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Quite good, despite inconsistent POV decisions

posted 9 years ago by TheManInOil
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The first jarring thing is when we switch from Andrew's recordings to someone else's, but then a good way into the movie they just abandon the found footage conceit and show us things from an omnipotent POV. BUT, then they keep trying to return to having cameras justified even when it doesn't make sense (why would Matt's girlfriend keep recording when he runs out with nosebleed to find Andrew? That whole sequence is from her camera POV as though she never stopped recording even when in personal peril in the extreme. It made no sense especially given that they'd already shown us scenes where there was no camera to 'see' what was happening.

On the whole, though, a good variation on an overused theme with decent performances and characters we understand. Also one of the better movies relating the high school experience.

[–] yusef-ghanima 9 years ago

no it was crap

i mostly will not be able to answer your reply, since marissa mayer hacked my email, no notification

[–] timmeyyyy 7 years ago

Thats a general problem in found footage movies and it really annoys me everytime. Worst must have been Cloverfield, where they were fleeing, running, screaming and dying, but never forgot to keep filming without apparent reason.

And this is a major point: There needs to be a comprehensible reason for filming throughout the whole story. And this is nearly impossible to justify over the course of the film. That's why found footage movies so often do not work for me.