Weird post high school limbo in the movie Obsession (2026)
Ok so i recently saw the new movie obsession and maybe im overthinking it and it doesn’t really matter but im really confused by all of their life situations and the weird young adult purgatory they’re living in.
So all four of them have been friends since high school, right? After graduation, i guess they all decided none of them were gonna go to college or move away or anything like that, and on top of that they also all four decided to work at the exact same minimum wage job. Full time, too, as we can see them all get there together in the morning and leave at the same time at night. The movie opens up at a bar so we can assume they’re at the very least 21. That means they’ve been out of high school for at least 3 years now (likely more) and they’re all still working there? The entire friend group?
I also wanna clarify that there’s nothing wrong with working at a music store and there’s also nothing wrong with not going to college or pursuing anything larger, but the ENTIRE friend group all unanimously decided on this? I just felt like they were in a strange post-high school limbo because in what situation would an entire high school friend group work the same job at the exact same location for years post grad?
Bear said he wanted to be a food critic but the way he said it made it sound like it was just a dream he has and he’s not actually taking any steps towards that. I know Sarah planned on going to college late so there’s that.
I’m also wondering if all of them live alone in these houses. I think they mentioned something about bear inheriting the house from someone so i guess that’s the answer for one one them but it kinda seemed like his best friend lived alone too with the party he threw, although i guess maybe his parents were out of town? And i know our main girl Nikki doesn’t have a good relationship with her dad but does she also live alone?? wouldn’t her family have been concerned that she just out of the blue never came home and moved in with bear?? How do all of these 20 something year olds have these houses to themselves? They mentioned Sarah’s dad so i guess Sarah lives with him.