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Esther locking the bathroom door

posted 9 years ago by MisterBabadook
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I find it funny how the movie made that moment seem strange and the camera zoomed in like it was a big deal. Doesn't everyone lock the door when they bath or shower? I just found Kate to be weird there, Esther's obviously a very mature child shes not a bumbling 5 year old who will drown. Esther was right, John or Daniel could have walked in at anytime.

"No we don't lock doors in this house" Really? Kind of a stupid rule when you have 2 guys and 3 girls living under the same roof, So Esther can be in there changing and she just has to hope no one comes in?

Thats what i love about these high school girls, i get older they stay the same age.

[–] whitespirit26 9 years ago

I don't think we were supposed to find it strange, except maybe that she didn't even trust Kate to guard the door. Kate's rule probably had to do with Max, some parents are too nervous to lock doors.

[–] MisterBabadook 9 years ago

Well i could understand with Max but everyone else should have the choice to lock it or not.

Thats what i love about these high school girls, i get older they stay the same age.

[–] whitespirit26 9 years ago

I'm wondering if it's the big house that would make them more nervous; parents like that are afraid of hearing someone scream and having to break through a locked door, a house that size would delay them getting to the room where there's trouble.

[–] TheDarkKnightMatter 9 years ago

Are the kids paying the bills? No one is going to walk in on her, they will obviously knock. If there is an accident, it's a lot easier than kicking a door down. Most homes have locks on the bathroom, but you can use a coin or little screw driver to unlock it during an emergency. Most bathroom locks have them.

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[–] TheDarkKnightMatter 9 years ago

You're a perv to begin with. Talking about high school girls. I would love to introduce you to the barrel of my shotgun. Child predators should all be burned alive, I'll bring the gasoline.

[–] marcytrivette-635-252216 8 years ago

I hope you're being sarcastic! If not, then you obviously don't know much about these boards. He wasn't talking about high school girls. That is a line from the movie Dazed and Confused that Matthew Mcconaughey's character says about high school girls! You see, there's this thing called a "Signature" that some people put at the bottom of their posts. Usually they are lines from a movie...like the one above about high school girls. You got all riled up over nothing!

[–] duongdogg 7 years ago

Alright alright alright.

[–] PopSixSquish 9 years ago

Doesn't everyone lock the door when they bath or shower?

Nope, we just close them. The bathroom doors don't even have locks; you just knock or whatever to see whether the occupant is okay with you entering/being handed something. I actually don't think I know anyone who has and uses bathroom door locks at home because "closed" is the sign for "in use," so I found it almost as odd as Kate did. (I say "almost" because it would've been entirely reasonable for her to assume that "Esther" was used to locking the door behind her, and still felt it appropriate to do in her new home.) But yes, many parents are just concerned over what their kids might be doing behind closed doors and grow suspicious or worried if it's actually locked.

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[–] Radagast81 9 years ago

You don't lock bathroom doors? Perhaps it's a regional thing or something. Everybody I know tends to lock the door when they're in the bathroom. Although that might be partially because most people here also tend to keep the bathroom door closed at all times, whether it's in use or not, so the only way to know if it's occupied is if you knock or try to open it. I personally think this is silly, it seems to make more sense to just leave bathroom doors open if they're not in use, so if they're closed, you can just assume it's in use, no need for locks. People must be more trusting where you live. (I'm around Northern VA/ Washington DC).

[–] PopSixSquish 9 years ago

Yeah, no, like I said--our bathroom doors don't even HAVE locks! xD Or, I know two of the three don't. The downstairs one MIGHT have a semi-functional lock, but it's almost never used anyhow.
Don't know whether that's common in our area, but I don't specifically recall any of my friends' houses having them either. We just use that logic you suggested: If the door's shut, the room's probably occupied in such a way that you should leave it alone, or at least knock and ask before opening it. Could be a regional thing, true. I guess we're trusting enough, but since my mom hates having company over anyway (she's a germ/neatness freak--I offered to buy a port-a-john for her birthday so no "strangers" would ever have to use her bathrooms again), 95% of the time the only people who *might* push the door open anyway are immediate family members...or more often, the dogs. Dx

[–] piperatthegate 9 years ago

This is such a weird concept to me. Where I'm from everyone locks the door when they're in the bathroom.

[–] PopSixSquish 9 years ago

Even in their own homes? I'm sure there are probably some regional or cultural differences with regard to whether people tend to do that or not. I could definitely see it if you have people over who can't be trusted to respect a closed door, for sure.

[–] metsgirl84 8 years ago

I grew up in the DC metro area...we did not lock the doors (you could easily see if the light was on under the door, thus in use)....

[–] john_stevensfiredragon 9 years ago

I honestly think Kate was a bit paranoid considering with what happened to Max in the past.

[–] caitlynkeefer 9 years ago

Ha, I never thought about that with Max! Makes sense, you know, the drowning aspect. But also, like the last poster said, it was to foreshadow the ending as well.

[–] MikeHunt1075 9 years ago

Some people just don't like doors locked, could be any kind of reason behind it, but its not uncommon. But the scene is meant to explain that Esther doesn't want anyone to see her naked, because she wears things around her neck and wrists to cover scars, and she also has a bandage or something wrapped around her chest to hide she has breasts. All things that get revealed later in the film so you don't end up asking how nobody noticed any of those things beforehand.

[–] Carlos_Tigro 9 years ago

yep strange scene

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[–] youstupidprick 9 years ago

Actually when I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me lock the bathroom door. Close it, yes, but locking the door was a big no no, so it just seemed normal to me when that scene came up. In fact, in my teenage years, my mom wouldn't even let me lock my bedroom door. Some parents are just wired that way.

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[–] ncdwbmk6 9 years ago

After watching Psycho (1960), didn't everyone start locking the bathroom door?

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