When Sophie tries to tell her daughter that she is suffering, the only solution Rebecca offers is that her mother takes medication. They make no attempt to try and help her, insisting that she brings the situation upon herself and that she is intentionally hurting them. Sophie’s children, Rebecca and Martin, abandon her during these periods, unable and unwilling to understand what she is going through. Diana goes so far as to kill Sophie’s spouse when he begins to investigate what may be causing her traumatic episodes. Diana does everything she can to remain a part of Sophie’s life, terrified that Sophie will “forget” her (implying that Diana may be a memory? It’s never very clear whether she’s a ghost, memory, demon, or some other creature nor is it clear what Sophie can do to be rid of her). When Sophie’s depression is at its worst, Diana appears to whisk Sophie away into a state of darkness. She haunts Sophie, a depressed mother whose relationships with others have become strained due to her mental illness. In Lights Out, our villain is a woman named Diana, a silhouetted creature who lives in darkness. Both films choose to use monsters as physical manifestations of mental illness in middle-aged mothers who have recently lost spouses. The Babadook is superior to Lights Out due to its accuracy when representing mental illness. ![]() So despite their similar themes, stories, characters, and beginnings as successful short films, why was The Babadook a better film than Lights Out? 1. ![]() Monster, the short film that later became The Babadook, is also a strong short film though the broad ideas it attempts to address translate much better once it has room to breathe as a feature. Lights Out’s simple jump-scare is well crafted and achieves its goal of being absolutely terrifying. Both short films are incredibly strong with some serious tension.
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