Being as I enjoy the Catfish series, it came to as a surprise for me that it was actually derived from the movie itself: Catfish.
The documentary follows the story of Nev Schulman and how he, upon his journey of 'meeting' Megan, found out that things weren't as what they seemed.
There is the ongoing conflict of whether the movie is real or not, being the whole thing staged or an actual occurrence.
The documentary follows the story of Nev Schulman and how he, upon his journey of 'meeting' Megan, found out that things weren't as what they seemed.
There is the ongoing conflict of whether the movie is real or not, being the whole thing staged or an actual occurrence.
It had been given a high 80% from Rotten Tomatoes, and a 3.5/5 from the viewers.
Even if the documentary was set up, I still think that the way they go about informing viewers of how people online may not always be who they say they are is important. I think that people need to be focusing more on the issues that Catfish brings to thought instead of whether it was 'all too coincidental'.
Catfishing is something that happens a lot in our society today, considering a lot of our interactions with other people are online and through social media platforms. It focuses on the scarier, darker side of the web, and how the little things mean a lot when piecing together the larger picture.
Even if the documentary was set up, I still think that the way they go about informing viewers of how people online may not always be who they say they are is important. I think that people need to be focusing more on the issues that Catfish brings to thought instead of whether it was 'all too coincidental'.
Catfishing is something that happens a lot in our society today, considering a lot of our interactions with other people are online and through social media platforms. It focuses on the scarier, darker side of the web, and how the little things mean a lot when piecing together the larger picture.
The Guardian best described just how intriguing the entire documentary was, and how the sudden decision to go and see 'Megan' had those of us watching suddenly sitting on the front of our seats in a thrilling anticipation.
I like to think that the movie was based off a real life occurrence, simply because I love Neve, and to think he would consider to play with our feelings like that, would be heart breaking. I would feel Catfish'd .. see what I did there? ;)
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