First off, it's presented in 1.50:1 which is basically 3:4, and this is the correct aspect-ratio because I looked it up.
It was chosen to give it a vintage aesthetic as it's vert close to 4:3 which is what we all watched on TV before widescreens (in the US).
Standard US theaters use 1.85:1, and Europe apparently uses 1.66:1.
There are exceptions for certain films, but 1.50:1 is pretty odd.
The 2016 film The Witch was shot in 1.66:1 even for US theaters, but it was chosen for it's "uncomfortable" aspect ratio. Which is kind of funny since that's Europe's default, and it was a US-made film.
What is odd about the version I watched is the color...
It's like if I turned the saturation way down. Everything is bland, or washed out. I don't think this is intended or correct.
The premise is a boy who is love with his friend/co-worker, and she has "friend-zoned" him where she's basically just toying with him.
It's a gross situation to be in for any guy, and I don't understand the appeal of it for women either.
He buys a novelty called a One Wish Willow where he wishes that she loved him more than anyone on earth, and well...that's sort of what happens. However, it's much darker and more depraved than just that.
Also the main character Bear short for Baron; is not exactly a winner himself. He's kind of a sympathetic character, but also you see that he isn't without opportunities and he's guilty of self-sabotages while feeling sorry for himself without taking any accountability.
The movie is definitely worth seeing, but some things about it were kind of far-fetched. And then towards the end it just goes full-insanity which seemed like an odd choice that was out of place in this movie.
The girl who plays Nikki was, and I do mean this: amazing to watch.
Her acting was of a quality many years her senior. It's a horror movie and she's the "villain", but she really achieved a supernatural possession performance.
It still blows me away that the director is only 26, and that this movie made so much money on a $750k budget filmed in Los Angeles no less.
There was also very little indication to me that this film was supposed to be set in Los Angeles, or even California. I thought maybe the Pacific North-West, or even Michigan, Ohio, Illinois areas.
If you're not aware, LA's movie industry has been dying for various reasons such as high costs for CA and also regulations.
This has caused Atlanta & towns in Georgia to become the "new Hollywood" over the past 15 years or so, and most people might not even realize that.
But if you watch films/shows all the way to the end of the credits you'll often see the Georgia logo with a peach.
Anyways, it was a good movie. Very creepy at parts, and it didn't rely on special-effects which I really praise any movie that can do what it needs to with practical effects.
People are growing very tired of heavy use of CGI, and CGI animators are worked like kids in a sweatshop.
It used to be cheaper to use CGI, and I think that trend has even reversed.
Definitely check out Obsession if you're a fan of horror.
