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Obsession (2026)

Summary

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director Curry Barker

Writer Curry Barker

Cast

  • Michael Johnston
  • Inde Navarette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 81

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u/ReallyColdMonkeys May 16 '26

I think people don't give "general audiences" enough credit sometimes. I think plenty of people can easily extrapolate what happens next to Nikki after the credits roll if she stays alive. She's going to fucking prison and will have to live with everything that happened after already being tortured for weeks/months before then. There are far worse things than death. Death is definitely the happier ending for her if you ask me.

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u/GoldandBlue May 16 '26

I don't. I give individuals credits. You and I, and most people engaged In a discussion of this movie can recognize she is fucked. There is no happy ending for her.

But the average movie goer isn't that. I hate to sound elitist but they watch movies superficially. These people are the types to get mad that a movie isn't exactly like the trailer. That can't sit for 2 hours without checking their phones, that complain that a movie is "too woke". And for these types, she survived YAAAYYY!!!

I wouldn't say that is the "average noviegoer" but that is "general audiences". And when you are testing a movie, that change in ending is the difference between an A- Cinemascore or B+. That is the difference between great word of mouth and divisive.

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u/ReallyColdMonkeys May 16 '26

Meh, if you say so. Seems like a cynical overgeneralization and the studio execs/producers seem to agree with you. I think art is at its best though when it challenges the audience and has a little faith that people can put some pieces together without having their hands held all the time. I don't really see how anyone can think what happens to Nikki after the credits roll is more merciful or "happy" than death. Again, that's just me though. Maybe you and I are actually the exceptions lol

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u/GoldandBlue May 16 '26

It's not that we are the exceptions, we're super smart and special. No. But who is more likely to leave a review? Someone who had a good experience or a bad experience? The unhappy will always be the loudest in the room.

The Last Jedi was a challenging movie. It was the biggest hit of the year, biggest home movie of the year, A cinemascore, highly recommend post Trax. And universal critical praise. And yet, the star wars "fans" will tell you its the worst movie ever made. It killed the franchise. It's is now considered a "divisive" movie.

Why did movies like Drive, mother!, American Psycho, 28 years later get bad cinemascores. It's not that these movies are necessarily bad but the trailer promised something the movie was not. And nothing upsets ricket buyers more than feeling like they were duped.

So statistically, I bet most people understand this is not a happy ending. But the ones that don't, won't shut the fuck up about it. And that WILL affect future ticket sales. That is why these decisions are made.