
My sister is taking a cinema class at USC where she gets to watch movies before they go into theatres.After they watch the movie they meet either the actor, director, producer or some other important person and ask them questions. Since I was still on my long summer break she invited me to her 4 hour late class. Eager to experience an actual college class I agreed to go. I wasn't very much interested in watching a movie because lately movies have disappointed me in their lack of; creativity, originality, and meaning. I am a firm believer that every movie has its own a moral.
To my suprise we weren't watching an overrated, overadvertised,cliche movies. The film was called Catfish and it was a documentary. Now because I want you to watch the movie I vowed thatI would try my best not to spoil anything. However, I will tell you what I received from this unique documentary.
Quite frankly, Catfish in not like any other movie or documentary you've ever seen. It's best to know as little as possible about this movie so don't go researching the movie otherwise it defeats the purpose of watching it. Watch the movie and don't try to analyze it, just watch it with a clear mind and let the story envelop you and unfold in front of your eyes. The movie is funny, romantic, sad, suspenseful, and real. I actually got to meet the 3 young guys who were in the movie which was an unforgettable experience. They were were genuine, honest, down to earth guys who decided to document what happened to their friend that so often happens to people through these computer social networks
Catfish is one of those films that makes you think and reflect yourself as well as your own life. How much do you really know your "friends"? Watching this movie makes me value traditional human to human connections that technology has minimized for young adults and people in general.
As a final comment to wrap up this post I want to say that there was one quote in the movie that really moved me, that makes me think of the people who keep me going in life...instead of spoiling that quote for you I'll leave it up to you to watch the movie, and figure it out yourself.
I absolutely LOVED Catfish! My husband attend USC film school for a while, and the treat of getting to see filmmakers in person talk about their films is really a great privilege--I'm glad your sister shared it with you.
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