Still a longtime favourite

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2018)

I've noticed a lot of negative and misunderstood reviews about this film, but I feel people don't actually take the time watch and understand even the main characters and how they are expressing their emotions throughout.
This is up there with one my my favourites.
The mother, who's clearly struggling at the beginning of the film, tries her best as a single mother to raise her son, Samuel, who appears to show signs of learning or behaviour disabilities.
Samuel takes everything literally. When hearing the story of the babadook, he feels it is all real.
Now the mother begins to become an emotional wreck and all she can think about is the story.
Is the book real?
The book appears to the mother and son at her time of stressful dispare and then reflecting how she behaves amongst others. She then starts to 'play out' what's predicted to happen in the book, this could be all part of her worked up life and mainly the loss of her husband. (The husband is also displayed as the babadook in a later scene).
This film makes you think outside of the box, if you actually spend time to watch it.