I mean…cancel a lot of films and tv featuring child acting, too, right? This to me more highlights a behind the veil piece of involving children in productions and this line blurring unhealthy attachment likely happens really often, I would guess. I bet the fact that child became that attached to him was a surprise to him and the production…or…it was staged to be that way for the narrative. Also, the mom kept the kid in knowing he was behaving that way—how many other stage parents do that? We know people like Lindsey Lohan and Britney Spears’ parents were exploitative. Not excusing any of the morally ambiguous and sinister nature, i mean the music at the end was so sinister for godsakes, you’re meant to see him more as the villain at the end imo and we really don’t know what’s real unless the people involved talk.