Obsession

Men tend to latch on to these idealized versions of women. These fantasies take forefront to the actual human being behind them. There is so much to say about the film’s blatant commentary on men’s incompetence and need to victimize themselves. The fact the Bear uses the wish not to change himself for Nikki, but to fundamentally control her autonomy instead, really says everything. And the film uses this as a vehicle for some of the most mean-spirited and uncomfortable horror filmmaking I’ve seen in a while.