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AmeriknGrizzly t1_iwe4qi6 wrote

WHY CAN’T YOU JUST BE NORMAL!?

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Sunny__Jim t1_iwe98dp wrote

REEEEEEEEEEE

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eiskaltewasser t1_iwf25rn wrote

Tbh I wouldn’t be mad if the mom successfully murdered the child

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Fallenangel152 t1_iwfj0zk wrote

Perfect representation of what having a kid with autism is like.

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kimchi-pancake t1_iwgd7vv wrote

100%! Such a good piece on a lesser seen family dynamic… and the Babadook in the closet.

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MinnieShoof t1_iwft3vz wrote

I have come to realize that when you want a random gif for a feeling, Giphy works just fine. ... but when you are looking for something super specific it never has it.

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Optymistyk t1_iwdshzf wrote

I think this was the scariest movie I've ever seen. Or at least that's just how I remember it

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SP4RK4RT t1_iwedie4 wrote

When the monster is revealed to be the manifestation of mental illness, and you realize the monster doesn't just exist in the "reel" world, but the "real" world, that's when the movie terrified me, and became one of my favorite horror movies.

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fluency t1_iwfuet1 wrote

It’s not about mental illness, it’s about unprocessed grief and trauma.

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Bronsteins-Panzerzug t1_iwg5jlq wrote

„It’s not about coughing and sneezing, it’s about catching a cold“

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fluency t1_iwga66g wrote

Unprocessed grief and trauma are not the same as mental illness, and calling them the cause of mental illness is a gross oversimplification. They can be a cause, but rarely on their own.

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JohnnyBlaize420 t1_iwh0ztq wrote

It’s about both in a way, her grief turned to hatred of her own child so much so that it developed into her hating regretting and despising her child because he’s all that is left after the loss of her husband, this is why the kid appears extra annoying to us it’s because we see what she sees. At the end she realizes that it’s apart of her for she’ll always miss her husband so she feeds it and keeps it at bay and controls her hate and anger and sadness. Very impactful and beautiful film tbh.

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Bronsteins-Panzerzug t1_iwgaf39 wrote

They suffer from extreme paranoid delusions lol

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fluency t1_iwgapkm wrote

Thats one interpretation. Another, perhaps more powerful one, is to view it as a metaphor.

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Bronsteins-Panzerzug t1_iwgawn1 wrote

…for mental illness

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fluency t1_iwgb7er wrote

No, a metaphor for unprocessed trauma. The ending where she accepts the Babadook, keeps it in the basement and feeds it, the line «you can’t get rid of the Babadook,» all of it presents as a metaphor for the process of working through trauma and grief. In the end, she accepts the darkness of her trauma as a part of herself.

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GoddamnJiveTurkey t1_iwgechw wrote

You can’t get rid of it, but you can learn to tame it. And it’ll flare up, act angry, try to take over your life again, but you learn to put it back in that basement time after time.

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GoddamnJiveTurkey t1_iwge3l4 wrote

Absolutely. The movie was about grief and loss - it wasn’t necessarily a horror movie. I watched it expecting something spooky and got something completely different. People that watched the whole thing and still didn’t get the message make me want to bang my head against a wall.

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BobTheBogan t1_iwehjks wrote

that and it's just marilyn manson with a huge mouth and a coat

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goodlittlesquid t1_iwhs36c wrote

The design is actually based off Lon Chaney's London After Midnight

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gbru015 t1_iwhiuvu wrote

Me too. I don’t know exactly why it scared me so much. I watch a lot of horror and haven’t been actually scared to be in the dark afterwards since I was maybe 12. I was 33 when I saw Babadook and I slept with the lights on for 2 weeks.

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thesamsquench t1_iwecjh9 wrote

Watched this movie on shrooms with 2 of my buddies before they went to college. Shit was visceral as hell.

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Big_Signature_1818 t1_iwdn0wh wrote

If it’s in a word or in the book, you can’t get rid of the babadook it seems.

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kswades OP t1_iweuwql wrote

You'll see him if you look...

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that_johngirl t1_iwe9mdd wrote

What a cool idea! Would make a brilliant stocking stuffer.

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VictimOfCrickets t1_iwefxi6 wrote

That's excellently done! Are you new to leather working, or is this just a little side project? It's fantastic, either way!

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kswades OP t1_iwegyur wrote

Thank you. I have been leatherworking on and off for a couple of years now. I started a business last year (Ashen Relics) making journals/bookmarks and leather art. It is a really fun medium and I enjoy it thoroughly.

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VictimOfCrickets t1_iweh7mj wrote

Holy crap, your work is stunning! Thank you so much for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️

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WaterdogPWD1 t1_iwfb5nl wrote

Do you have an Etsy store?

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kswades OP t1_iwfceol wrote

Yes. Etsy.com/shop/Ashenrelics

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WaterdogPWD1 t1_iwgqys0 wrote

Have you thought of any goddess ones? That would be amazing and widening your audience!

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kswades OP t1_iwgri07 wrote

I actually started with myth and religious figures. Saints, goddesses, etc. I believe I have an Athena bookmark on the Etsy. The first thing I made when I started the business was Ishtar/Inanna. My main interest is myth and religion so it felt like a logical combination.

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WaterdogPWD1 t1_iwh1lyz wrote

Lillith/Innana, Gaia, Hekate, fertility goddess, Goddess of Willendorf, Brigid, Cernunnos, Freya… I would buy them

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kswades OP t1_iwh2pbp wrote

This is really the reason I started the company and would love to. I was commissioned for a Hestia altar piece (post history) recently. I take custom orders. DM me and we can talk specifics. I went to school for Religious Studies and have a personal pagan/animist practice. Trying to bring these archetypes to life if endlessly rewarding. I appreciate your time.

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WaterdogPWD1 t1_iwh6nct wrote

Wow! Same here! I’ll be emailing you for a custom on Etsy! Thanks

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sirbenjaminG t1_iwgrptt wrote

Movie stunk for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Zoelith t1_iwh2z5d wrote

I just bought one, thank you!!

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kswades OP t1_iwh3hb0 wrote

No, thank you! "YOU LET HIM IN!"

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Zoelith t1_iwh3uow wrote

I have the pop up book they made, this will go perfectly! It is such a disturbing movie, but amazing!!! You’re with is amazing too!

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ebriose t1_iweue5u wrote

It's really interesting to me that the face looks almost exactly like a Sri Lankan "plague" mask that's used ritually to ward off diseases

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neburselasor t1_iwf7ziv wrote

Do you have an Etsy shop? I would love one!

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anonymous_cabbage4 t1_iwfnjll wrote

A post above this one about a baking mishap,from r/wellthatsucks, look really similar to this one.

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writteninrunes t1_iwfr8oo wrote

I've never been afraid of the dark.. but this fn movie ruined me! And the movie isn't even good! 😭

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StrongStyleDemon t1_iwfxlqq wrote

If its in a Book when you Look

Its is the Black Bookmark

of Babadook!

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Festering_Prayer t1_iwgi184 wrote

There's more writing scratched into his chest. "You'll see him ?????? book"

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Zakkattack86 t1_iwh956s wrote

I actually have one of the original produced pop up books signed by the director. Last time I checked they were going for over $1,000. I paid $50 for the Kickstarter campaign.

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HubblePie t1_iwhhslx wrote

Perfect for a good LGBTQ+ Book!

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brig135 t1_iwhndv0 wrote

Babadook Mark

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sprantermitt t1_iwhospk wrote

So... just seeing this now... did the word Babadook come from A BAD BOOK? Just moved the second B to the front?

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bloodjunkiorgy t1_iwhtky3 wrote

Nah, his name is Bobby Dook, they just say it weird in the movie.

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Chok3U t1_iwivl9s wrote

So fucking cool

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