Jul 26·2 repliesDo you guys remember when they were ITT saying this movie was dangerous to watch
- Jul 26
ANTII wish it was just a bad movie. (But it definitely is that too.)
It’s an evil movie that doesn’t even come close to making the points it thinks it does. It’s a misogynistic, male-gaze centered loser wet dream. Curry Barker is maybe the worst to ever do it and I wish him zero success in the future. The only way audiences can approach it and find any appreciation for it is because they are looking at it through an external lens separate from the movie. They see Bear, they know the deal, they know what he is and they assume the movie is going along with them, but it’s not, it never is, and Barker doesn’t even shy away from that.
A quote from him taken directly from The New Yorker:
“It starts from a very innocent place with Bear. I wanted it to be relatable. We've all had a crush on someone who didn't like us back-which is kind of a creepy concept, when you think about it," Barker went on. "You imagine this whole reality that may never be." Such obsession can be a frightening emotion both for the person experiencing it and for the target. One of Bear's first lines, as he talks about his love for Nikki, is "I feel like I'm coming apart." The fact that he never manages to confess this to her is part of the horror: Barker wanted to play on the very modern fear, among young men, of "not saying the right thing, or not wanting to not come off like a creep.”
He doesn’t see his own character for what many who enjoy the movie assume it has to be. If anything he sees both Bear and Nikki as victims but in this type of movie, with these kinds of themes, that’s not nearly good enough. At best it’s dangerously noncommittal, and at worst it’s sociopathic.
Easily a worst of the decade contender.
Cast innocent.
Like seriously this post belongs in the “What the f*** are u actually talking about” HOF
Jul 26Malik Nabers FanDo you guys remember when they were ITT saying this movie was dangerous to watch
lmaoo dangerous in what way?
oh nvm ill read it now- Jul 26
damn...theyre on some 2020 ultra-woke mindset
Jul 26Malik Nabers FanDo you guys remember when they were ITT saying this movie was dangerous to watch
This was a lotta people’s first movie ever you gotta be gentle with them
Jul 26·1 replyThis and Bring Her Back are some of the best psychological horrors i’ve seen in years
- Jul 27·edited
haven't seen any youtube reviews mention this but i feel like she physically wouldn't survive for that long if this went smoothly
imagine the nonstop sleep deprivation (altho it seems he convinced her to sleep)
and the constant hours of standing in place waiting for him till he got back. what if he had to go on a road trip
god knows how bad her diet actually is
- Jul 27·1 replyasabove
This and Bring Her Back are some of the best psychological horrors i’ve seen in years
those aussie twin directors are 2 for 2 rn. talk to me was excellent too
cant wait to see what they make next
Jul 27Finally watched this, jesus f***ing christ this was scary lol
- Jul 27
The whole monologue about bleeding out was actually the scariest part about this
- Jul 27
Mac Wit Da CheeseSome parallels to Get Out
Reminded me a lot of it as well
Jul 27·1 replyFinally watched last night
Spooky ass s***
& a certified banger
- Jul 27·1 replyStorari
Finally watched last night
Spooky ass s***
& a certified banger
Car horn scene
- Jul 27Tiigre
those aussie twin directors are 2 for 2 rn. talk to me was excellent too
cant wait to see what they make next
I actually haven’t seen Talk To Me, I need to check it out
- Jul 27La Flama Blanca
Car horn scene
reminds me of the weight plate scene from Smile 2
his face at the end is just horrifying, nose looked like a pig snout
- Jul 30
Jul 30·3 replies
chip skylark 🏄🏾♂️Jul 30https://twitter.com/indenupdates/status/2082279297151017015SaturdayHope she gets it. Outside of the movie’s success and me h****; best acting performance I saw this year :
Jul 30https://twitter.com/indenupdates/status/2082279297151017015SaturdayLMFAO 😭😭😭😭😭😭 AIGHT NOW
- Jul 30
She secured her nom when she peeped and pooed herself
- Jul 30·2 replies
She’s gonna get on stage and be like merrrrrrp did I just do a thing?
Jul 30IcyNeckShe’s gonna get on stage and be like merrrrrrp did I just do a thing?
Marvel thread is over there
Jul 30
ilgndHereditary
overrated and i’m a fan of the movie and ari
- Jul 30
Everestyeah i had some real good tension, uncomfortableness, real unease watching obsession. was straight up on edge any time nikki was on screen, knowing that in intense violent outburst could happen at any time.
but hereditary still on another level for me. straight up ruined my life for like 2 weeks
like i was just really unhappy and unsettled and disturbed irl in my actual life and at home after it and it took ages to shakeweirdest thing i’ll say but i wish that movie impacted me that deeply
- Jul 30·1 reply
midsommar and eddington genuinely say with me, the rest of his movies lowkey feel a little too reliant on the shock spectacle