About 12 minutes into the movie when Joe is looking for a ride, he clicks on rideshare on Craigslist, and one of the ads says "Ride needed LA to San Diego - Sunday (03/04/12). A little underneath it is the ad that Joe clicks on. In his email response to the ad, we see that the date is 12/05/08. This is far as I've gotten in the movie, but I'll continue watching and post if see anything else fishy.
shareI didn't catch that, but I noticed quickly that this "documentary" just seemed a little too convenient.
shareWondered the same thing, looks like LOTS of people on these boards think so as well. The people he meets have been on TV before (dominatrix was on MTV, lady at comedy club is a professional standup who's been on the Sarah Silverman program, etc), he never gives the bike back, etc
Wanted to believe it, but after a while things started to not add up...
"My first name is Mister, my middle name is the period between, and my last name is T." - Mr. T
MTV girl was an attention whore, took the opportunity when she heard there would be a camera around likely. And the Improv class had a comedian, what a shocker!
I think I've done enough conventions to know how to spell "Melllvar".
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So, it's about as much of a documentary as "The Dictator"?
shareI thought his reaction to the 9th Ward seemed incredibly contrived. Not downplaying what happened at all, but his reaction was strange.
shareThere's no way thaaaaaat many people would just open up their homes to a stranger. I'm set on the belief that this is fake. Nice try, Joe, nice try.
shareBy thaaaat many people, you mean about 10-15 people in the entire US. I'd say that's quite believable. Keep in mind how many people look on Craigslist.
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Have you actually been there? It's one of the most overwhelming places to be in the US. Very difficult to not become emotional.
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I agree. I went with Habitat for Humanity in my sophomore year in college, nearly five years after Katrina, and so many residential areas of New Orleans were still in shambles. I saw mangled swing sets and thought of all of the kids who used to live in the houses; broken barbecue pits showed how family get-together were forever broken apart from that horrible week. It is really emotional to physically be there and see how people had to live in these conditions for so long, and to know how many people died there. It's a step beyond seeing it in the news or in photos.
When I saw the Xs with numbers on the houses, I didn't really think about it until our H4H lead told us what it meant: the number of on the bottom signified those who were found dead when searchers came. My chest felt so heavy, and I was overcome with emotion. A few minutes before, I was just thinking it was spray paint for demolition or something, but wow, a few seconds made a huge change.
Perhaps the animations were poorly made. It's clearly not fake, if you travel the world the way he was doing you'd realize it's very possible and that's how people act to each other, although slightly modified by having a camera in there face I assume.
There is plenty of people out there willing to help others. If you feel that's not the case then it's more telling of you then reality. IMO.
I think I've done enough conventions to know how to spell "Melllvar".