[[2026 Cafe Posts#^000768|2026 Cafe Posts]] Recently I came across a pretty disappointing conversation online. Granted, pretty much all online conversations are disappointing, but this one got me. I’ve been enjoying the discussion around **Obsession**, a very good [[2026 Movies|movie]] that I didn’t write anything about because I feel like it was a pretty straightforward film. But in the comments of one my 3rd YouTube video casually listening to peoples’ opinions on it, I came across something that bummed me out. Basically, Person A provided their opinion on what they thought the movie was attempting to convey. Something along the lines of, “I think Bear was supposed to be a metaphor of how bad a ‘nice guy’ can be, and that we shouldn’t be rooting for him even though he’s the main character.” To which Person B responded, “well duh, thanks for explaining what we all know already.” Now listen. You might have figured this out about **Obsession** pretty easily. I, also, got that understanding very early into my viewing of the film. Person B seemingly did. Perhaps you think there’s no value in saying this as a result. Because it’s “obvious.” But, Person B, you failed to think about this: have you considered going and fucking yourself? I have a minor in Media Studies, which probably makes immediate sense if you know anything about me as a person, like, at all. I love thinking about media and what one can interpret and draw from it. I love comparing and contrasting the message a creator is trying to convey against my own experiences. I live and breath this shit. The average person does not. They watch a movie or TV show, read a book, say “wow” or “meh,” and then move on. Which is fine! But then they experience a piece of media that lights that *spark*. That gets them thinking about it long after the credits roll or the book is shut. That art has touched them, and they have more to say about it for the first time. My assumption is that this was the case for Person A. They’re likely young, as I was when I wrote my first review of a game for **Okami**, and wanting to tell others what they got out of **Obsession**. And that’s *fucking awesome*. I don’t care if it reads like “baby’s first critique” to you. I don’t care if that’s as far as they thought about the film. None of that matters. What matters is that this art impacted this person enough for them to want to think critically about it. Why would you shut that down by being a rude asshole? Neither you nor I nor anyone else came out the pussy writing about media like Roger Ebert. You suck for attempting to stamp out the embers that could lead Person A into becoming a freak with their own blog that I could be reading and enjoying in the future. That’s all, just wanted to get that off my chest. My last words for Person B: go 2 hell, fuck u.