Why does everyone love Obsession so much?
Please read what I have to say before you come at me.
I saw Obsession opening night last Thursday with a friend of mine. I remember turning to him like 45 min in and saying something like, “This is bad” to which he agreed. By the end of it we both had a bitter taste in our mouth.
Before I get into the more in depth thoughts I have I really just want to get the point across that I don’t like “magic” or that sort of thing without explanation. It definitely works, like Smile and Talk to Me are two of my fav horror movies of all time but they take the time to give at least a little context on the why. It seems like the movie takes place in a world where people can just go and buy these wishes. I feel like it would definitely be a bigger deal than it is made out to be. I barely saw any trailers for this movie btw, I am a horror fanatic so I just go to whatever horror movies are playing lol. I thought it was gonna be like some crazy girl he met on a dating app was stalking him and obsessing over him but no, no it wasn’t.
Okay time for in-depth shit. Spoilers ahead.
I didn’t hate the movie, I think all of the actors did incredible jobs especially the girl who played Nikki. I preface this because the more you hate a character the better the actor is. I absolutely hated Bear. He was so infuriating because of how selfish he is. The quickest way to define his character is the scene where he calls the number on the back and finds out that the “real” Nikki is in pain and he is given the option to cancel the wish (Later it’s revealed this was never an option but at this point Bear doesn’t know that) instead of saving his friend from suffering he tries to alter it rather than canceling it.
I relate to Bear a lot. I yearned over a girl for years without doing anything but I’d never want her to suffer because of me. That’s not real love.
The scene where Nikki’s body is asleep but the real her is awake and begging Bear to kill her is probably the best scene in the whole film. It again shows how selfish Bear is because the whole time she’s begging he’s trying to minimize and justify his actions. That’s psychotic and to top it off he then leaves her to go see Sarah (I think that’s what the other friends name is) and when she asks him if he knows what’s wrong or anything he continues the lie. He does this not to convince Sarah everything’s okay, but to convince himself that everything’s okay. This also then leads to Sarah being killed by Nikki.
There is never a lesson learned for Bear as he just kills himself (easy way out) like 20 min later. That’s why I don’t like the movie. It’s not necessarily a bad movie after watching it to its completion. It has a lot of great, emotional scenes. But in the end the curse is gone and Nikki has to live with the fact that she not only killed two people, her best friends, but also that she had no control over her own body and actions. There is no amount of therapy that could even make a dent on the trauma that this left in her. Also she probably will go to jail since how is she gonna explain any of it.
In conclusion the movie has some highs, but the lows are too much for me. My friend has been texting me reviews of the movie since we saw it because he doesn’t understand why everyone loves it so much, and either do I. People are allowed to have their own opinions which is why I want genuine answers here. I truly want to understand why people like it so much.