First of all, what
the hell did I just watch?! I'm not usually one for horror films,
they don't normally appeal to me but obviously with doing a radio
show about films it helps to watch a mix of everything and change it
up a bit.
That is such a
strange film that its hard to describe and explain. I know its meant
to be a really scary horror film but to be honest I wasn't actually
that scared at all. I think because I was expecting things to happen
and expecting it to be freaky that it didn't actually properly scare
me. There were times when I jumped a bit and moments where it gave me
goosebumps watching it, but nothing that made me freak out and want
to hide away from the babadook.
Instead of trying
to find the actual description and plot line of this film, I'll give
my idea of it instead. Amelia (Essie Davis), is a single mother to
Samuel (Noah Wiseman), after her husband died and finds it difficult
coping with Samuels belief in monsters and his fear of them being
everywhere. One night when reading a story to Samuel before bed, she
realises this book isn't quite right and hides it away out of sight
of anyone. However, this book The Babadook has brought on more fear
and belief in monsters fro Samuel so much that it almost controls
everything he does. He makes weapons to fight them and plans how
he'll kill the babadook. It drives Amelia insane and in the end the
book and the babadook have so much control over how she treats
Samuel.
I would definitely
not say this is a suitable film for everyone and most definitely not
for children, ever. Also, even though it didn't properly scare me,
I'd still recommend watching it in day light hours before going to
sleep. I'm glad I did. This is a good film and I can definitely see
why it's gotten such high ratings.
Well done to
Jennifer Kent and the producers for creating this film is all I have
to say. I wouldn't usually pick this out to watch, but I unexpectedly
liked it and think if you like films that are a little different then
give it a watch, might not be quite what you expected either.
Until next time,
thanks for reading :) x
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