Outside of horror, children represent innocence, often serving as symbols to protect.
Seemingly perfect nine-year-old Joshua is a piano prodigy with impeccable manners and sinister tendencies.
Children being creepy in movies is top-tier fear.
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At first, Abby is independently suffering due to post-partum depression, an experience many mothers can relate to.
LikeRosemary’s Baby,Joshuais suffocating in its claustrophobia.
There is no demonic possession or changeling twist at the end to explain Joshuas cruelty.
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There are several pressure points Joshua identifies totorment his family.
Like the introduction of the Cairn family, Joshua is initially portrayed as a perfect little boy.
They are both well-groomed and preppy, slotting perfectly into the upper echelon of New York society.
The similarities, however, are only surface deep.
Joshuais something of an underrated gem.
It’s a head-scratcher how this psychological thriller has been mostly forgotten over time.
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