthday and her husband’s death day are on the same day. They are lonely, helpless, painful and helpless, tired and hesitating. Various emotions are particularly strong on the day of the husband’s death (which is also the child’s birthday). Mother's life has no sense of happiness, it is a kind of suffering under heavy burden.
It's normal for her to have that kind of thought of destroying everything. She suffers from insomnia every day, in a trance, hypnotized by those horror pictures on TV, the horrible evil thoughts of her psychology are nakedly revealed. The so-called Babaduk is actually the visualization of this horrible idea of ​​destroying everything in the mother's heart. But this kind of thinking can't eliminate the maternal love in her heart, so when Babaduk threw on the child, he still yelled "no" at it loudly. Yes, life is as dark as purgatory, but she still retains a little light in her heart, that is her own child, this is the only support she has persisted in surviving these seven years, this is the mother's instinct, the most pure love. The power of this kind of love suppressed the evil thoughts of destroying everything.
In the end, the mother raised Babaduk, which in fact also symbolized that the mother is still tired, still lonely, and still suffering. These emotions cannot be eliminated. After all, the reality of life lies there, but the mother can control it. In a corner, it can't be blamed.
The last paragraph is very rare. If the director wants to add chicken soup, then the end will become, Babaduk is eliminated and the mother and son live a happy life. But the director is soberly aware that as long as the misery in life does not disappear, these lonely, exhausted, and painful emotions will not disappear, but after all, the mother and the child feel that they have forgotten the past and start a new life. ’S death) to give him a party, so although Babaduk will exist, it will no longer be harmful

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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!