Iconic? Really? If you say so.

It was a good film, I enjoyed it. Although, I remember laughing at certain scenes, sometimes finding it a bit on the nose. I would have liked to see more screen time with the Babadook itself, to add to the horror aspect. Another criticism is the feeling of tension constantly being built throughout the film, which never let up, but it felt like that momentum merely evaporated. I found myself feeling a little underwhelmed towards the end. However, I did like the (fairly obvious) symbolism of grief and trauma, and the overall message of the film. It relied more so on emotion rather than cheap scares. Overall, I really enjoyed the film, it definitely went against the grain and the tense atmosphere it created was excellent.

No fucking way this was better than Hereditary. The Babadook is iconic, but if I think right now what I can remember after all these years, little remains. Yet with Hereditary there is so much that stays with me.

Eh, it was an interesting idea, definitely watch it more like a room-style “black comedy” as opposed to a serious horror attempt. The idea of a picture book “spawning” the monster entity was neat, I like that it’s left sort of ambiguous whether the Babadook was real or is more of an allegory for emotional trauma.

It’s just hard to take seriously at times when everyone besides the lead gives such hammy performances.

I think it is kind of iconic, it started a wave of "my trauma is the real monster" type movies