Leviticus

“if i’m gonna live with this thing, then i dont want it to look like some other dickhead. i want it to look like you” woah this movie poses the question of “is fear stronger then love?” the use of religion in this movie is perfect because in the bible it does state that its “wrong” to have attraction to the same gender as you are ("You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination." - Leviticus 18:22). so being a homosexual with religious parents in a religious town is seen as very wrong/a sin. so they use fear to “heal” them of their homosexuality using an entity that takes shape of the person they desire the most to make it seem like that person is hurting them and trying to kill them.  naim and ryan develop a fear of not truly knowing whats real and whats fake from the manipulation of the entity, which in theory should be enough to stop their desire for each other. all the entity wanted was for naim and ryan to be scared of the other, but they can never truly fear each other or stop the emotions they feel. the love that they feel towards each other stays the same despite the torture the entity is putting them through. ultimately, the answer is no, fear is not stronger then love.