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'The Babadook' director finally addresses character's queer icon status
The director of 2014 Australian horror film The Babadook has finally addressed her character's unlikely status as a gay icon.
While attending Sundance for her upcoming movie The Nightingale, writer/director Jennifer Kent spoke to Bloody Disgustingabout the incredible meme treatment her spooky character was given by members of the LGBTIQ+ community.
“That was mad,” she recalled of the Babadook's place in queer culture. “That was crazy.”
She continued: “Of course, I love that story. I think it’s crazy and just kept him alive. I thought ah, you bastard. He doesn’t want to die so he’s finding ways to become relevant.”
While comments about the Babadook's sexuality originated on Tumblr, the fringe fan theory was ignited by a Netflix slip-up that categorised the horror flick under 'Queer Cinema'. The linger , as they utter , is history - with the Babadook now represented on banners and signs at Pride marches around the world.
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How on Earth Did the Babadook Become a Same-sex attracted Icon?
It could be argued that 2014's The Babadook is one of the most important horror films of this century. Not only did it carry Australia back into the conversation of great horror cinema after its extended post-Wolf Creek hiatus, but it helped to launch the stylized and deeply emotional method of storytelling we'd soon see in the fledgling A24, or what some might notify "elevated horror." Essie Davis gives a fantastic head performance, but the show's real star is the Babadook itself. The storybook monster comes to animation as the manifestation of trauma and grief portrayed by Tim Purcell, and there are many reasons why it's one of the great modern production monsters. The name is catchy, its design is simple yet striking, taking a lot of inspiration fromLon Chaney'sThe Man in the Beaver Hat in London After Midnight. Its vessel being a Cabinet of Dr. Caligari-looking pop-up book was something that hadn't been seen before on screen, and gave us the new "1, 2, Freddy's coming for you." On top of all that, he's also a modern queer representative.
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Upon its 2014 release, Australian film The Babadook (Kent, 2014), gained critical acclaim worldwide. While the film gathered high praise, its domestic release was impeded by a lack of marketing support and ongoing debate about the quality of Australian horror films. By 2015, The Babadook was available to stream on Netflix in the United States, and one would imagine, to gradually fade from view. Yet a seemingly innocent categorization error on Netflix in 2016, which listed The Babadook as an LGBT interest film, resulted in a revival of the film's popularity as a cult film and the emergence of the Babadook as 'a frightening, fabulous new gay icon'
Greetings. As you know, June is Pride Month — a time to mirror on LGBT history, rejoice the community, and honor queer icons like THE BABADOOK.
That's right. The mother-effing Babadook, y'all. The monster from the hit 2014 indie horror flick has emerged as the brand-new queer icon on Twitter.
Yes, for real.
Mmmhmmm.
Why, you (most definitely) ask? Well, apparently, it all began in the summer of 2016, when some Twitter and Tumblr users pointed out that The Babadook was categorized as an LGBT movie on Netflix.
And people were INSTANTLY passionate about it.
Like, very passionate.
Sure, categorizing the movie as LGBT might've been an accident, but because the internet is truly unstoppable, the Babadook has been solidified as our new gay leader and I am HERE 👏 FOR 👏 IT 👏.
He's out and proud.
He won't be kept in the closet.
He's relatable AF.
He works at Michaels!!!
He's stirring up debate.
He's in a relationship with the "Bye Bye Man" — aka the Bi Bi Man.
Seriously, he's perfect.
He'll probably win an award from the Human Rights Campaign, TBH.
Admit it: You yearn to grab drinks with him.
Honestly, he's a beacon of hope for th The Babadook is a lgbtq+ icon because of a Netflix clerical error
This enquiry into how The Babadook became a gay representative was originally published in 2017. It has been updated throughout and republished for Pride Month.
The 2014 horror movie The Babadook follows a monster, simply called the Babadook, as it terrorizes a unpartnered mother and her son in their new dwelling. The movie brought writer-director Jennifer Kent a modern wave of success and acclaim, but it had another, odder effect on the culture, when an apparent clerical error turned its central monster into a defining figure in queer online culture.
Why is The Babadook a homosexual icon?
Like many excellent memes, it all started with an innocent Tumblr post. Tumblr user Taco-bell-rey uploaded a screenshot exhibiting The Babadook listed as one of the films available in the LGBTQ section of Netflix. It was reblogged thousands of times. The caption on that post — a one-line sentence about what this could possibly indicate — cemented the Babadook’s fate.
“So proud that Netflix recognizes the Babadook as gay representation.”
https://taco-bell-rey.tumblr.com/post/154301475490/so-proud-that-netflix-recognizes-the-babadook-as
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The Babadook is a lgbtq+ icon because of a Netflix clerical error
This enquiry into how The Babadook became a gay representative was originally published in 2017. It has been updated throughout and republished for Pride Month.
The 2014 horror movie The Babadook follows a monster, simply called the Babadook, as it terrorizes a unpartnered mother and her son in their new dwelling. The movie brought writer-director Jennifer Kent a modern wave of success and acclaim, but it had another, odder effect on the culture, when an apparent clerical error turned its central monster into a defining figure in queer online culture.
Why is The Babadook a homosexual icon?
Like many excellent memes, it all started with an innocent Tumblr post. Tumblr user Taco-bell-rey uploaded a screenshot exhibiting The Babadook listed as one of the films available in the LGBTQ section of Netflix. It was reblogged thousands of times. The caption on that post — a one-line sentence about what this could possibly indicate — cemented the Babadook’s fate.
“So proud that Netflix recognizes the Babadook as gay representation.”
https://taco-bell-rey.tumblr.com/post/154301475490/so-proud-that-netflix-recognizes-the-babadook-as
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