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Midweek-ish Movie Free Talk

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: spoiler, ask.discussion, recurring.weekly, midweek movie

Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.

Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.

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  1. TheRTV
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    I was away on a family vacation for most of June. So I finally watches Obsession this weekend and wow! I really enjoyed this film! As soon as the flip switches, there's a base level on...

    I was away on a family vacation for most of June. So I finally watches Obsession this weekend and wow!

    I really enjoyed this film! As soon as the flip switches, there's a base level on uncomfortable-ness. A worry in the back of my head that something would happen. There were two standout scenes for me.

    First is the bedroom scene at night. You get the resturant scene that sets up the creepiness. Then when we see them having sex her facial expression is blank. Which works on so many levels. Then we finally get to him waking up in the middle of the night. That scene is soo creepy and kinda scary without doing any jump scares. Inde's and her stunt double's performance are so good. Everything about this scene works.

    Second is the murder scene in the car. Even though we expect it to happen, it is still shocking. It made me jump and I saw Nikki running up in the background. It's so abrupt and violent. They show the aftermath to really keep us shocked.

    I like that some elements of the story veer away from the traditional tropes.

    The wish mechanic isn't a monkey's paw situation. Everything turned out bad because of the wish he made and how he made it. You can see in the forums that some wishes turned out fine. Like one person's mom wished to be pretty and that's what happened. The MC's buddy wished for a billion dollars and that's what he got.

    I appreciate the end where Nikki returns and screams "What did you do!?!". She knows this isn't her fault, but is still traumatized by all of it.

    I appreciate that all of this is really the MC's fault. He a bit of a coward and avoids owning up to his feelings and actions. That leads to making one bad choice after another. It just so happens that he comes across a tool that makes everything so much worse. Which makes for a good horror movie. Simple, everyday ideas that turn extreme for one reason or another.

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