Rosemary's Baby: A Review

In the spirit of Halloween I recently watched the 1968 horror movie directed by Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby. It’s not technically a Halloween movie, but it is a thriller that will disturb you to your core and really make you deliberate the moral decisions Rosemary is faced with.

If you haven’t seen the movie here’s a quick synopsis: A young married couple, Rosemary and Guy, move into a new apartment in New York City. The couple meets their friendly but slightly nosy older neighbors the Castevet’s. The Castevet’s begin to become a huge part of Guy and Rosemary’s lives, much to Rosemary’s dismay. Rosemary becomes pregnant and sinister things start to happen involving the Castevet’s and Guy. Rosemary starts to sense that her unborn child is in grave danger, and she must figure out how to save it and herself.

One of the best aspects of Rosemary’s Baby is the strong female character Rosemary. At the beginning of the movie, Rosemary is portrayed as a doting housewife without much substance. She spends her days wearing pajamas and making window seat cushions and she constantly submits to the needs of others before her own. However, as the movie progresses you start to see that Rosemary is intelligent and has strong instincts. She figures out exactly what is going on and puts a plan into action that will save her and her baby. As the movie plays out the people that Rosemary can rely on start to disappear until she is left to fend for herself. Her husband is the first to betray her and he continues to perpetuate the madness, so she must rely on her wit and instinct because she does not have any physical advantage.

Ultimately, Rosemary’s physical capacities doom her and she is forced to deal with the outcome, and her altruistic personality leads to her downfall. Rosemary’s self-sacrificing disposition also saves her in the end when she puts the need of her depraved child above her integrity, and as a result achieves her want to be a mother.

Overall, I enjoyed the film because who doesn't love a good ole Spawn of Satan story that makes you feel afflicted for the next few days? If you're looking for a movie that will make your head spin and cause you to contemplate the meaning of good and evil, I highly recommend Rosemary's Baby.

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