Every man in this film is irredeemable.

Bear is a coward first and foremost, but also a fucking loser. A shame to Bears everywhere.

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I wanted him to blow his head off with that gun so badly but of course, he’s a fucking coward through and through

Ian is also a piece of shit (why would you make a waitress be the sounding board for your friend’s confession and then also try to sabotage that confession multiple times because you’re casual hookup buddies with his crush) but less so than Bear.

Only the women characters are actually decent people & yet both get a tragic ending - something something parallels to how women are treated at large by society.

I liked this way better than Backrooms if only because it was actually horrifying. Honestly though the stories both tell are kind of mirrors of each other: Backrooms’ protagonist being obsessed with returning to the past he had with his wife that he ultimately ruined to the point where he willingly traps his therapist in the Backrooms so he can be told he’s justified; Obsession’s protagonist being obsessed with a long-time crush that he’s had multiple opportunities to express his interest in, to the point where he willingly wishes away her autonomy and spends the entire film acting like the victim. Which I think is interesting.

We as a global society need more films explaining to men that they need therapy & they need to stop blaming others for their cowardly decisions or lack thereof.

4.5/5