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Obsesyon

Obsesyon

2025

Director

Jeffrey Hidalgo

Runtime

102 minutes

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Synopsis

A middle-aged woman becomes obsessed with a student, who has a crush on her stepdaughter. Every time the young man becomes intimate with the daughter, the woman fantasizes that she is with him.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

3.1/10

Limited


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

The narrative focuses on heterosexual dynamics involving a student, a stepdaughter, and a middle-aged woman. There is no evidence of queer identities or non-cisnormative narratives.

Gender Representation

Fair

A woman drives the plot through her psychological complexity and agency. However, the sexualized power dynamics do not clearly subvert traditional gender hierarchies.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Minimal

The cast list includes diverse names, but the plot provides no specific details regarding character identities. A score cannot be assigned without explicit context.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Fair

The film explores the breakdown of traditional family structures through stepmother and stepdaughter dynamics. It lacks explicit critiques of religious or systemic institutions.

Disability Representation

Minimal

The documentation contains no mention of physical disability, neurodivergence, or mental health conditions portrayed with agency.

Strengths

  • The protagonist is a woman with significant psychological agency.
  • The story disrupts conventional, idealized family structures through its focus on obsession.

Areas for Improvement

  • The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
  • There is no visible inclusion of characters with disabilities or neurodivergence.
  • The narrative does not engage with systemic or cultural critiques.

AI Analysis

Obsesyon functions as a character-driven psychological drama centered on voyeurism and displaced desire. The plot disrupts the trope of the idealized family unit by focusing on fractured domesticity and obsession. However, the film lacks intersectional breadth. The narrative focuses on individual psychological impulses rather than broader social advocacy or the deconstruction of systemic institutions. While the protagonist possesses agency, the themes remain rooted in traditional genre tropes of romance and thriller rather than progressive identity representation.

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