character development in Obsession
the awkward conversation preceding this awesome shot really rattled me. >!willingly characterizing the relationship as a good friendship, when asked by a girl you're wildly into to tell her now if you like her, is the biological equivalent of jumping off a roof. that's as close to expressing in words how hard that would actually be to do. even if you think she's asking so she can shut you down before it goes to far, you still be honest there. you risk it all. her tone/look was ambiguous at worst. to me, this was just bad writing or something. im not sure. it was definitely triggering. and it was never followed up on. did she actually like him, was she asking for any particular reason? we never know, it doesn't really seem to matter, so why angle the conversation that way? if the movie is in part a lesson on relationships, friendships, friend zones, communication, idk... what was the point of him saying that? is it to portray the weirdness of such an impossibly insecure, demonically manipulative incel? maybe that's what it is, and thus its the crux of the movie? like, what was going to happen there if he was honest? is it obvious what her response would be, does it matter?!<