Obsession

Obsession follows the story of Bear, a husk of a man who barely feels comfortable inside his own body from the 0th second. At best he is awkward in an sympathetic way and at some level you empathise with him but from the moment he understands the gravity of what he has done, what I want to call his anti-arc starts to unravel to the point where I wanted him dead more than anything by the end.  I don’t think my hatred for Bear wasn’t intended on the movie’s part but he is so unchanging that even in his pivotal final moment where he knows what needs to be done he’s too much of a coward to go through with it, only actually dying because the demon possessed him before he could vomit the pills.  If I were to summarise Obsession it is the story about a cowardly rapist in denial who is responsible for ruining his life and those of everyone around him. His inability to change or face the consequences of his actions cause a whirlwind of death and misery. He could have called the cops. He could have called the fucking cops fifty thousand times. I’d almost call it a plot hole but man knowing the insufferable piece of shit that he is he probably considers it but doesn’t do it because that would require a modicum of accountability the man baby clearly lacks. There are not enough words in the English lexicon to describe my hatred for Bear. I hate him almost as much as the demonic being he summoned to puppeteer Niki’s body adores him. What a despicable thing he is. I genuinely wonder what any good anyone finds in this man. He is such a void of charisma. Fuck.  Anyways I liked it 😃👍