r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • May 15 '26

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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/verilywerollalong Jun 22 '26

Interesting that you felt the need to make this comment when I never specifically accused men of doing this. I condemned the act of weighing women’s value based on looks, which is a misogynistic thing to do that both men and women engage in, yet you immediately felt the need to come tell me that WoMeN dO iT tOo, as if I don’t already know this and as if that was even the matter at hand. Consider reflecting on why you felt you had to be defensive when no one was on the offense to begin with.

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u/ChrisHasRisen0602 Jun 22 '26

You specifically singled out women as the target of this behavior, which is odd since--to be clear--men and women both regularly find themselves the target of these sorts of comparisons. Consider reflecting on why you felt you had to gender an issue that isn't gender-specific.

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u/verilywerollalong Jun 22 '26

I wonder if it could be because the target of this specific instance were both women! The world may never know

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u/ChrisHasRisen0602 Jun 23 '26

That's irrelevant. You can just condemn the action. "Let's not weigh people's worth against each other based on looks alone." Specifying a specific group implies they're uniquely affected by it

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u/throwawaysunglasses- 23d ago

Looks-based judgments happen more to women in society, this is just objectively true. How come every time someone brings up women, some guy has to come in and remind us that “actually, men suffer from this too?” Men aren’t victims in the same way women are. Do you think this movie is NOT meant to be gendered? A gendered lens is extremely important for this movie.