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Originally Posted by Pestilence
Seriously? That's the plot?
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Plot[edit]
Since the death of her husband Oskar while driving her to the hospital to give birth, Amelia has raised her precocious son Samuel alone. Samuel is preoccupied with magic tricks, bedtime stories, and building homemade weapons to fight imaginary monsters. Amelia is forced to take her son out of school due to his ongoing behavioral problems. Sam’s issues also complicate Amelia’s budding romance with nursing home coworker Robbie. Samuel asks his mother to read from a mysterious pop-up storybook found on his shelf called, “Mister Babadook.” The book tells of a supernatural monster that cannot be dismissed once someone is made aware of its existence. After hearing the story, Sam becomes convinced that the Babadook has started stalking him and his mother. Amelia attributes strange events occurring throughout the house to Sam acting out, although Sam insists that the Babadook is real. Amelia rips up the “Mister Babadook” book and disposes of it in the trash bin outside. At his cousin Ruby’s birthday party, Sam pushes Ruby out of a treehouse and accidentally breaks her nose in two places when she teases Sam for not having a dad and for refusing to believe in the Babadook. Meanwhile, Amelia’s sister Claire admits to Amelia that she cannot stand to be around Samuel, and suspects that Amelia feels the same way. Sam has a seizure after experiencing a vision of the monster. Amelia convinces a doctor to prescribe sedatives to help Sam sleep, and also some for herself so that she may finally get some rest. Amelia hears knocking at the door and finds the repaired “Mister Babadook” storybook on the stoop. She reads a passage about how the monster becomes stronger the more someone denies its existence and sees new pop-ups that depict her strangling Sam. Amelia burns the book on the outdoor grill. After a strange phone call, Amelia goes to the police to report a stalker, but realizes that she sounds delusional. Prue and Warren from the Department of Community Services come to Amelia’s house to inspect Samuel’s home life. Amelia thinks she sees the Babadook stalking her neighbor Mrs. Roach. As more unexplainable events and strange visions occur, Amelia gradually comes to believe that the Babadook is haunting her and her son, and that she is becoming possessed. With her mind cracking, Amelia shows signs of intending to inflict harm on Samuel. Sam stabs her and leads Amelia into the booby-trapped basement where he captures her amongst stored items belonging to Oskar. Amelia coughs up a black substance and escapes. An invisible force pulls Samuel throughout Amelia’s bedroom. The Babadook appears and Amelia threatens it to not harm her son. The Babadook collapses and its spirit retreats to the cellar. Some time later, Amelia and Sam collect worms from the backyard. Amelia unlocks the cellar door and brings the bowl of worms down for the Babadook to eat. Afterward, Amelia prepares a proper party for Sam on his actual birthday.[4]
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That summary doesn't do it justice though. It's not really fair to the movie. The summary is very dismissive and it acts like the movie is cut in dry. It's not, it's very much up to interpretation.
The ending is very much up to interpretation. If you're the kinda person who takes something at face value, then the ending will appear incredibly stupid. If you like to dig a bit deeper and think about the meaning of things and seek out clues during the course of the movie, then you might've enjoyed it a bit more.
Like i said, people will either hate it or love it, depends on your taste in movies. It's by no mean your typical Hollywood Horror movie.