THE BABADOOK (2014) Ending Explained + Analysis

[@pig_cakes1368]

Y'know what I just realised. The mother repressess all of her emotions, whereas the BOY projects all of his emotions

[@godfreymitti9241]

Almost as if one is adult and the other is a child

[@kianbarrett1042]

@@godfreymitti9241 I love you man thank you for the laugh

[@austin702]

Yes, he projects all his emotions, through a glass window, via catapult

[@glitterspray]

I think you mean he’s “expressing”? Which he does, very honestly. He’s feeling his anger and fear and pain. And the burden of guilt he has for being alive. Imagine how sick he would have become if he’d repressed all that. Mom’s the one projecting her anger and pain - mostly onto her son, even into to something that may or may not be “real.” We can only suppress our emotions for so long before they find a way out.

[@jessediemer]

Ok Robert Greene💀

[@veryamazingandcreativename]

04:05 “Why can’t you just be normal?!” *screams* One of my favorites memes but I didn’t know it was from this.

[@stealthisaccount433]

Ha. A while ago, I had the same profile pic.

[@veryamazingandcreativename]

Nice

[@noeyejack8680]

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE🔥🔥🔥🔥🚗🚗🚗🚗🔥🚗🔥🚗🔥

[@thotieprincess7190]

Hayden Martin omg same just realized that

[@Flapjack505]

*Screams in Florida man*

[@alyssakreder2412]

The Babadook t-poses to show dominance

[@jamvously7170]

*[Sweats in Fear]*

[@jadeds8140]

oh no

[@mfwiloseintouhoubossfights9305]

at least he doesnt pee at you while t-posing You cant recover from that

[@mchan2141]

@UnknownGomez yes

[@arianatorres3138]

Lmao I can't with these comments 😂🤣

[@tomato_fr0g]

“This is my house! You are trespassing!” The Babadook: *Understandable, have a great day*

[@xqxx712]

Babadook: I may be a Villain, *But I least have manners.*

[@Le_Grand_Corbeau666]

Yes its fucking funny

[@esmem6516]

BAHHAHA

[@AnubisX3]

He better pay for all that damage before he leaves lol

[@LuisSierra42]

@@xqxx712 He is even wearing a top hat, indicating he is a gentleman

[@EJAG404]

Babadook: Haha I killed ur dog!!! Sam: That isn’t our dog, we were watching him for the neighbor. Babadook: What neighbor? Sam: Some guy named John Wick Babadook: Oh **** *door knocks*

[@thai4713]

haha this comment is f*cking underrated

[@esppupsnkits4560]

Thai agreed

[@Flapjack505]

Keanu Reaves

[@kittencookiecronch4493]

*John Wick wants to know your location*

[@tyrionlannister8216]

Jon Wick is the one you send to kill the fucking Babadook

[@leem8266]

When the Babadook... gives you that Babalook... you gonna be Babashook

[@melozar]

Panic! at the Everywhere then the babadook is gonna babatook the babacook

[@joyc.e.7511]

I hope you're proud of yourself

[@jessdavis3947]

Panic! at the Everywhere Ayeee hello fellow panic! Fan

[@kelseyvenus1474]

Lololol

[@obi-wankenobi308]

By the Bababazer

[@doodles1574]

"Now they have been dealt with in a healthy way" *tried to kill her own child and killed her dog* Me: oh yes veri healthy

[@supersaiyanafify]

Oh hö hö hö

[@Diamond1234]

Poor dog. Couldn't protect itself. :( (I guess the Babadook being the new family pet works though?)

[@yoboikamil525]

helth

[@kraft.dinner1]

Helth

[@Resi1ience]

It's not clear how much of the movie is real and how much is a dream. It's possible she didn't kill the dog or get stabbed, but we don't really know.

[@sc0tt562]

I know I'm late, but the bugs pouring through the wall could be her emotions busting out, allowing the babadook in, and the hole being gone when other people come could be them not understanding her grief

[@Poseidonblue123]

Scott Graham or maybe thinking she was crazy. Both is possible

[@billymx7175]

That is true nirt but Scott’s explanation is also kind of psychological so it could be both too

[@edmondgrasa9260]

What's happening in the self may not be evident when in the socialized self. Grief may easily seem not present in the presence of others. Psychological instincts to hide the observable grief - a negatively viewed emotion by society - in such kind of situation. Noting that that was the scene where community services were checking upon their state as a family with a threat of her being seen as an unhealthy environment for the child which would possibly lead to other unwanted things. Grief, with the mix of her starting to really hate her child, but she too don't want to lose him, also if at the expense of her motherly identity.

[@paulghignon4092]

Or it's a bit of a nod to schizophrenia, I've read many suffers of it describe seeing bugs crawling from holes and places that don't exist. I'm starting to wonder if the whole premises to the movie is that she's suffering from that and simply doesn't know it. Sam of course only being a child doesn't fully understand whats going on and relates it to being caused by the book, and she of course having hallucinations.

[@ashleybrigitte2423]

“This is my house you are trespassing!” Babadook:well can’t argue with that,gotta leave

[@anneratleyn6205]

XD

[@clubedanarrativa5603]

Babadook: *Gets in* Person: Get out Babadook: *Gets out*

[@rafaelsantosnovais7813]

Understandable have a great day

[@simuenthusiast3843]

Guys We should kick the shit out of demons

[@The_Detective_Prince_]

Understandable have a great day

[@ImaNeedHalf]

The fact they got him as a pet is hilarious

[@roydondsa]

Ikr it's out right weird

[@versthappening8768]

do they groom him

[@themilkman795]

@@versthappening8768 wtf

[@pain2040]

​@@themilkman795 you heard him

[@bungerroyale112]

I believe it's metaphor. Since the Babadook symbolises grief and getting over death, the fact that it's there being fed at the end means (at least to me) that grief never really goes away but you learn to live with it

[@edgar882]

Something you didn't address which I think was worth noting, the fact that the babadook was kept in the basement where she fed it can symbolise how she would go down to the basement to look at her husbands things and spend a moment alone to remember him and when she nearly trips its her having to fight the grief and not let herself sprial back into the way she was.

[@goregoththedestroyer6317]

Fun fact: Babadook rescrambled is "A Bad Book"

[@wheredaminoritiesat5407]

I think that's one of the reasons they chose that name. The reason why is self explanatory.

[@gamegame-wv6kz]

i did not know that

[@ariana4742]

Noice

[@itsnotpaul8548]

The secret message has been found

[@bartsimpson337]

Well gg

[@gabeking9471]

Therapist: Don’t worry, T-Posing Babadook isn’t real, it can’t hurt you... T-Posing Babadook:

[@jamvously7170]

*[Sweats in Fear]*

[@khiry3tyl3r95]

Kid default dancing

[@generalofinsanity4418]

T-posing Babadook:am I a joke to you? I know the meme is a little old, so sue me. (Don't sue me)

[@swiftysnail9053]

T-t-this i-is o-only a d-d-dream

[@0StrayGhost0]

Plot twist, T-posing Babadook is the therapist.

[@7Ghos]

You're not you when you're hungry

[@hayden1578]

7Ghos Have a snickers

[@icecreamoman288]

Underatand comment.

[@mr.fortniteprisoner9517]

XD😆

[@mchan2141]

Shutup😂😂😂

[@traccoon2081]

Your profile pic shows that a lot

[@leorys]

The Babadook was only trying to help her get over her repressed emotions. He was a good boy

[@ethanbutler4951]

Therapy 101

[@robinschuelke2056]

I’m pretty sure it represent grief, the more you deny it the stronger it gets, the five stages, and once you finally except it, it’s still there

[@michaelspooner7254]

yea he is

[@josephochoa9861]

Scooby Snacks babadook did nothing wrong

[@weirdlookindoll]

*What a good boi!! He got a treat!!*

[@lordmoncef5494]

Damn basically babadook is just a great therapist anyone knows how to hire him ??

[@HigherThenOctane]

Summon him

[@crestonplanimates8021]

Try finding the book and read it.

[@sheilatirta6231]

*extreme* therapist

[@the-fool666]

Read the book

[@retroalex1176]

He is one but only for those who need it most

[@MrOrcshaman]

Theres a much deeper meaning in this then I feel your letting on, or maybe haven't noticed. There are clues in the movie that point towards the fact that Amelia was a storybook writer, something she's not been able to focus on since her husbands death. So it was her that wrote the babadook, she created the story, in her fractured mind as a way of punishing samual, because of the resentment she had for him. she created the babadook, and while we think we see the creature, the focus of the story is that of a mothers fractured and unsettled mind, and the hyperactive imagination of a child, both from their perspective giving life to the babadook. so while you could argue maybe the creature is real, what it most likely is, is the two main characters going though the grief and wild imagination. At the end of the movie amelia has a mental breakdown, and to samual he see's it as his mother being possessed. The ending is her finally dealing with her grief, and the babadook just being a representation of that grief.

[@twilightjamgaming]

Mr Orc Shaman wow... thank you for that explanation...

[@rascoehunter3608]

I kind of wished the movie explored her writing stories more. Her writing the book make sense since the book doesn't have an author on it and it is already in the house. Her writing stories only gets mentioned once.

[@PyeLynnD]

So how do you explain the ending where she feeds the "babadook" the bowl of worms? Is that still in her imagination or ..? Love your explanation of the movie btw it makes so much since now. I just finished watching the movie

[@whore4miso]

Tahler theArtist in my way of interpreting it - the worm scene was a metaphor that the grief she holds is still and will always be there. grief never goes away, but now amelia can deal with it in a stable and proper way. she appears scared and about to fall first when the babadook (representing her depression) lunges at her, but she is eventually able to stand back up and tell the babadook “it’s alright”, soothing it. in essence, she is able to cope with her depression much better now and won’t fall back into insanity. the worms are a metaphor for things that medicate and help her for her depression/grief (like food to tame the babadook), it helps and trains her to cope. hope this helps :)

[@prod.2733]

this guy doesn't really dive deep into explanations and theories and its pretty weird

[@cantbuylove4208]

you wont be laughing when you hear his name: the poopoopeepeeman

[@milan4989]

why is this the funniest shit I've ever read

[@babyskippaskippa4313]

Uh its peepeepoopoo

[@Will-zs9ny]

@@jayzee2634 omg. Great. This is a reference to the bye-bye man tho, it was a meme making fun of the movie.

[@dylanholden3815]

This shit just sent me

[@lindainocencio9189]

*Insert horrifying scream*

[@stormyprawn]

*Babadook has entered the chat* *Illiterate people have entered the chat* *Babadook has left the chat*

[@bleu3416]

Wh-

[@toukopolojarvi8099]

Illiterate people left the chat babadook has joined your life

[@lolhey1083]

i wanna like but your @ 666 so nope :)

[@lester6498]

KS AQUA your profile pick is godly

[@commandercat10]

Nice joke

[@fluffymonster396]

"It's just a coat. It's not real." YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST. Coats aren't real.

[@stormyprawn]

Ya know I kinda feel bad for the Babadook..... He probably spent time making that pop up book then Amelia just rips it up!

[@mchan2141]

It was really well made

[@cassie1168]

He should look into doing art and pop ups professionally.

[@movedchannels682]

I know right? Poor dude.

[@helpppstuckinblender3998]

@Bunker Siebengo accuse someone of a being right wing extremist

[@thejackinfenwa7101]

@@helpppstuckinblender3998 "a right wing extremist with a small dick" LMFAOO

[@brendan8672]

The Babadook - #1 highest rated therapist

[@knoxnelson1]

He has his own stress therapy! A lot of dog hair around and it smells bad, but still good!

[@PongoXBongo]

100% success rate, one way or the other.

[@heyimkreg8766]

Official Wemo because no ones allowed to give a 1 star lmao

[@lorenzoduron4848]

This kid clearly watched Home Alone. Lol

[@e.n.d8847]

He didn't watch it he is Kevin but in his toddler days so he started with crossbows then the super lethal and painful traps like flamdthrowers

[@aliciabaker9356]

Hahahahaha

[@aresmeade6319]

Yep

[@winterh46334]

the boy beating up his mom Home-Alone Style was the best part

[@lordchungass410]

The babadook only haunts people who have expreienced actual fear or a tragedy that leaded them to disasters in their life. So that's a good reason why to face your fears

[@lynxstormy1622]

This is just like the movie Ritual the monster knows he had real pain

[@zeinnerp7609]

Don't have the guts to watch a horror movie...so I watch their analysis ;D

[@jensa6313]

The Paleo Miner MEEEEEEE!!! It makes it 10 times less scary.

[@alexisdytrt4963]

The Paleo Miner I saw the movie and it’s the same as what he says but I WAS SOO scared

[@chinacadena4979]

SAMMEEE

[@Mopter21]

Pussy

[@requiemofcrimson]

MychannelisOP Not everyone’s brave and if their a boy or an adult male not all of them have to be brave sexist

[@joyc.e.7511]

Y'all need to chill on the kid. His mother is the reason he's like that.

[@SageofSorrow]

That kid was awesome. I admit, I couldn’t stand him at the beginning. He was annoying as FUCK. But at the end he turned into a resourceful and resilient hero and saved his mom. That was really good character development. That kid definitely had special forces training lol. Him and Kevin from Home Alone would be unstoppable together

[@Xxsorafan]

Ikr. If u don’t give kids attention they will force you to

[@cookingwiththecripple]

How is it on the parent? My dad didnt give me attention yet I'm not a freak

[@erikvelasco7718]

Lmao this guy ^ is actually trying to put the blame on the kid

[@cookingwiththecripple]

@@erikvelasco7718 it IS the kids fault. You either adapt to what you're given or you throw a temper tantrum

[@yanisxerri9854]

babadook: I'll make you a bet, the more you deny the stronger I get. me: DAMMMNNN babadook you got bars, mixtape droppin never

[@thiccandridicc]

Rhymed two words and children like you act like it's good

[@raw8814]

@@thiccandridicc do you know what a joke on the internet is

[@pinnstree8769]

@@thiccandridicc just mad you can’t drop fire bars 😡 😤😤

[@smash3439]

@@thiccandridicc "children" lmao you don't get a joke do you

[@angelehh4758]

@@thiccandridicc you missed the joke

[@iisvndqyniqhts4154]

the way she treats Sam in the movie is actually horrifying

[@Bogalog]

😫

[@whenbrainstopwork240]

Super cat Gaming roblox and? He’s a fucking kid.

[@mariah-se7ji]

she was terrible. she never wanted him even when she wasn’t possessed by the babadook

[@smash3439]

@@mariah-se7ji lmao no. You have to understand what sleeplessness and desperation does to you. When the demon was actually threatening them both she shows her true nature and saves her son. When she was possessed and choking her son she still couldn't actually kill him because the power of her love for her son was too strong.

[@mariah-se7ji]

@@smash3439 ye at the end...but in the beginning it was clearly obvious she didn’t want sam, just by the reaction of when sam acted up. she felt empty because her husband died and she just didn’t want to love sam until the babadook threatened her home. then she was protective and showed her true feelings for sam

[@aaronbrisby9731]

Lol the meme at 4:05 "why can't you just be normal!" Florida:Screams

[@emelie9545]

I just know the physics meme 😂

[@waluigizuckerberg774]

That’s exactly what I was thinkin

[@CryoCustoms]

Aaron Brisby as a Floridian I can confirm

[@marifelyrodriguez6858]

Aaron Brisby as a flOridian i will eat ur gorilla

[@zombyjano]

Something about that part where the mom is trying to choke her son and he just softly touches her face in response just tears something apart in me.

[@gamestain1511]

Nothing in Particular fuck the dog i was too worried about Samuel. Poor misunderstood baby

[@Vexcron]

GameStain Fuck sammy. Did you see how THICC Babadook is?

[@gamestain1511]

Darknis Toribash no?

[@Vexcron]

GameStain Oh.. Alright.

[@girthyyobo1554]

ThatZombyKid TM it tears my dick in half

[@MT-dy3cg]

"He tells her he knows she doesn't love him, but that it is the Babadook's fault. And that he will always love her" I haven't even watched the movie and this made me tear up a little bit. The childhood inocence and its interpretation about the unfairness of life is so raw, it hits you hard every time.

[@AgeraXXX]

Big facts

[@agustinamagpie]

The exact quote is "I know you don't love me. The Babadook won't let you. But I love you, mum. And I always will."

[@stairwaygoddess]

​@agustinamagpie I explained to my teen that just watched this to replace the word Babadook with the word "depression " and parts like this make a lot more sense

[@noisemarine1432]

It's sad the dog died but they got a new pet a babadook

[@theguccigangbanger5749]

Eddie Dog Rocks hahaha

[@ironmanmason4247]

Eddie Dog Rocks 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@juliansantos6023]

I wanna pet babadook, I'd love and nurture it

[@jagwirejj1451]

Fuck

[@jagwirejj1451]

I wanted to see what would happen

[@ZedKingsley]

The Babadook is just a great therapist

[@Peepthefade]

ZedKingsley fr

[@goldenuniverse5375]

ZedKingsley BABA- ok billy I know it’s hard to deal with your father leaving but it’s ganna be ok 👌

[@knoxnelson1]

Yeah he makes people kill dogs and hurt sons, making them either die or bond. :)

[@DARTHON90210HSNAP]

So Babadook = Grief as she goes through all stages. Denial - As she denies its existence, it gets stronger as real grief. Anger - She goes berserk and gets frustrated with people not understanding her issues (police station) Bargaining - Goes to do babadook’s bidding as she tries to kill her son to rid herself of the monster Depression - hopelessly laying on the floor - powerless - and trying to find courage Acceptance - Realizing grief will always be there and knowing every once and a while you have to feed it emotionally (or with worms in the hyper realistic take on dealing with grief) and going to the basement to feed the Dook is all to show that she’s feeding grief by visiting her husband’s old oddities and music. Mind is fried like bacon, have a good day

[@garlicbread2528]

Mom: WHY CANT YOU JUST BE NORMAL Kid: **SCREAMS**

[@jackieweaver3884]

when i rewatched this movie today i was so surprised to find that meme is from this movie lmao i started laughing

[@overlordvelvet7301]

*SCREAMS LOUDER*

[@crazydave9938]

Someone get her a therapist, a priest, and some salt. WE'RE FIXING THIS.

[@mylovesongs2429]

nah. Just give her a snickers bar! She'll be back to normal soon after!

[@littlemushroom8020]

Crazy Dave no

[@slump5428]

and a hooker

[@pinkducklett1051]

Nah, they don't need salt, she's salty enough.

[@cooldude4845]

Crazy Dave she also needs some milk

[@elijahberry204]

IM BABASHOOK

[@hyperplayer-cr3le]

Same😂

[@hunterhowlter7596]

i was waiting for this comment-

[@lolzthecat8993]

Don't you mean B A B A S H O O K E T H

[@CoolStory543]

Lolzthecat Sort of ruined the vibe this comment section had going

[@byebye183]

I THINK WE *ALL* ARE

[@MRoriz-ls8hg]

the part that actually TERRIFIED me in this movie is really the mother son relationship and more specifically when she begins to lose her mind. the idea of a child having to live with a mother who is not actually a mother because she is too psychologically ill to be one, THAT is scary it is terrifying to see how she yells and says those things to him because it ACTUALLY HAPPENS in real life and i can GUARANTEE it is probably the worse most destructive thing to have happen to a child, for a child is dependent on their parents and have nowhere else to go. it’s just... it’s heartbreaking THIS IS WHAT CONDOMS ARE FOR PEOPLE!! STOP HAVING CHILDREN JUST SO U CAN DESTROY THEM 🤠

[@Gamer88334]

Cakey, kind of like the protagonist in Among The Sleep right? The monsters you see in that game are actually the protagonist's drunken, abusive mother. Since he's a toddler, his imagination merely causes him to see her as these monsters. While I do feel bad for the mom because of what she had been through before the game's prologue, that doesn't excuse what she did.

[@lerayanvert]

So the point of this movie is for us to use condoms

[@suzettebeltran7622]

*Abortion has left the chat*

[@justmo6208]

This would apply here... if the kid wasn't planned to begin with. The abuse applies still, yea, but the quip about condoms is irrelevant

[@hazelnut20030]

as someone who went through having a mother like that i completely understand what u mean and i remember watching this movie with my mother and she related so heavily to the mother in the movie with is double scary but it’s alright that’s what therapy is for kids 😁😄

[@cranberrysmoothie1]

That ain't a Babadook, that's my neighbor RayRay. He's always doing stuff like that.

[@torvamessorem6686]

You know, I can take the craziest shit, no matter how gory it is or violent. But please not the dog :(

[@dramakween3743]

Torva Messorem same

[@alexisdytrt4963]

Torva Messorem IKR

[@petrolarti5628]

RIP

[@amercelo9371]

Vicci Tab ALL animals are amazing. Except mosquitos. That pesky screen have failed us. PS. I KNOW MOSQUITOS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE EARTH, this is a joke.

[@bluew0lfo746]

Torva Messorem no not the dog 🐶

[@Mr.Kachersky]

Got a birth control ad before this video.

[@ethanbutler4951]

Yes that kid

[@random1652]

Comrade Pedrovich lol

[@soo-yunpark208]

same

[@addyschultz3472]

SAAAMEEE😂

[@MrGump-xj2ry]

I knew the babadook was behind those baby ads

[@randomman3710]

The Babadook is just depression visualized

[@danzel5764]

Weeb Life true though

[@suziebelle4113]

Deppression and insanity

[@robinschuelke2056]

I’d match it with grief, the more you oppress it the more powerful it gets, you can’t deny it, and it makes you mad. Depressed, and do stuff you don’t mean too, and getting over it can be hard.

[@darthlazurus4382]

It is depression and grief made worse by denial. Like boiling a kettle, but blocking the spout so the steam cannae escape. Now imagine there is a a gallon of water in that kettle. * opens umbrella *

[@robinschuelke2056]

Darth Lazurus What? Yeah, depression is one of the five stages of grief

[@Lisa-xr6ty]

Alternative title for the movie: Home Alone: Halloween Edition

[@Valyirxz]

Underrated 😂

[@ajd489]

And your next is home alone: murder edition

[@brighteyesjessy]

so basically... If you yourself cannot release, Babadook will come to take a piece

[@durjair5239]

You right

[@TotallyTally]

If you yourself cannot release, The Man who writes on the internet who watches Crypt TV and can't forget will come to take a piece.

[@DwarfyDoodad]

Tried watching Crypt TV. Not scary and actually kind of bad in my opinion. I have never really liked creepypasta garbage, and the lack of any attempt to explain anything. So that and the bad (even by youtube video standards) "special effects" just turn me away from their stuff.

[@managerofthecostumeparty5090]

Crypt TV

[@nobodycalled]

What look-see is the American version of the babadook

[@tankdown1981]

My brother looks exactly like Sam so it made the movie 10x scarier

[@Yuki-vo5fm]

TankDown my brother looks like babadook so it’s 100x scarier

[@evans4162]

Don't let him go to the library

[@Scarletcunt]

My dad looks like the dog 1000000× scarier

[@B-Dad]

Apparently as a young boy I looked exactly like Gage from Pet Sematary and it scarred my mother for years seeing him get hit by that car. I was never allowed anywhere near a street and I never knew why until I was older. It’s kind of funny how much that movie fucked with her head...I hope that doesn’t happen to me some day with some movie lol!

[@scotchiescotty4179]

B-Dad 8504 my brother when he was little looked like Danny from The Shining, found out that was why I wasn’t allowed to watch it until I finished the book

[@MrEddyedr]

SO THIS IS WHERE THAT KID SCREAMING MEME COMES FROM

[@fuzzykat5285]

Yeeees! I love that meme!!

[@primerogue3063]

Amelia: WHY CANT YOU BE NORMAL Child: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWW

[@Limox09]

MrEddyedr when?

[@grinchly4707]

LOL welcome

[@GiDD504]

Reeeeeeeee

[@fialee8ca132]

Her: Why can't he behave?!? Me: Well, maybe due to inherited mental illness from mom? Her: Good point.

[@davidjones272]

She was emotionally abusing him, that's why he acts out and is so afraid of "monsters", the monsters are her demons, she is the babadook: it's a manifestation of her frustration towards him.

[@thetuckinlady]

@@davidjones272 Uh, there is a difference between emotional abuse and emotional absence. I hope you know that? There is a lot more to the movie than your narrative of "bad mother". I didn't know you were an expert on human psychology, David.

[@duckyjoel5373]

@@thetuckinlady Ehm...sure...

[@cherishthewritingprodigy1969]

Amelia: "YOU ARE TRESPASSING!" Babadook: "Y-you are-are the on-on-one who le-le-le-let me in."

[@niceduckie9565]

Le le le* derpadook

[@liamgeiger7549]

Does this thing have like Tourette’s syndrome or some shit

[@alban4220]

You can ge-ge-ge-get the fuck out my house

[@riley4510]

Me: “no I didn’t I opened a book and you let yourself in. NOW F*CK OFF!”

[@kokidos5700]

A-ameli-ia s-senpai y-youre the one w-who let me i-in 🎩 👁️///👄///👁️ 👉🏻👈🏻

[@GTdba]

Amelia:" Why can't you be Normal?" Well Amelia, you never shown genuine love for your child, you were mostly detached and you even blamed his birth for the death of your husband...I am pretty sure this is not a good way to raise a child! And your sister a little bit of a bitch,too. The only good, balanced character in this movie was the Elderly neighboor which I loved so much!

[@nazeemameen1253]

It's not Amelia's fault. She was struggling with her post traumatic depression and yet she tried to be a good mother.

[@Poseidonblue123]

And her husband died during the drive to the hospital. Double misery 😢

[@av3r3st24]

what happened to you doesnt excuse you of doing things to others.

[@diy_cat9817]

People never ever have any sympathy for mothers I stg. She was almost certainly experiencing postpartum depression on top of very real grief of losing her husband the same night. Y'all are always so quick to blame the medical system for not caring about mental health, and yet here you are. Not caring. Did Amelia get the therapy and support she desperately needed? Judging by her clear exhaustion and obvious depression, the answer seems a hearty no. Yeah, she isn't winning mother of the year, but I WISH my mother showed me the love Amelia did for Sam. My mother wasn't even single or lost her husband in a horrific accident, yet she has never been as warm as Amelia. No mother is perfect, Amelia certainly wasn't, but ffs. Give her a break. She got it together after 8 years, some people never will.

[@lukehenry6712]

@@diy_cat9817 Miss me with this stupid bs about nobody caring about mothers. You sound like the kind of person who thinks women who smother their children should be sent to mental insititutions or somehow be given legal leeway because of “muh depression”. “Nobody cares about mothers” which is blatantly untrue. Jesus I think I lost brain cells reading that comment.

[@lauragraves4342]

Hopefully she wont bury the dog in the wrong pet cemetary.

[@sirennumber5248]

Don't you mean the pet semetery

[@boom-jr8vi]

The one WITHOUT the ‘S’

[@dgnutty6272]

Wait was that doggo real

[@garlicbread2528]

*I DONT WANNA BE BURIED IN A PET SEMETARY*

[@Valyirxz]

IKR XDD

[@minecraftblastfurnace]

19:02 *"...dealt with in a healthy way..."* I KNEW killing your dog and attempting to kill your child was a healthy way to deal with grief! Maybe I can finally get out of jail now.

[@suzettebeltran7622]

Foundflix:She isn't releasing her grief. *The Look-see has entered the chat*

[@neonutopia6487]

"you're talking mad shit for somebody within snapping distance"

[@adamstout6961]

Look_see is here

[@zedmasterofmeme5594]

Oh yesss shit gets real

[@sharahula3606]

Looksee vs babadook Yes just yes

[@timechick2]

i was about to look up the look see, but someone beat me to it. the babadook reminds me of it, just probably not as violent and doesn't possess you when it shows up.

[@stevedocherty1816]

...and then she killed the dog and we couldn't be friends again.

[@cynthiaking5790]

I couldn't believe Amelia's sister. She's so damn nasty. I can't believe how rude and unsupportive she was. Amelia and Sam are FAR better off without her.

[@tonakings7600]

I can understand her slight frustration with her son, but to completely give up on them is horrible and unforgivable on all levels

[@Luke-mk7jx]

Well he did push her child off a tree house face first.

[@DHAYProductions]

You should consider the fact that although we (as the viewers) have only had to deal with Amelia and her son's shenanigans for the movie length, her sister has had to deal with it for 7 years. Imagine trying to be supportive of someone who borderline neglects her child. It wouldn't be easy.

[@ashlynnheller8400]

Madd Mattie I've actually been confused about that. Samuel pushed Runy out of the tree house while she was facing him. So how did she break her nose.???

[@antukus417]

Cynthia King same

[@HelloGeeklings]

The thing I love about the ending is that Sam picks the food. He is the one helping tame the grief. And hopefully someday it will be tame enough for Emilia to go through all her husband's items and memory with her son.

[@indiscretion.]

They briefly sold a few thousand copies of the actual Babadook pop up book. Beautiful piece for any horror fan. You won't find it at a cheap price anymore though. I have one signed by Jennifer Kent (the director)

[@imanadultvirgin936]

.sir nope is it truly how it seems whenever the baba door gives it back

[@pilosopo7599]

Id burn that book in a milisecond

[@gojeffygo1066]

My feelings of envy are indescribable.

[@bettingaunt9480]

No cares

[@nameonereason9098]

kayden korbel That doesn't make sense. Use correct words to make ur point please😀

[@jinxmas]

Amelia was the author of the child's book. She is an author of children's books as stated at the beginning. The worms symbolize how our "bodies" decompose in the earth, eaten by worms. She is "feeding" her "grief " with worms to digest and decompose/get rid of that grief. That was a brilliant touch.

[@Usiff_Vons]

Foundflix:A catapult that launches rocks Me:creates a molotov launcher Me:Come here babadook,you're gonna get babacooked

[@theshinyumbreonw5196]

Babadook gonna get babadunked on •w•

[@Noirenoe]

Babadook is an asshole

[@jlol2701]

babacooked

[@ooofsized2036]

I’d blow my load on the babadook

[@yoboikamil525]

BabaCOOKED

[@ERAL782]

Ah yes the scariest, most evil horror movie villain in all of history... The Frankadook

[@endertrentgaming5866]

👄👁👄

[@zaneviper]

Dookdookdookdook

[@6_AkrakinLikesDogdick]

ah yes

[@alshapr6969]

Franka franka dook dook dook BABEH

[@squirrel_slapper]

Ah.

[@indabells2267]

Foundflix: A perfectly balanced life THANOS: As everything should be...

[@wackeyweber]

The skits at the beginning of these videos are seriously underrated. I would 100% watch videos entirely of comedy recreations of horror movie scenes.

[@chadragan8871]

Joey Rubbo agreed. If you like this guy you should follow Chris Stuckman he does movie reviews and such.

[@that1fella564]

I feel like the whole movie is a metaphor for depression

[@maxfischer1648]

No shit

[@stoplyinn]

How so?

[@asharudheenm5806]

If that's the case. How did she float in thin air in front of his son? And how did the kid get dragged up the stairs .? 😕

[@kakashiMEK]

@@asharudheenm5806 "metaphor"

[@phantasticgoose]

It is. The simplified version of it is that the Babadook is the symbolic representation of how her grief and depression is controlling her life and preventing her from being the mother that her son deserves. The weird possession floaty things and the black vomit is more symbolism, but for Sam instead of just her. It’s how he sees her, scary and abusive, and sometimes he has to defend himself, but he still loves her. Ultimately that love is what helps her redeem herself and break free from the control of her depression. The end shows that Emilia still has her grief and depression, and she acknowledges it (feeding it worms) and how strong it still is, but she won’t allow it back into her house to control their lives ever again.

[@colinclement2752]

That catapult backpack was pretty sweet tho

[@ctrl2228]

Samuel: the babadouk will come into our room and eat our insides Me: MAY THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPEL YOU

[@random1652]

StarThe RainbowLLama lol

[@furirei]

StarThe RainbowLLama I have the power of God AnD AnImE On My SiDe

[@jobertuy2130]

@@furirei Deus Vult Infidel

[@iamtheuwuinurcloset1881]

@@furirei *pulls levi out of the screen*

[@stormyprawn]

Can we get an F in chat for those worms that got eaten by a literal demon

[@traccoon2081]

F

[@mothersandfuckersofthejury5416]

F

[@dzusikkapri7273]

F

[@cameronvanpelt2540]

Bunker Sieben Shut up

[@stormyprawn]

@Bunker Sieben you're the type of person who tells the teacher "we have homework due in today"

[@defuegodiablo4249]

**dook, dook, dook** Me, in crusader armor: **loads LMG with religous intent**

[@mell5955]

*holy music stops*

[@okaythen4784]

*plays holy music even louder*

[@0918only]

Heavy metal music starts

[@parrottarot995]

The Doomslayer has arrived

[@funguslord6]

Speaks in tachanka: it’s all over now

[@sweettartz1985]

“He’s annoying as shit” sums up the entire movie 😩🤣

[@cannedsoup2126]

Is the babadook a got damn pokemon. Why he just say his own name

[@drakelanatta1884]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@questsoftheqodeshim4593]

haha I'm not a mutan monster with cool powers....WHAT NO I JUST CAME FOR A BATTLE BA BA DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

[@spnchick4438]

lol, It’s attacks are depression, repression, grief, anger, and hallucination. Trainer: “Babadook, use grief attack!” Babadook: “Babadooooooook!”

[@pineapple7011]

@@spnchick4438 *His attack was VERY EFFECTIVE*

[@jabrishi_j1]

He’s learning........... give him time,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@camerynjane]

Idk if anyone noticed this but at 4:37 the movie also portrays the mom and son’s personalities and emotions through the lamps. The lamp on the moms side is darker and covered up, like her emotions. However, the sons is bright and yellow symbolizing his innocent behavior. :))

[@6ixHideout]

Me in the middle of the night: Babadook: Babadook dook- James Charles: Hey Sisters! Babadook: Oh hell nah, im out

[@mielmanila1163]

Hahahahahaha ur so funny!

[@mielmanila1163]

@Starry Nights my oh my, why? cant I say that this is funny whithout adding anything?

[@mielmanila1163]

@Starry Nights why? Are u mad? I just replied

[@mielmanila1163]

@Starry Nights First of all, im not triggered, secondly, im sorry, i should've used other terms.

[@xiinava6418]

" oh hell to the no,to the no no noo"

[@BEXASTORIA]

When she screamed at the babadook toward the end, clutching her son, I even felt empowered. She really just told that demon to get the hell out with all the motherly strength that she had. Just wow

[@rocketlaunch99]

that was so stupid I laffed

[@kdankness420]

​@@rocketlaunch99 lern 2 spel maybe bozo

[@alyssarose7717]

I think she wrote the book. She did mention when talking about her writing she did some "children's stuff".

[@MNM2884nick]

yooo no way!! SHE MADE TEH BOOK

[@abebautista2972]

I caught that too and also thought that maybe she wrote that book as a way of her describing her depression.

[@masonthompson4640]

Alyssa Rose hey that does make sense but I also think that the babadook is a tulpac a supernatural entity created by Amelia’s Mind read up on it

[@erickienitz1490]

Good point, I didn't catch that.

[@jojolafrite90]

No.

[@danichisum]

The Babadook is a form of depression and when she confronts the babadook she fights depression

[@samuriabroproductions3051]

lovinglife I thought the same thing

[@queenbishp4680]

Wait what? That makes so much sense...sh00k

[@kittiesstan0]

Explains alot!!!

[@missgirl1000]

softsun HAHAH

[@Jaymuter889]

lovinglife Nah that guy just wanna kill and be creepy af

[@kei__8963]

soo... the babadook literally warned her about what she needs to do to avoid it.

[@lilymaguire5894]

The scariest part of this movie for me was when she sees her own face staring through the window on the T.V. Such an eerie moment. Her entire expression just sticks with me.

[@anthonycolasanto5599]

*Dog Dies* Everybody: *Triggered*

[@mylovesongs2429]

I am no libtard, but fucking right i am TRIGGERED! There was NO reason to kill the dog! It ruined the fucking movie!!

[@BishounenLuvr]

And caring about lives of course makes it justifiable to call people tards. Politics are so stupid. No wonder so many people are stuck on them.

[@JesusRodriguez-po1rj]

Why the dog?😭

[@omlette8240]

*Dog Dies* ANIMAL ABUSE!! *TRIGGERD*

[@botgamingthebad]

ELEMENTAL DELTA lol imaged if at the start of the movie it said no animal was harm during the making

[@jaythecappy]

This entire movie is a great advertisement for birth control

[@cleobinx]

Jenna Rohde lmao

[@abigailh.1494]

Or not reading a scary book to a child who says he sees a monster in his room. Horror movie characters are idiots. "Lets split up in the climax of the movie!" "I'm going to head towards the sound instead of getting out of the house and calling 911!"

[@postmastered]

or road safety

[@kalpanagurung1260]

Jenna Rohde 🤣

[@bazookajoe6133]

got pill?

[@meditateforawareness]

We think 🤔 she wrote the Babadook book Bc shes a writer

[@mysterious2007damn]

OOOOOO

[@amy.dollxx5548]

It's also implied when she goes to the police department and they stare at her dirty hands from probably drawing in the book.

[@ketpat]

Completely missed that, makes so much sense.

[@ninastar701]

Meditate For Awareness good theory

[@My_name_is_I.P._Freely]

Interesting theory, Meditate

[@GrubGrubGrubGrub]

i like to imagine that the babadook is actually good, like what happened after the experience was meant to happen, i imagine that he puts people through these situations and then influences the others mentally to fix the problem, and when they actually try to fix it, he acts like he’s being defeated and causes the mother to realize how much her son actually loves her unusual theory but definitely would be a creative topic

[@mlpfanboy1701]

I would agree except he made her kill the dog.

[@formychaery9625]

@@mlpfanboy1701 my thoughts exactly

[@barrybeebenson5236]

*Accidentally goes into full screen* Woah woah woah omg

[@rudysantayana4252]

Boston Terrier same

[@francothecowboyy7446]

A. Ham lmao

[@samaramilus4888]

jojolafrite90 STFUB

[@herminiobatista4217]

A. Ham ALEXANDER HAMILTON DUN

[@docimranahmad]

Hamilsquad in da houuuusseee!

[@bleu3416]

Babadook? MORE LIKE BAD-A-BOOK I'll find my way out..

[@crocuslament9680]

OH MY GOD I think I just figured out where they got the name

[@melissaadams9518]

Or A Bad Book! I actually read that in the trivia section on imdb.com XD

[@gabopr1365]

Best hurry up m8 Babadook becoming in hot!

[@pikuwu4753]

You better lmao

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837]

Is ur name a somethingElseYt reference

[@aubrey6664]

amelia: WHY CANT YOU JUST BE NORMAL!?!? sam: *AAAAAAAAA*

[@av3r3st24]

or 😂:

[@av3r3st24]

sam: WHY CANT YOU JUST BE A MOTHER?!??? amelia: *AAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@tlsrob6772]

r/AAAAAAA

[@addsch4989]

Why does that sound like come play

[@deshawnplaysroblox]

@@addsch4989 I think it is

[@the1walrus81]

When i first saw this movie before this vid I actually wanted to tear my eyes out it was so stressful. The psychological was so much.

[@jackbrunato8960]

This re giving me a scarw

[@jackieweaver3884]

for me, the movie didnt even make me flinch at all on my first viewing, then i realised the metaphorical angle to it and as someone who has always repressed/shoves away emotions, it is now that the horror has set in

[@UmamiWave]

Watch this movie while taking copious amounts of lsd, it's going to do sum redonkulus to you

[@Max-oc8bp]

Tbh the most effective therapist treatment ever

[@shadow3799]

Yes

[@PreslyM]

yes

[@umcaraqualquer3640]

Yes.

[@MidnightSonnet]

The premise is pretty great actually. Never saw the movie or heard of it till now. I'm not one for horror, so maybe that's why. But, as a fan and someone studying it, I adore anything psychological. From my own experiences and seeing how it also affects others, I've seen firsthand how shoving grief and trauma can affect us. It's scary as hell, much like how it's portrayed in the film. By not acknowledging and healing from the pain, we only serve to make the past repeat in our minds over and over again. The pain never ending, only getting worse. As the OP said, it's only when we get to the root of the matter do we really start to heal and regain our lives. Unfortunately, I'd say around 95% of people in the US have unresolved trauma from their past. Specifically childhood. Most psychologists would agree that that's where most trauma stems. It follows is into adulthood and really messes us up. That's why antidepressants are the #1 prescribed drug, which is sickening. I was on a few of them myself in the past. I hated the way they made me feel and don't get me started on the side effects. Sometimes they're necessary for severe cases, but in most cases, there are many other ways to deal with emotional pain. No matter how old you are, it's never too late to heal. Life can only get better if you allow it to. Also, Samuel is gonna need a heavy dose of psychiatric help... Like... TONS. Poor kid.

[@samuriabroproductions3051]

I was think the same thing

[@DivineMew]

Midnight Sonnet it’s funny because that’s America’s answer for everything. Slavery and genocide also had traumatic effects on whole races and America’s answer was to build on the bodies. They still tell us to get over it and I’ll gladly say the same too everyone who agreed with you js.

[@MimescaraAotWC]

We got another poem writer

[@yrcr6383]

A dead dog? Someone call John wick!!

[@treyreid7196]

Johann Redgrave seriously

[@a.froman1419]

Only part of the movie that scared me..

[@bliss2282]

Kills his wife:ok Kills his dog :REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@comicstrider4851]

Ooh not even the babadook can survive that....

[@memeyboi3856]

*micheal myers/the shape

[@procye]

I always felt that 'the Babadook' was a broad personification of grief. It's in a word, it's in a look, and it will never leave. But you can tame it, if you understand what's happening

[@Rie_Reverie]

0 out of 10 they killed a dog.

[@Goldbarker]

I give this movie the same rating for the same reason

[@charby1980]

@@traccoon2081 Peta would just kill the dog themselves they are pieces of shit

[@meluvzu_]

Ikr

[@dawgybawls]

KappukeKiChu I watched this 2 years ago I forgot about that. ☹️

[@thatguysam2012]

John wick reloads the gun

[@blondehairbigtits]

the most terrifying thing about this movie is the constantly screaming child...

[@sivilsv-777]

I know whats more terrifiying Sam's screams(tantrums)

[@moonbeam1658]

I know what's even more terrifying The way she treats sam

[@sivilsv-777]

Crystal Turtle Animation Very true

[@sophieb3567]

That’s what everyday is like in my house with my brother

[@sivilsv-777]

Sophie Amelie I feel your pain

[@clanof1144]

*REEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@ibbymochi941]

When i saw this movie, I had the pause and take a break. It made me scared of my own Mom’s yelling, made me come to terms with my own grief. It was just too much for young me, and I have yet to want to watch it again.

[@sadsubliminal.3949]

The babadook is *babashook*

[@kevinbrough6434]

Sunshine Cloud haha

[@BishounenLuvr]

no

[@account06n23]

This was used in the comments of everything wrong with the movie (you know duh)

[@karanvarma4843]

Came out of a papabook

[@lazy84]

*MAKES ART BABADOOK CUTEST

[@TheHPExperiment]

I loved this movie so much. It is terrifying as all hell. And a perfect representation of what going through grief is like. And anyone who's actually experienced the loss of a loved one knows how terrifying of an experience it truly is. And it never goes away. The pain stays with you forever, you just need to learn how to manage it.

[@franciscocastillo1553]

The little boy is a great actor he played that part very well. He was getting on my last nerve with his hysteria. Lord i couldn't stand him LOL. I thought dam I would lose my mind with such a child. Now when she killed the dog that really blew my mind she was such a good dog.

[@anamikabhattacharjee6199]

The fact that how you started the comment with a real fact and ended it at a very witty yet sarcastic point is amazing 😝

[@anonymouslizard1601]

"But now they have been dealt with in a healthy way" Ah yes, what a healthy way to deal with your emotions.

[@awesomedonut8228]

Vote which is scarier? A. The Babadook. Or B. THE FRANKIEDOOK! BABY!

[@gennygarcia7171]

Awesome Donut b

[@sniifsnoffbirdos5402]

Babadook? I’m babashook

[@ItsChapa_]

🅱️

[@nathanwilliams4597]

B

[@prototypedelta3356]

The frankiedook was the scariest I have ever seen 😱😂

[@honestlordcommissarbrighte7921]

This is a good way to know a scary ass movie without shitting myself watching ut.

[@dleon1859]

Too real

[@isaacmanders1363]

this movie is not scary the bobadook was funny really

[@lukieluke11]

Right?

[@youtubegameraddict5016]

Inquisitor Rafael Right! 😄

[@Abdallahsuper]

isaac manders Cm'on :D don't do him like that

[@macanderson4322]

I like how she now can control the dook, just like she can control her emotions.

[@fuzzbuzz3099]

“Dang, that crafty dook!” Me: it’s not “dook dook” it’s troom troom

[@the-fool666]

Not the troom troom man

[@alextheferret5674]

@@the-fool666 it's just a guy who gets into your house when you watch too many 5-minute craft videos lol. He's just walking around your house replacing items with dollar store versions