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Spoilers: The villain is...

posted 2 years ago by johnnybiscotti (488)
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I've seen a few films recently where the monster or villain is a thinly veiled metaphor for trauma, in this case addiction

Agree? Or am I simplifying it too much?

[–] RichardBlaine (303) 2 years ago

I watched the film last night and am embarrassed to say that I hadn't thought of it that way. Now it seems very obvious. (I like to think that it would have struck me eventually.) It's simple, but I don't think you're simplifying it too much. It's very much like grief as the villain in "The Babadook."

Thanks for clueing me in.

[–] johnnybiscotti (488) 2 years ago

I felt something similar after watching Antlers (Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons)