gonna go watch obsession in theaters. very excited to have meta thoughts after experiencing it on the big screen. for now i just wanna say that bear killing his cat through the negligence of his poor choices (re: leaving opioids lying around) is a BRILLIANT metaphor and piece of foreshadowing for like. literally Everything that's going to happen in his relationship with nikki.
Not only that, but in screenwriting there is a well known trope called "save the cat," wherein within the first act, you have your protagonist save a cat in order to establish their character and get the audience to like them (this can be any heroic or kind act on the characters part — though sometimes they literally save a cat).
One of the first things this film does is have Bear kill his cat.
mind you second thing he does after sandy dies is cry about nikkie not loving him




















