r/moviecritic • u/Spirited_Alfalfa_343 • 13h ago

Why do you think Navarette has gotten so much awards buzz for Obsession but Ejiofor has gotten none for Backrooms?

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I know Clark has some limited screen time but Ejiofor absolutely steals every scene he’s in. His two separate monologues with Reinsve are just as good as anything Navarette did in Obsession. As I said earlier, is it the lack of screen time for Ejiofor?

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u/Cb6cl26wbgeIC62FlJr 13h ago

Backrooms ending was unsatisfying to me.
Obsession on the other hand… wow.

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u/quigongingerbreadman 12h ago

I can definitely see that. Like, I kinda wanted Ejiofor's character to slowly turn into one of the beings he befriended the longer he stayed in the "other" place. I was kinda let down when... His part ended. (Trying to be non-spoilery).

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u/opalescentessence 12h ago

I literally said “that’s it?” out loud when it ended which made me glad I watched it at home

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u/Eastern_Carrot7538 12h ago

El final de obsession fue predecible se veía venir de lejos nms quítate los lentes

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u/FORGOTTENLEGIONS 12h ago

Predictable does not mean bad.

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u/DotEither8773 9h ago

People’s obsession (haha) with plot twists lol. Obsession had a great intense ending. The movie basically tells you what will happen during the support phone call, it’s intentionally predictable.

I thought including Bear trying to purge the pills but being interrupted by Nikki wishing for him to love her was a neat little “plot twist” though.

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u/maywellbe 9h ago

I went to my favorite pizza place last night, starving, and once again they fucking nailed that thing! Of course, as delicious as it was I didn’t like it because it was “predictable”, execution be damned. 🙄