I can remember watching this film when I was little but I was apparently too little to pick up on the fascinating themes of nature vs. nurture, ethics, and motherly love. I actually just remember thinking it was about an evil little girl. My reaction to the entire story was, "DUDE SHE KILLS PEOPLE FOR REAL." But the ending offers so much more to think about and the plot twists take it to a much deeper level than for what I was prepared for. It's also interesting to think about the kind of guilt and fear that is saddled upon people who know murder lurks in their family trees. 
 I can't wait to talk to my mom about this. What would she do if I was killing people? I'm pretty sure she'd lie for me, hide me, protect me. But what if I killed her, too?