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The Possession

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The Possession	comment	The Possession is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Ole Bornedal and co-produced by Sam Raimi. It was released in the United States on August 31, 2012, with the film premiering at the Film4 FrightFest.Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a recent divorcee, takes his daughters Hannah (Madison Davenport) and Em (Natasha Calis) to a yard sale, where Em picks a beautiful wooden box carved with Hebrew letters and no clear lock or latch to open it with. A box that whispers. And has a tendency to telekinetically thrash and physically distress those it dislikes.Throughout the course of a month, Em is ensnared by the Dybbuk trapped inside the box as it slowly possesses her. Can Clyde and ex-wife Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) figure out what is happening to their daughter in time, or will she be lost forever?The film differs from standard ghost or demonic possession horror films through drawing on Hebrew folklore to create the spiritual nemesis facing the family.Not to be confused with the 1981 European film Possession.
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The Possession / int_21e0b70e	type	Butterfly of Transformation
The Possession / int_21e0b70e	comment	Butterfly of Transformation: Rather, "Moths Of Possession."
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The Possession / int_2ec87029	type	Sadly Mythtaken
The Possession / int_2ec87029	comment	Sadly Mythtaken: Zig-zagged. In Jewish folklore, a Dybbuk is a ghost, not a demon. On the one hand, Dybbuk is correctly described as a soul of a deceased person looking for a chance to live by taking another host. On the other end, it is given demonic properties and even named Abyzou, which is the name of an actual unrelated female demon from ancient Near-Eastern Europe folklore. She is assimilated to Lilith in Jewish folklore, and is said to cause miscarriages and infant mortality.
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The Possession / int_35e2fb78	type	The Mirror Shows Your True Self
The Possession / int_35e2fb78	comment	The Mirror Shows Your True Self: Mirrors at first show when a Dybbuk is affecting a person. Later on it shows up again in an MRI machine.
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The Possession / int_37d94ed9	type	Agony of the Feet
The Possession / int_37d94ed9	comment	Agony of the Feet: Stephanie at one point confronts Emily/Abyzou in the kitchen, barefoot as well, only with a lot of breakable glass nearby. Ouch.
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The Possession / int_3ce914fb	type	Macabre Moth Motif
The Possession / int_3ce914fb	comment	Macabre Moth Motif: The film poster is actually a light indication. All through the movie moths are portents of very bad news.
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The Possession / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Possession / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Em is okay, and Clyde and Stephanie remain friends. However, the Dybbuk somehow manages to get Tzadok killed in a car accident and is most likely going to be passed on to another unsuspecting victim.
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The Possession / int_504a1991	type	Body Horror
The Possession / int_504a1991	comment	Body Horror: Brett's teeth fall out during an encounter with Em. More ironic when you consider he's a dentist. Those possessed by Abyzou suffer this. In the early stages of her possession, Em glimpses the Dybbuk's fingers at the back of her throat. Later, her eyes rotate all the way around until they're completely white, and the Dybbuk's hand can be seen through her cheek. Moths also exit and enter her mouth at various points. Later, when Abyzou jumps from Em to Clyde, his eyes also rotate. Abyzou later exits his body by crawling out of his throat and mouth. And, lastly, the true form of Abyzou itself - a small, deathly pale, humanoid creature with an unsettlingly huge mouth.
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The Possession / int_60a2dd1c	type	Bugs Herald Evil
The Possession / int_60a2dd1c	comment	Bugs Herald Evil: The purpose of the film's use of Macabre Moth Motif: when they arrive, something bad is about to happen, and they have a lot to do with the titular possession.
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The Possession / int_726ac70d	type	Supernatural-Proof Father
The Possession / int_726ac70d	comment	Supernatural-Proof Father: Averted twice. It's Clyde who first notices something supernatural was wrong with Em (though in an interesting turn it was the school that picks up on the change in behavior first), and Stephanie who is the skeptic. Later, when the Dybbuk actually takes him up on his offer and changes from Em to possessing him.
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The Possession / int_816c63d4	type	Dramatic Wind
The Possession / int_816c63d4	comment	Dramatic Wind: Whenever the Dybbuk is about to lay the smackdown.
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The Possession / int_851dda8f	type	Humanoid Abomination
The Possession / int_851dda8f	comment	Humanoid Abomination: Abyzou's true form is this. Shown quite fully when they are being expelled from Clyde's body and as they are crawling back to the box.
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The Possession / int_863fa679	type	What Happened to the Mouse?
The Possession / int_863fa679	comment	What Happened to the Mouse?: All that shit that went down and no "Where's Brett?" That's cold, Stephanie.
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The Possession / int_906365a2	type	Demonic Possession
The Possession / int_906365a2	comment	Demonic Possession: Unlike normal demonic possession flicks, the Dybbuk needs multiple "trips" between the box and its future host to lay the groundwork for a full entry. Afterwards, it takes another week or so to fully take over.
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The Possession / int_90a1fbd4	type	Split-Personality Takeover
The Possession / int_90a1fbd4	comment	Split-Personality Takeover: Though the Dybbuk isn't a split personality, it's takeover of Emily is a lot like one.
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The Possession / int_9788e2b1	type	Black Dude Dies First
The Possession / int_9788e2b1	comment	Black Dude Dies First: Rather, a lady, being Em's teacher.
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The Possession / int_9eaf2be0	type	Three-Point Landing
The Possession / int_9eaf2be0	comment	Three-Point Landing: A possessed Em does a bizarrely cool pose during the final showdown.
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The Possession / int_a2b38d3b	comment	Those possessed by Abyzou suffer this. In the early stages of her possession, Em glimpses the Dybbuk's fingers at the back of her throat. Later, her eyes rotate all the way around until they're completely white, and the Dybbuk's hand can be seen through her cheek. Moths also exit and enter her mouth at various points. Later, when Abyzou jumps from Em to Clyde, his eyes also rotate. Abyzou later exits his body by crawling out of his throat and mouth.
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The Possession / int_bc00493f	type	Precision F-Strike
The Possession / int_bc00493f	comment	Precision F-Strike: During the climactic exorcism, Em/Abizu drops one.
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The Possession / int_d3b02ffb	type	I Know Your True Name
The Possession / int_d3b02ffb	comment	I Know Your True Name: There's two ways to get a Dybbuk to leave a body. One is an exorcism, and the other (much safer) way is to command it into its box by using its True Name.
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The Possession / int_d47f35de	type	First Father Wins
The Possession / int_d47f35de	comment	First Father Wins: Clyde's ex Stephanie is dating, and becoming progressively closer to Brett much to his chagrin. It's clear throughout the movie that both still have some chemistry and UST underneath a lot bickering. By the end of the film Brett has run off after losing all his teeth to the Dybbuk, and Clyde and his family are closer together after beating the monster.
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The Possession / int_e4b69188	type	Very Loosely Based on a True Story
The Possession / int_e4b69188	comment	Very Loosely Based on a True Story: The story was inspired by on an actual box currently belonging to Zak Bagans of Ghost Adventures, the original owner claimed there was a dybbuk in it but her descendants were unsure when they sold it.
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The Possession / int_ee519430	type	Hollywood Exorcism
The Possession / int_ee519430	comment	Hollywood Exorcism: Averted. It's a Jewish exorcism!
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