Obsession

holds up incredibly on a rewatch, and was just as terrifying despite not having the immersive cinema experience this time. watched with my brother who hadn’t seen it yet and it was so fun to see his theories + to discuss our thoughts on the film.  it’s all harrowingly devastating. a really bleak horror to be honest. the body horror is so cool - that car scene 🩸 but the gore might not even be the most grotesque aspect. for me, it’s when bear says ‘what’s so bad about being with me’ in response to nikki’s pleading to be killed. any sympathy for bear just really vanishes in that moment. and an honourable mention to the scene where nikki and bear are having sex, but nikki is entirely motionless and her face is a blank expression. awful. it’s a really complex film, and it has so many possibilities in terms of meaning. nikki being trapped inside of her consciousness whilst an evil force of some kind takes over her is truly a terrifying idea. this film is incredible and it’s exactly what we needed for modern horror