Obsession Movie *Spoilers*

[Soontir C'boath]

Somehow doesn't feel like this movie belongs here, but at the same time, it does involve "magic".

Non-spoiler intro:
There might've been a movie or two that I would recommend seeing at the theater, but I don't remember what they were anymore. Obsession is a movie that you need to watch in the theater. You really need to be immersed in it to get the full feeling of the horror that happens. It's the movie of the year for me and Inde Navarrette deserves an Oscar for her role as Nikki.

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I sympathized with Bear in the beginning as he unfortunately reminds me of myself in a few ways. A man who only has co-workers for friends and not the type to be accepted in regular social circles. That went out the window as he proceeds and continues to take advantage of his co-worker Nikki after casting a spell on her wishing she loved him more than the entire world. He tries to blindly act like he's in a real relationship, but it comes to no avail with how increasingly unhinge she becomes as well as when the real Nikki finally fully comes out and he decides to ignore her plea like the piece of shit he really is.

Inde does an amazing job of being obsessed Nikki offering a huge range of emotion and body language that creeps you to the bone. Her ability to switch between both Nikkis is unreal as well. I've seen characters with multiple personalities before, but I've never seen it done in the way Inde performs. It somehow doesn't feel forced like how some other actors would do it.

However, while everyone's focus on Nikki, the hidden story is the spell itself. The "One Wish Willow" as it is called seem to stick to the trope that having your wish granted comes with caveats. The maker of the One Wish Willow does seem to enjoy the suffering of the victims and it's probably why it's sold for only $8 at the store. When Bear calls the hotline to try and modify (and therefore not free her) and then cancel the spell, the maker does offer information that either someone else has to make a counter wish or he has to die, but before the phone call ends, the maker knew the person affected by Bear's wish was Nikki and offered him the ability to speak to her. But you hear her over the phone screaming in agony. This means the "genie" had direct access to the victims involved.

In the end, everyone loses. Even with the real Nikki coming back, she could easily be tried for murder and be sent away to prison. Or, maybe she can claim insanity.

Whatever it may be and maybe I didn't do it justice, but it's a must see.