So why does he think reanimating his son would be any better? Also how the parents keep turning away from Gage, allowing him to run into the road, is another stupid plot point. I know without it there is no plot but really there were three adults at that picnic.
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It all comes down to simple desperation of seeing his son again. Deep down, he probably knew his son wasn't going to be right, but he just needed to see him again, because the grief of losing him without a chance to say goodbye was too unbearable.
shareIt makes no sense, especially since he wouldn't be able to explain to anyone how his son suddenly came back to life.
They were the worst parents ever, that was the second time they weren't paying attention to Gage because of their stupid daughter while they were next to a road with speeding trucks.
Why didn't they built a fence or something?
shareSimple - he felt responsible for the death of his toddler boy and the grief and guilt was overwhelming, combine this with the power of the burial ground to manipulate people (Jud falling asleep) and events (the burst tyre) and it isn’t hard to see how Louis might, in his extreme psychological state, think it’s worth a shot.