Briliant as it could be! The characters did justice to their roles and well portrayed. Anyone going through grief and onto a self awareness journey, can very well relate to the metaphorical meaning to the theme of the movie. Recommended to watch it twice to understand it better.
My favourite line: “You can't get rid of the Babadook".
Yes you can minimise trauma but cannot kill or avoid it as it will creep under your skin until you acknowledge and are ready to face it.
In the movie, Babadook couldn't not do much after the mother yelled and threatened it. And that, was the ultimate expulsion of the trauma.