A Very good movie! Expecting nothing after the lame 2014 'Annabelle' movie, last night we went to see 'Annabelle: Creation'. I love it! With echoes of the 'The Conjuring', it delivers. Of course, this has nothing to do anymore with the 'true' case of the Annabelle doll, but it pays trivia to the real doll with showing the Raggedy Ann doll.
But of course, everything within The Conjuring Universe is fictional. Even though Ed & Lorraine Warren claim otherwise, we must not forget they are catholics to begin with, which means they literally believe in talking snakes, talking donkeys, unicorns and seven-headed dragons.
I've read the book 'The Demonologist' and Ed & Lorraine really believed the stupidest things, that one would think of as 'medieval beliefs'. They believe in the real existence of werewolves and ghosts transporting money through walls. Yes, ghosts can steal your wallet, if you believe Ed Warren. Ghosts are not likely to rob a bank in that way (which would be the most logical choice) but your wallet.
Ed & Lorraine Warren are romanticised way too much in the movies. In real life, for example, they barely were involved in the case of The Enfield Poltergeist, which the second Conjuring-movie was based on. The only reaction Ed Warren gave tot hat case, was that he could gain good money out of it. The Warrens had practically no involvement in the Amityville case and The Warrens have been criticised tremendously in real life. But they make up good stories for movies. Their stories are not real, of course, but as Don King would quote: 'Only in America!' Now, today The Conjuring Universe is expanded in a similar way like Superhero franchises, like Marvel or DC.
But this IS a good movie! It does not contain Ed and Lorraine Warren, so we can easily distance ourselves of any 'true story' claim. It is refreshing, very good acting by all of the kids and the adults and just enjoy it as a classic already!