The new film Catfish raises a few questions.
Among them, which will be the bigger PR threat to Facebook, this movie or The Social Network?
And perhaps more importantly, is this film even real?
That second question hangs over this entire film, a “reality thriller” (don’t call it a documentary) about a guy who meets a girl and her family on Facebook and comes to realize they are not exactly as they seem.
I don’t want to spoil too much about Catfish because most of the movie’s appeal comes from watching things develop. But suffice it to say, where you come down on the “is it real?” debate definitely affects how you feel about the movie. Continue reading
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