What a bold choice after Jennifer Kent was crowned with global acclaim for her debut Babadook, A masterpiece of the "revenge" genre carried out with unflinching conviction and narrative force. I'm perplexed by those that claim that this film is too violent. Our culture is littered with pointless and extreme violence in its entertainments. Maybe it is that this film's critique of violence is focused on the violence by those entrusted to supposedly "serve and protect." Maybe it is the exposure of the murderous racist agenda of settler colonialism? Maybe it is its representation of misogynistic violence? I look forward to Ms. Kent's next film.
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