Blog Post #4: Fact or Fiction?

First things first, here is my Diigo account. :)

After watching Catfish, my first instinct was really on figuring out what in the world Angela was thinking when she pulled this elaborate, out of this world, kind of insane, stunt on this poor man. I came across an article from ABC News, and from what I have taken from it, Angela really wasn’t interested in the well-being of Nev, Abby, Megan, or Aimee when the whole story began to unfold. Her focus seemed to be on the hope that her escapade would become a movie. She actually told 20/20 “I hope they're filming it.”

What was bugging me next was whether or not what I had just watched was legitimate. I found a blog post from Blog.MovieFone.Com with commentary from Henry Joost, and Ariel and Nev Schulman discussing its authenticity. They insist that the documentary is, in fact, “100 percent real.”

I was then interested in what other people thought about the movie and what comments they had. At ScreenRant.Com I found an article with two reviews in one; one being positive, the other negative. The positive reviewer much so believes that the documentary is all factual. Rob Frappier even says he believes that it will be “...One of the most memorable documentary films in history.” Rob gave Catfish a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Next was Mike Eisenberg’s review. In a nut shell, he was not impressed. He feels that the whole movie is a fake and that is was a “bore.” He also insists that we not feel like we missed anything if we didn’t/ don’t see Catfish. His review, 1 out of 5 stars.

I honestly believe that this is a true story. However, at times, it is too good to be true. For now, we have the confessions from the creators that the documentary is factual. Maybe someday down the road we might get a real confession. Who knows.