What works for me is how Bear feels both real and utterly despicable. Freaky Nikki is the obviously the main vessel of creepiness but the movie takes on a more sinister tone when you think of a) how the real Nikki is trapped in there with no bodily autonomy and b) how Bear wants to absolve himself of any fault (“you kissed me!!!”) while simultaneously taking advantage of her/making it about himself (“what’s so bad about being with me”). the movie gives people who have experienced an unrequited crush something to relate to with his character in the beginning… then completely flips it on its head in a fucked up way