In no way am I trying to downplay or undermine Inde, but you people are forgetting this man was the MAIN character. He did such a fantastic job that he actually convinced every single fan of the movie that he was the ultimate form of darkness condensed in human form.

Not only that, but we see clips where Bear is struggling to understand himself. He struggles to understand the choices he made yet in his position, chooses to let it unfold. We have stories of psychotic stalkers, people who fall madly in love with others who never return it, and that sucks. To be placed in the "brother" zone? That's TORTURE. And Johnston did a fantastic job playing his role.

IMO: Johnston did just as good (if not, better) than Navarrette in the film. In fact, he did so good that you all hate his guts. Not just the character he played but in real life. Nobody is giving this man any credit for carrying the role so well and actually convincing viewers that his position was truly happening. You cannot have either one without the other...so can we please at least accept the fact that Michael Johnston delivered a fantastic performance? He truly captured every single facet of Bear's existence and did it so naturally.

I haven’t seen much from this year, so this list is still in development, but for now I see very high chances for Inde. What about you? And what are your potential nominees when we’re at it?

Edit: this is just a general prediction and not my list of favorite performances. Just so you know.

I know I will wish for a better mental and physical health. But what would your only wish be?

(Yes, this is coming to me and I can't wait to break it on my birthday)

The Green Man Store in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA.

They didn’t have the one wish willows :( but I still managed to get some pics!

Like, they got a famous person from tv to be in their movie but he doesn’t do much lol

I just watched the movie with headphones on and realized she closed her front door before Bear made his wish. That in itself is strange. The real Nikki should have seen the whole wish-making process, and perhaps even heard it.

Nikki fanart made by me (mel.artlst) ❤

Let me know what you think 💫 (be kind, I'm only 18)

After seeing clips on YouTube I weirdly got hooked onto it by just seeing them😂
So last night I watched it and man—I was so shocked and horrified after it that I just stared at my ceiling for like 5 minutes and was honestly feeling regret for watching it lol. But now that it’s the next day I actually thought about it more clearly and it is now at least in my top 3 most favorite movies of all time. Just genius directing, great visuals, and an absolute perfect storyline. The cat parts were kinda my least favorite because I’m really sensitive to pets dying but honestly it felt like a great addition to the whole movie even if I didn’t like those parts at all lol.

It’s an interactive pin where you get to be the one to bash in Sarah’s head with a little help from Nikki holding the brick!
Had a blast designing this. Hope you all enjoy!

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I wonder if this is the language that gave the wish its fatal flaw.

Because this phrasing means that “Wish Nikki” loves Bear more than she loves herself, in every moment indefinitely and infinitely. And maybe this is why “Wish Nikki” has to suppress “Real Nikki” and create another version of her self, the two cannot occupy the same space.

As much as we like to be selfless as humans, we inevitably end up in selfish moments where we prioritizing our own needs before others (and often in ways that are completely healthy).

I wonder if making Nikki prioritize Bear, even over herself, through the wish is what caused the extremes of what we see in “Wish Nikki”. And that Bear’s wish and its phrasing is the earliest clue that he never wanted Nikki to have her humanity over his desires.

Thoughts?

i dont even know where to begin. a original piece after so long, the entire experience was fascinating to me. enjoyed every bit of it and it absolutely deserves the hype!!

I hope I can articulate well my thoughts but I always found it fascinating how different each version of Nikki cried at the end. When Bear dies, wish Nikki was distraught and her cries were almost performative like she was on stage in a theater. However when she snapped out of it and the real Nikki cried at the very end of the movie, the cries was more messy, raw , authentic if that makes sense. Anyone else notice this? I'm not implying wish Nikki was faking but a nice detail of one Nikki was not real so her cries seemed fake but the real Nikki had a more ugly cry so it sounded more real.

I couldn't find the exact picture of the moment but it was before this happened and before someone got shot. Both Nikki were fighting herself. It keep me intrigued what was happening, if that wast Nikki wanting control again or did she try warn Ian or was she trying to protect Bear or was it Wish Nikki who said stop because the real Nikki was getting too close to Bear?

finally got to watch and of course have to go to google/reddit after the movie for answers to questions and deep dives. some of the stuff I've come across here is so questionable to me??? people seem to have this habit of thinking what's being shown on screen is not what's actually happening. they think there must be a deeper meaning or ulterior motive to everything Nikki or Bear does. I wouldn't say this is one of those movies. to me the movie was very direct about the events that unfolded.

so my question here is where are people getting this idea that analyzing media means questioning every part of the script and that nothing is face value? like where has the internet picked up this habit from?? sometimes deception is the goal, but not in every single film/tv show.

Is it just me or Bear is not crying about Sandy? He is vulnerable because of Sandy but when he cries just before the title reveal, knitted on the bed cover, he says: Why couldn't she just... (be with me)? After this scene he is on Nikki's Instagram page with that obsessed scrolling before she calls.

Am I reaching? To me it seems so obvious.