seriously, i just finished watching it, i have my criticisms which seem to fall in line with some others have made (i.e. drawn out etc.) but overall the film was great in the sense of being a film, i did not however feel great after watching it, i needed answers. its not the scariest movie ever but the implications and situation in general are very depressing and kinda stick in your head
9/10 :concerned-confusion: watch in the right headspace but also don't watch if youre squeamish about bad things happening to (very) young kids
The director essentially said something to the effect of "Beneath it all is a Hansel and Gretel story", so I think thats kind of the baseline. Plus there are some parts that dont really follow the logic of just one kid dreaming one dream, things happen to the kids separately that the other isnt aware of or notices.