I like to be entertained, but I also like to be challenged, so films with a great deal of subtext (and ambiguity) certainly have a place in my daily/weekly viewing. Because there is so much in The Babadook which can be interpreted in different ways, that's why I think it's a great film and why it benefits from (or certainly doesn't diminished with) repeated viewings. I think It Follows will be the same as I enjoyed it more on second viewing than the first and, after listening to the commentary, guess the third viewing will be the best.
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