I believe that movie saved a large number of men of a certain generation from succumbing to their male weakness.
You’re right.
The somber discussion of the movie in the 2002 remastering said that was true.
Also slowed the momentum of the feminist movement after release. “Forever Fatal: Remembering Fatal Attraction” and “Social Attraction.” Those were dropped from 2009 and streaming versions, according to one source about noir films.