underfan15
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"Obsession" is the umpteenth horror movie where the man dies at the end just for “living - and loving - while male.” I finally watched it and, as I predicted, I didn't like it at all. This is what I saw: Nerdy beta guy ironically named “Bear,” longs to be loved by Nikki. Nikki tells him she lost her crystal necklace, so he gallantly goes to buy her a new one. Instead, he sees the "One Wish Willow" and buys it as a joke. He meets up with friends and Nikki. When it’s time to go home he offers Nikki a ride, she says yes. They bond during the car ride. At dropoff, she asks him if he likes her and because he’s a wuss, he doesn’t admit it. Then, because he thinks the willow is a gag, he innocently wishes Nikki loved him more than anyone else in the world. Nothing evil, nothing toxic, just a simple wish for love. And because he did that, Nikki goes crazy. When she starts loving him, the film frames Bear as the true monster who "stole her agency." When they make love, it shot like he’s raping her. He's depicted as the insecure, cowardly "nice guy" who couldn't handle rejection, so he cheated reality to get what he wanted, and then let the horror play out because it felt good to finally be loved. And to break the spell, he has to kill himself at the end. All because he made a wish he didn’t believe would actually come true. This is Hollywood's most disgusting trick: MAKE EVERY MALE CHARACTER A VILLAIN WHO NEEDS TO DIE. Because the writer could’ve given us a story where the horror exists separate from the man’s actions. He could have told a story where both survive and live happily ever after. But because it’s modern-day Hollywood, we get this anti-male BS over and over again. And needless to say, the film ends before THE WOMAN pays for her crimes. And the saddest thing is: Critics I respect don't even see this, and are cheering on the creation of more misandrist trash like this. My rating: ZERO STARS.
some people just need to stop reviewing
No, OBSESSION is not a misogynistic film. Y'all just can't engage with disquieting, adult subject material in a film that doesn't hold your hand or let's itself be as messy and human as it can be.
this is fucking horrifying wow do not speak on BPD again, because this is such a damaging way to speak about it also, btw, Nikki wasn't the fucking problem, this wasn't an allegory for BPD it was about loss of agency and consent like holy fucka
I saw myself in 'Obsession' For years, I had undiagnosed and untreated BPD. To my partners, I was a monster. Read now: ariellelana.substack.com/p/i-saw-myself…
@Ramina1690 Right don’t see what the hype is about its slow nothing happens till the last 25 to 20 minutes the movie was ok
Obsession (2026) What makes the scene so unsettling is that it’s the first time Bear questions the fantasy version of Nikki created by the wish. The moment he doubts her story, her behavior unravels — and many viewers see it as the point where the film shifts into full psychological horror.
Obsession (2026) What makes the scene so unsettling is that it’s the first time Bear questions the fantasy version of Nikki created by the wish. The moment he doubts her story, her behavior unravels — and many viewers see it as the point where the film shifts into full psychological horror.
