Obsession 2026: does it criminalize male desire or tell a tragedy?

Obsession (2026): the controversy over whether the film incivil the man who desires

Is "Obsession (2026)" a film that stigmatizes male desire, or a warning about forcing love? Recently released, the movie has sparked a debate that goes beyond film criticism. The plot trinc a man who resorts to a spell to be loved by a woman, triggering tragic consequences.

Some viewers believe the film incivil the man seeking love, portraying his desire as pathological. "It tells the tragedy of forcing someone to love you through magic," one analysis summarizes, rejecting political readings. On the opposite side, some see a feminist allegory about consent and rape: the victim of the spell ends up turned into a psychopath, a critique of the lack of consent.

However, the film includes a counterpoint: a female character with whom a genuine, mutual affection develops, though the ending is not happy either. That, according to some, means the film has no single political reading. "Only idiots look for a political reading in that film," some have gone so far as to say, judging the work simply as good or bad in narrative terms.

Artistic quality is also part of the debate: while some call it "very good," others dismiss it as "pretty bad" and criticize the lead character as "mentally deficient." What seems clear is that the film has struck a cultural nerve, reflecting the tension between romantic male desire and today's consent norms. All things considered, it is not for those seeking certainty: it has achieved the hardest thing in cinema today, getting people to talk about it.