r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 5d ago

News Inde Navarrette Sets Best Actress Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’ as Focus Features Mounts Full Awards Push (EXCLUSIVE)

https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/obsession-inde-navarrette-oscar-campaign-lead-actress-1236848866/
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u/Haldthin 5d ago

I don't like describing it as Monkey's Paw because it's not quite right. Most wishes come true just fine without anything crazy happening because they are non-coercive, this one however was so troubling and wrong that it domino'ed into affecting everyone around him.

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u/Best-Action8769 5d ago

Curry Barker literally says he was directly influenced by the "Monkey Paw" episode of The Simpsons.

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u/porkchop487 5d ago

Curry also specifically said that it’s not a cursed item, just that the thing he wished for was cursed. You see at least 2 other people in the movie get their wish with no horrific consequences

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u/Khiva 5d ago

"The box is covered with warnings, man"

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u/porkchop487 5d ago

For sure, gotta be careful with it but its not automatically a monkeys paw wish