tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post805447569587554622..comments2023-12-29T10:59:37.133-08:00Comments on 35 Years of David Lynch: CATFISH (2010)Michael Adam Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-24185971999150362392011-05-09T04:48:28.236-07:002011-05-09T04:48:28.236-07:00The idea that this film is 'unethical' is ...The idea that this film is 'unethical' is frankly ludicrous. To claim that we have been 'betrayed' in believing that this film is either fictional or real is to discredit the merits of this film. Half of it's beauty is in the ambiguity, and I argue that the film makers know this. In wondering whether we are watching reality or fiction, we are assigning ourselves wholeheartedly to the themes displayed in the film itself...we are unsure whether something we are seeing on a screen is real life. If it is fake, what better way to question the reliability of things we see in the modern world than to create a believable fictional documentary? Wonderful on all counts.Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-3949891500711117652011-05-04T09:22:23.249-07:002011-05-04T09:22:23.249-07:00I disagree with your 'unethical' claims. T...I disagree with your 'unethical' claims. The subjects of the film are all real people who have been interviewed etc etc. They all agreed to be filmed and for that film to be distributed. It's called a 'reality thriller.' They don't just say thriller. While the trailer may be misleading, it's not unethical to try and make your film seem more appealing to a target audience. I watched the movie cause the trailer looked awesome and loved the movie. I don't care if I was 'duped' into watching it. I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise.<br /><br />I say hats off to these guys. Great movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-7928426068052193542010-09-21T05:58:10.311-07:002010-09-21T05:58:10.311-07:00True, Blairwitch did play up a misleading "is...True, Blairwitch did play up a misleading "is this real?" marketing approach, too. But clearly a ghost story would have less credibility than Catfish, which does not present any paranormal scenarios. There is nothing inherent to Catfish that suggests it is a fake and in fact, in recent interviews the filmmakers give indication of their film being nonfiction (an actual documentary). Somewhere an unethical lie exists in their film and marketing.Michael Adam Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-68718391563187774512010-09-19T22:06:22.583-07:002010-09-19T22:06:22.583-07:00Very interesting article.
However, to be fair, whi...Very interesting article.<br />However, to be fair, while their "style" borrows a convention of the documentary genre, neither Cloverfield, Quarantine, nor District 9 attempted to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. They never tried to pass themselves off as actual documentaries. Blair Witch DID, on the other hand, have a rather heavy-handed on-line promotion that confused people into thinking it was an actual documentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com