The answer: It doesn't matter one damn bit.
Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Catfish follows New York photographer Nev Schulman as he begins an Internet relationship with a young, female art prodigy in Michigan, then allows the relationship to expand to other members of the girl's family. As relationships develop they become more intimate, and more mysterious. The final half of the flick wraps up the mystery, and dissects with incredible detail the reasons the mystery developed in the first place.
Catfish examines in-depth the modern use and mis-use of social media. The film demonstrates clear reasons sites such as Facebook are valuable tools in our society, then explores the way such sites isolate us further. They provide an escape from the hum-drum and boredom of real life, and a respite from the day-to-day responsibilities that come with it.
Catfish is a brilliant movie. Whether or not the film is real neither enhances or detracts from that brilliance. The beauty of the film is that it's really the story of all of us.
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I have to say, I went in with the knowledge that a lot of people were crying 'fake' at it, and enjoyed it as a piece of fake-tion. But as the story rolled on, and they met with the person who makes the story pivot (trying not to give spoilers) I became not so sure.
A lot of the filming seems very convenient, the guys don't seem genuine, but the woman made me wonder. She was almost too good to be fake.
Best I can come up with is that they filmed the meeting, and faked what surrounded it. maybe.
The sequence in which the title of the film is explained may be the tipping point suggesting this was too contrived to be real but regardless, a powerful piece of work. Thumbs up but not for the generic, special effects drunk movie going public.
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