Movie No. 93 (2014): THE BABADOOK
The Babadook (2014)
Director: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman
This movie is of the horror genre. I didn't observe a lot of lazy scares, or I they might have just gone unnoticed because the feel of creepiness may have already engulfed me. For me, the most powerful horror movies are those whose horror lies in what is not seen. This is the first time I've seen a well-executed character study in the genre. What makes it more interesting is the idea from which the narrative has been based. The struggles and fear of parenting an impossible child who is difficult to love is the center of this horror movie. The parent is a single mother who still hasn't move on from the tragic death of her husband. Their six-year-old son has vivid imagination and sees monsters in dreams and in waking life. Soon after, the mother also feels then sees a supernatural presence in their house after a book called The Babadook appears in their house.
Director: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman
This movie is of the horror genre. I didn't observe a lot of lazy scares, or I they might have just gone unnoticed because the feel of creepiness may have already engulfed me. For me, the most powerful horror movies are those whose horror lies in what is not seen. This is the first time I've seen a well-executed character study in the genre. What makes it more interesting is the idea from which the narrative has been based. The struggles and fear of parenting an impossible child who is difficult to love is the center of this horror movie. The parent is a single mother who still hasn't move on from the tragic death of her husband. Their six-year-old son has vivid imagination and sees monsters in dreams and in waking life. Soon after, the mother also feels then sees a supernatural presence in their house after a book called The Babadook appears in their house.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: December 21, 2014
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