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So basically a Babadook rehash with different sets?

posted 8 years ago by adrenilinmatt-56062
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Sounds like exactly what Babadook was getting at. Symbolic of a mother daughter relationship but no real threat.

[–] suprlite 8 years ago

You never saw the movie, did you?

[–] aiturnizzle 8 years ago

Might not be a real threat in terms of a tangible monster, but they were both metaphors for the threat mother's illnesses posed on their children; mental illness in the Babadook and alcoholism in the Monster.

[–] WritingDoktorr (50) 5 years ago

Not even. It's simpler than that.