The Babadook

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2015)

After a few failed horror movies with their predictable plots and clichés, "The Babadook", managed to overcome some titles and surprise me. For the first film directed by Jennifer Kent, this was a great job. The film brings us the story of Amelia (Essie Davis) who lost her husband in a car accident, and his son Samuel (Noah Wiseman) a restless boy and feed the fears of having a monster in your room. Throughout the film, we realize that even after six years since the death of her husband, Amelia has not yet overcome the loss, and follow there, your worn routine with your child and a dog (Bugsy). But everything seems to change when she read to her son Samuel, a book which is called "Mr. Babadook, a book that presents a friendly creature and then a frightening figure. Until then appears another cliché story of monsters in a book that come to life after being read, but that turns out to be something other than we imagined. The film has an engaging and captivating plot, the relationship between mother and child is intense. The performance of Noah Wiseman as Samuel is amazing, not to mention Essie Davis, a tired and character stuck in his past. Then things start to change course in the life of Amelia, leaving the film even more intriguing and frightening. "The Babadook" was done in a bold way, the film did not need to force situations to cause fear and be scary, the film really hooks you gradually.
Contains spoiler The beginning of the film was something highlighted, showing the car accident that killed her husband of Amelia. But it was done in a different way and with effect. And the outcome shows that no more than a dream of Amelia, the feeling when we are asleep and suddenly we are awakened by something. Many may have found a weak and forced film, with a final meaningless. That's because they did not understand the metaphor of the film that "Babadook" is the process to which Amelia passes in the film. And the book illustration is amazing, every detail was very well done.
"The Babadook" is the kind of movie you have to pay attention to every detail of the film to be understood. A great film of psychological terror, very well prepared and very intelligent outcome.
"Curious" "Intense and disturbing"