The Babadook: How to Create Empathy
A good horror movie can scare the shit out of audience. But scares only work if the audience is invested in characters. That’s why it is important to create empathy for the characters before you put them in a life-threatening situation. In this article, I discuss some of the techniques that Jennifer Kent uses in The Babadook to create empathy for the characters.
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