Don't listen to the uneducated people reviewing this film

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2014)

This is by far the best horror or thriller film I may have ever seen. It does not use fake jump scares, or loud noises to scare you.
It uses build up and suspense and real feelings to make you feel terrified and paranoid throughout the whole film. Once you get to the end and realize what the whole movie meant, it was quite a different rewarding experience compared to any other film.
I think the people giving this movie 1 star really don't understand the premise of the movie. It's not meant to be supernatural or cliché like every other horror movie. The entire movie is meant to be a metaphor.
Me and a couple of friends figured it out as we were watching it right at the end of the movie. The entire movie, the mother and son had been struggling with the loss of their father/husband, and you start to realize it more throughout the film. The Babadook monster represents the feeling of depression, and the things our minds can come up with when we are at our worst. That's where the real eerie moments come into play of the film.
The ending represented that we have to be able to cope with our grief, realize its there, and accept it instead of letting it consume us. Hence the mother bringing the "monster" the worms at the end of the movie. Just another part of the metaphor that we have to keep our demons at bay and learn to accept them.
Unless you're expecting a cliché horror movie with jump scares and overdone supernatural plot about exorcisms, ghosts, and out of world beings, then do not watch this movie and make an uneducated review. Please.