The Babadook is an Australian horror movie directed by Jennifer Kent. ... The film takes a dark turn as a supernatural being from a horror story she read to her son, 'The Babadook,' begins to plague her. ... The only contact the two have within the first few minutes of the film is within a sequence where Samuel is terrified of 'monsters' in his bedroom and therefore Amelia has to check in the closet and under the bed for them, he is shown to be clinging to her, however she does not touch him back. ... The colour theme throughout the movie plays a large role in many ways...

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