can we PLEASE talk about how predictable the actual storyline was??? 😭 bear literally makes a wish for nikki to love him more than anyone in the world and suddenly she becomes obsessively attached to him. like wow, who would’ve thought a supernatural wish would have consequences???
nikki starts acting possessed, watching him sleep, freaking out whenever he leaves, literally TAPING THE DOOR SHUT, and we’re supposed to be shocked that things get progressively worse??? the second she started acting weird it was obvious she wasn’t herself. there was barely any mystery to unravel.
TW: this is where bear lost me. after the restaurant scene, where he basically confirms that nikki’s personality has been completely altered by his wish, he STILL chooses to have s3x with her??? mind you, the real nikki never consented to any of this. she never chose to fall in love with him, never chose to be in a relationship with him, and certainly never chose to have her bodily autonomy stripped away. the version of nikki he’s sleeping with is literally a product of HIS wish.
and the camera focusing on her face during that scene??? her expression is practically EMPTY, and you can literally see tears running down her face. it’s heavily implied that the real nikki is still conscious somewhere inside her own body, forced to experience something she never agreed to. that’s not intimacy, that’s SA. and the fact that bear KNOWS something is terribly wrong with her but continues anyway??? disgusting. also why was it so aggressive?
what makes it even worse is that he doesn’t seriously attempt to undo what he’s done until the consequences start affecting HIM. like are we supposed to sympathize with this man??? he literally took away someone’s free will because he couldn’t handle the possibility of her not loving him back.
and the whole dead cat situation??? her feeding bear his own CAT was disgusting, sure, but since when does throwing in disturbing scenes automatically equal good horror? 😭 it felt like the movie was relying on grossing people out instead of actually building suspense.
then nikki kills sarah, and later ian gets shot. was i supposed to be sitting there with my jaw on the floor??? by that point they’d already established that she was dangerously obsessed and willing to hurt anyone who got between them. the violence was graphic, but the escalation itself was SO easy to see coming.
and don’t even get me started on the ending. bear realizing his death could undo the wish, taking the pills, nikki using the last wish to make him love her back, and then the original nikki finally returning after he dies??? the whole ‘be careful what you wish for’ message was practically being screamed at us from the beginning.
i’m not saying every single detail was predictable, but the MAJORITY of the movie followed exactly the direction i expected. and that’s coming from someone who barely watches horror. 💀
also, can someone explain what was supposedly so revolutionary about this plot??? because to me it was basically a supernatural obsession story stretched into almost two hours, with a few disturbing scenes thrown in to convince everyone it was terrifying.
i genuinely want to know what part had everyone so shook because i must’ve watched a completely different movie. 😭