Obsession About Consent Not Male Loneliness Or Crazy Girlfriends

It is shocking that this has to be said in words - Obsession is a film about a man taking away a woman s consent, keeping her as a hostage and violating her repeatedly because he feels he is entitled to have her . A part of the audience would presume that this... It is shocking that this has to be said in words - Obsession is a film about a man taking away a woman’s consent, keeping her as a hostage and violating her repeatedly because he feels he is entitled to ‘have her’. A part of the audience would presume that this doesn’t need to be explained, because what else this Curry Barker film would be about? But here comes the googly - a large part of the Indian audience has unfortunately missed the point of the film entirely and has come up with insane theories where they have sympathised with the man, claiming that he is the victim of a toxic relationship. Other misreadings of the film include the woman being labelled as a ‘crazy girlfriend’, and the man being the victim of the ‘male loneliness epidemic’. Some have also read it literally as, ‘Be careful what you wish for’, and no surprises, but this is not what Obsession is about. Indian audience has completely missed the point of the film. He holds her hostage, pretends to be the victim The audience aspect needs to be highlighted here because in the last few days, Obsession has become a major talking point on social media, and not just in the US, but also in India. The low budget and the comparatively young age of the director are being highlighted. The shocking turn came when desi creators started making reels with text like, “I wish I had this kind of love” and overlaying it with romantic Hindi songs. In a country where data is less expensive than clean water, when creators start posting, “Mujhe aisi bandi chahiye (I want to be with a girl like this)”, you know that the point of the film has not even been understood. The ‘bandi’ here is a hostage who has no control over her mind and body, but Indian men (mostly) are romanticising this and reading this like a love story gone wrong. When creators start posting, “Mujhe aisi bandi chahiye (I want to be with a girl like this)”, you know that the point of the film has not even been understood. ALSO READ | I watched Obsession. The CBFC watched it too and decided what other adults could see And it is not like one needs to be a cinephile or a film scholar to understand what this film has to say. Obsession’s events trigger when Bear ‘wishes’ that Nikki loves him ‘more than anyone in the world’. It is at this point that Nikki transforms and turns into a version of herself that exists only to please Bear. Her agency is taken away and whatever little we have learnt