@Prominent_Bryan I’m a millennial and I loved Obsession. But then again I absolutely love psychological horror that makes you think and gives you a gross and “icky” feeling. The themes of rape/SA/loss of autonomy, along with the BPD-coding of Nikki really fucked me up
@OmarManuRod Human sexuality and psychology are two of the most complex things known to man. But I understand if that’s difficult to understand for a man who still hasn’t figured out “consent”.
I’m honestly getting really tired of people saying Nikki was possessed or it was a demon. It’s clearly some sort of split personality that was created by the wish. A personality whose entire “self” revolves around its love for Bear.
@brattykylani The Venn Diagram of men who don’t see the obvious rape/SA/loss of autonomy themes, and the men who thought women were stupid and overreacting for choosing the bear, is a circle.
@LegoKingo Wish-Nikki isn’t the villain… even in universe, her entire existence is completely based on Bears desire for her to love her, and in that respect, all she is capable of, is loving and being obsessed with Bear. It’s literally not her fault.
@RutgerHauser She pushes his lifeless body away because after everything she has put him through she’s completely disgusted by him and probably fucking hates him. She wasn’t just “looking away” during sex, she was practically catatonic
@ManUMinute@icanbeaphantom She shot Ian on the fly for interrupting them. She smashed Sarah’s face in with a brick for being a threat to their relationship. Again, are you really that dense?
So I watched Obsession a second time, and I’ve come to the conclusion that Bear almost certainly knew the wish worked after the dinner scene. So… yeah, that was definitely rape.
Am I really the only one who saw #Euphoria for what it was? It’s not a show about giving hope to addicts, it’s literally always been a show about abuse. Point blank. People who abuse sex, drugs, and their loved ones, and how dark and horrible shit can really get.
I seriously hate this take so much.
The movie itself was not an allegory for BPD, but Nikki was SO CLEARLY BPD-coded (speaking as someone who has BPD).
this is fucking horrifying wow
do not speak on BPD again, because this is such a damaging way to speak about it
also, btw, Nikki wasn't the fucking problem, this wasn't an allegory for BPD it was about loss of agency and consent
like holy fucka
@whimpermanence I’ll grant that it being “good” is subjective, but if you don’t see how this movie was pretty feminist, you must have been watching it with your eyes closed
I genuinely think a lot of people went into this movie thinking it was like a slasher about a psychotic girlfriend who goes on a killing spree and not a psychological thriller about a girl who loses her autonomy to a guy who wants to fuck her
@urbanmyths@USummonings@targjinx And he chickens out. He was trying to make himself puke at the exact moment that Wish Nicky makes her own wish. If she had done it just a min sooner or later, they’d have both been trapped and probably died of dehydration, exhaustion, or starvation while having never-ended sex
@leni_kotik@AbramvNik That’s what people I think are getting wrong. It’s not a demon or entity, I believe the wish essentially created a new “consciousness” or personality. Less possession, more “Jekyl and Hyde”