Cast[1]
Annabelle Wallis as Mia Form
Ward Horton as John Form
Tony Amendola as Father Perez
Alfre Woodard as Evelyn
Kerry O'Malley as Sharon Higgins
Brian Howe as Pete Higgins
Eric Ladin as Detective Clarkin
Ivar Brogger as Dr. Burgher
Gabriel Bateman as Robert
Shiloh Nelson as Nancy
Tree O'Toole as Thin Woman; Annabelle Higgins
Keira Daniels as 7-year-old Annabelle Higgins
Robin Pearson Rose as the Mother
Morganna May as Debbie
Christopher Shaw as Fuller
Israel Baldecañas as Demonic figure
My Synopsis:
A family who went through a terrible incident while awaiting for their baby's arrival. Wanting a change in their environment after their baby arrival, the family thought everything is over but only to encounter further mysterious/frightening events which led to a person's death.
My review:
The movie tells the tale of the doll's origin, how it was possessed by the spirit and the haunting before it ended up with the next victim's hand. The audio effects were scary enough to make me lowered down my speakers' volume while some of the haunting moments freaked me out.
I have thought the story was from actual events but only to find information stating about this movie being inspired by Annabelle, the real doll. Annabelle, existed in real life but the actual doll was less creepy looking (so yes, it's not the same as shown/used in the movie.)
At the end of the movie, I would have thought it could also be a psychology problem with the female lead character, Mia. Although there were many occurrences, but it seemed to be encountered mostly by Mia and the haunting/events could be explained in the scientific point of view OR the supernatural point of view.
For example:
The sewing machine
The sewing machine was on in the middle of the night. Could be power trip, could be the doll's mischief act.
The drawing
Like what John mentioned, it could be the kid's drawing for fun but it could be the work of the spirit/devil.
Storage level
At the storage level: the dim lights, the trolley and the demon, no one came to her rescue and her injuries was cured immediately? So did it actually happened or just in her mind?
The Symbol
Mia contacted the sheriff for the evidences and recognized the symbol. On that fateful day when she was stabbed, before she passed out, she could have subconsciously saw the symbol and imprinted in her memory.
The Sacrifice
At the end, the result of the person's death didn't solve the doll's demand too. It could have either been picked up by someone else (although it might seemed weird to pick up the doll from a dead perso's side) or ran away on its own.
I think it kind of let the audience decide which to believe, the scientific way or the supernatural existence.
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[1] Cast Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(film)
Official Link to Annabelle the Movie
Read more about the actual Annabelle doll here
