What can't we get rid of?

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 2015)

"The Babadook" is definitely a creepy movie. Watching it, I got the feeling that it was an allegory for things that remain with us long after they're gone. Things like grief. Indeed, the Babadook says "the more you deny, the stronger I get". After all, there are instances when attempts to suppress or ignore a problem cause it to fester or exacerbate.
The movie itself goes for a lot of shock value, which makes a lot of it feel over-the-top. In the end, it's interesting to see a horror flick from Australia. The land down under does in fact make a number of horror flicks, even though we think of it as pristine. The movie's worth seeing but isn't for the fainthearted.