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Originally Posted by The Villain
Not every movie needs an origin of the monster especially one thats supposed to serve as a metaphor for mental illness. It's also supposed to be a boogeyman type creature. Diving further into monsters sometimes makes them less scary. This is a movie that didn't need any of that.
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I completely disagree.
SPOILER ALERT!
If the story had just been about a mental illness the Babadook would've made sense as a metaphor. But it wasn't. It was a Real thing that was just suddenly there for no reason whatsoever. All horror icons has a background story and as this is a pretty bad ass looking boogeyman this one should too.
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Originally Posted by The Villain
The boy was annoying but got better as the movie went along and i think it made sense that he was like that due to the horrible parenting by his mother. Plus if he was a good well behaved child, i don't think the mother would have been as stressed and the plot wouldnt have worked as well.
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POSSIBLE SPOILER
This movie could easily have worked with a different/more simpe story as the story about the mother and son didn't really have a lot in common with the Babadook. They just read the book, that's all.
That's my opinion and why i didn't love this movie although it had one helluva monster. But it sure has potential to become a fantastic franchise.