Samuel Vanek
E498697
Samuel Vanek is the troubled young boy at the center of the Australian horror film "The Babadook," whose fears and behavior drive much of the movie’s psychological tension.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Babadook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Babadook (entity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstoryElement | father died in car accident while driving his pregnant mother to the hospital ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
imaginative ⓘ protective of his mother ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal psychological conflict
ⓘ
supernatural threat ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalUniverse | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jennifer Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
escalating fear in the household
ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
distressed
ⓘ
fearful ⓘ |
| familyName | Vanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fearOf | The Babadook (entity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Babadook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Babadook (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Amelia Vanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| householdStatus | only child ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Australian ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
builds improvised weapons
ⓘ
has frequent outbursts ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Noah Wiseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInStory |
Adelaide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
family home ⓘ |
| protectiveMotivation | wants to protect his mother from the Babadook ⓘ |
| relationshipToAmelia Vanek | son ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | major ⓘ |
| speaksLanguageInStory | English ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | embodiment of repressed trauma’s impact on children ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
grief
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manifestation of trauma ⓘ parent-child relationship ⓘ |
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