I brought this over from the Horror Movie Wish List Thread:
scottcoz wrote:
Yea, I would love for The Babadook to play! I haven't seen it, either, but have been highly anticipating it, ever since comicbookgirl19 reviewed it (Babadook review starts at 7:30):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2DQjfAFnwI was luke warm on The Babadook, I really liked the idea and the "creature" they created was creepy and fun however I just wished it had attached itself to a family I actually cared about.
I realize we are dealing with shadow archetype but you still need to be able to connect with the main characters on some level and I never did connect with anyone in this film. About 30 Minutes in a was praying the Babadook would hurry up and kill these people and move on to another family or victim.
I almost instantly started comparing The Babadook to Session 9, my first thought was The Babadook looks for victims that are weak and prime for possession, but as the story unfolded it was becoming more and more obvious that "The Babadook" doesn't exist and this is all in the mothers mind.
I guess it could be explained on a more supernatural plain that "The Babadook" was really the father and he was into dark magic and he took over his sons body (think SKELETON KEY) and his son was banished to the basement where the mother buries her past.
If The Babadook ever plays at the marathon I hope it plays early in the lineup since a large portion of the plot deals with the main character being sleep deprived, this would not keep people awake at 3am.