Obsession (2026)

darkmiasma · Wednesday at 12:26 AM

Drinsic said:
She's horrified because she's been getting raped. "Now's the time to say something if so," wouldn't be needed if she was just going to clarify that her feelings are only ever going to be platonic. Also, the literal director and writer has confirmed this. Think you what you want.

What are you basing that on? Barker specifically said he filmed it both ways so that it wouldn't be clear, and that the movie was filmed from Bear's perspective to make it extra confusing. I've never seen an interview from him where he said what you're claiming.

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Drinsic · Wednesday at 1:10 AM

darkmiasma said:
What are you basing that on? Barker specifically said he filmed it both ways so that it wouldn't be clear, and that the movie was filmed from Bear's perspective to make it extra confusing. I've never seen an interview from him where he said what you're claiming.

'Obsession' Blended Takes Where Nikki Liked and Didn't Like Bear to Keep Fans Guessing

Did 'Obsession's' Nikki actually like Bear? Curry Barker blended takes that said yes and no to keep fans guessing.

www.dreadcentral.com

Obsession 2026's Inde Navarrette Confirms If The Real Nikki Had A Crush On Bear

A star behind 2026's horror hit Obsession confirmed a key detail about Nikki's true feelings.

thedirect.com

Answered: Did Nikki like Bear before the curse in Obsession, and was she actually possessed?

It's what we've all been wondering

thetab.com

Fair enough, confirm wasn't the correct word. I agree that things are filmed to be ambiguous and the dialogue is mostly ambiguous, but again - "Now's the time to say something if so" is the giveaway. Plus her body language at his response, like he mentions here.

Gutterflesh · Wednesday at 4:31 AM

This is one movie I wouldn't have mind the creators not explaining. The Tarantino briefcase annoyed the fuck out of me when I first saw Pulp Fiction. I was young and needed to know WTF was in that briefcase, but as I've gotten older I can appreciate the approach of letting me decide what I just watched. It's not a documentary. It's a movie to entertain me.

Then again if they hadn't clarified some points of the movie this debate would rage on for another 10 pages.

Aldarion · Wednesday at 10:52 AM

Drinsic said:
It was certainly vague in the rest of the dialogue, but no woman is going to say "Do you like me? Now's the time to say something if you do" if they weren't looking for a yes. That's really the one line that tells you she liked him despite all the rest.

Wat?

That scene was crystal clear. 1000% friendzone. This is an interesting Rorschach test.

I watched part of your clip. I see that the director intends ambiguity on this point. But what I'm saying is, watching that scene, it didnt seem even a little bit ambiguous to me.

Void · Wednesday at 10:58 AM

I know there are conflicting inverviews and such, but I really don't think she actually had a crush on him. (Aldarion posted while I was posting this, so I'm repeating his basically).

If she knew he liked her, and she liked him, she had zero reason to be randomly hooking up with Ian. Women that friendzone dudes fuck other dudes, not women that have secret crushes.

Before I found out she was hooking up with Ian, I thought it was going to end up that she liked him all along, but to me that's a pretty clear indicator that she only sees him as a simp/friend.

Gutterflesh · Wednesday at 12:14 PM

Void said:
I know there are conflicting inverviews and such, but I really don't think she actually had a crush on him. (Aldarion posted while I was posting this, so I'm repeating his basically).

If she knew he liked her, and she liked him, she had zero reason to be randomly hooking up with Ian. Women that friendzone dudes fuck other dudes, not women that have secret crushes.

Before I found out she was hooking up with Ian, I thought it was going to end up that she liked him all along, but to me that's a pretty clear indicator that she only sees him as a simp/friend.

Ian is clearly a douche in the very first scene, so I wouldn't consider this a spoiler.

Worst bro ever.

TBT-TheBigToe · 2026-08-02T18:37:22-0400

My impression of this movie;
“Hi, let’s talk”
“Okay, what do want to talk about”
“I love you”
**scary sound**
“yeah, I love you too”
**scary sound**
**scarier sound**
“My cat died”
“My dad has cancer”
**scary sound**

Dr.Retarded · 2026-08-02T19:25:12-0400

TBT-TheBigToe said:
My impression of this movie;
“Hi, let’s talk”
“Okay, what do want to talk about”
“I love you”
**scary sound**
“yeah, I love you too”
**scary sound**
**scarier sound**
“My cat died”
“My dad has cancer”
**scary sound**

I don't think it was that bad. I watched Backrooms after it, and I enjoyed it quite a bit more between the two out of left field horror hits this year.

It's a good movie though, and I never felt it was a waste of time.

TBT-TheBigToe · 2026-08-02T19:44:13-0400

The audio imbalance was awful and took away from us but we alll thought it was decent

Dr.Retarded · 2026-08-02T20:06:58-0400

TBT-TheBigToe said:
The audio imbalance was awful and took away from us but we alll thought it was decent

I guess I didn't notice that, but I watch all my movies now with subtitles or closed captioning. Much easier for me to not miss anything with my hearing getting worse, but maybe that's also why I didn't notice it.

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Obsession (2026)

darkmiasma

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'Obsession' Blended Takes Where Nikki Liked and Didn't Like Bear to Keep Fans Guessing

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Answered: Did Nikki like Bear before the curse in Obsession, and was she actually possessed?

Drinsic

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'Obsession' Blended Takes Where Nikki Liked and Didn't Like Bear to Keep Fans Guessing

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Answered: Did Nikki like Bear before the curse in Obsession, and was she actually possessed?

Gutterflesh

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Aldarion

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Yeah, and?

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TBT-TheBigToe

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