Facebook. We’ve all made connections with people on Facebook, whether it be friends and family or complete strangers. Yaniv Schulman was just like us. He connected with a family on Facebook. He met up with them. It changed his life. Was it for the better? Or was it from the worst? You decide.
The movie “Catfish” was directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and came out in 2010. The movie is based off the friendship between Yaniv Schulman – a twenty four year old, living in New York – and Abby Wesselman, an eight year old girl living in Michigan. They form their friendship through art. Nev takes a picture that gets published in the paper, and Abby paints it. It creates a long lasting friendship between the two. As they grow closer, he gets to know the rest of Abby’s family pretty well too.
“Catfish” has a very interesting plot. The movie starts off by showing Nev and Abby’s friendship forming. He sends her more pictures, and she paints them. Nev then becomes friends with Abby’s mom, Angela on Facebook. He also becomes friends with Abby’s sister, Megan. Megan and Nev hit it off immediately, and they start an online relationship. Throughout their relationship, Nev notices that Megan hasn’t been honest with him a lot of the time. Outraged and hurt by her lies, Nev decides to further investigate the matter. The investigation lands them in Ishpeming, Michigan. This is where the Wesselman family lives. As they get to know the family face to face, they start to uncover more secrets. This is an example of how you can think you know someone perfectly through the internet, but are proved wrong when in a face to face setting. Don’t be fooled by someone on social media sites. You don’t know what they do outside of the internet world.
I really liked how the movie captured everything. It felt real. I felt like I was with them in the movie, going through what they were. The characters were also so intriguing. Angela was such a complex character. I didn’t know what to expect with her. I thought she was insane, but she drew me in. I didn’t want to stop watching her. Nev was a very likable guy. He was the type of guy, I wanted to know. The main thing I really liked about this movie was just that it was real. It was interesting because it was a true story. We were getting it from the source. It wasn’t a remake of the events that happened. They filmed it. They weren’t actors. They were people. That was intriguing to me.
I definitely recommend this movie to other people. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to kids, because there are parts that can be a bit inappropriate. Teenagers and adults would enjoy it, I think. Like “Catfish”, it’s interesting, and keeps you on your toes. You want to keep watching to find out what’s going to happen. I would look forward to coming back to class the next day to continue watching it. It has an interesting plot, intriguing characters, and a real feel to the movie. What more could you want? Check it out.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Catfish paper
Ashley Simonson
Period: 2
Facebook. We’ve all made connections with people on Facebook, whether it be friends and family or complete strangers. Yaniv Schulman was just like us. He connected with a family on Facebook. He met up with them. It changed his life. Was it for the better? Or was it from the worst? You decide.
The movie “Catfish” was directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and came out in 2010. The movie is based off the friendship between Yaniv Schulman – a twenty four year old, living in New York – and Abby Wesselman, an eight year old girl living in Michigan. They form their friendship through art. Nev takes a picture that gets published in the paper, and Abby paints it. It creates a long lasting friendship between the two. As they grow closer, he gets to know the rest of Abby’s family pretty well too.
“Catfish” has a very interesting plot. The movie starts off by showing Nev and Abby’s friendship forming. He sends her more pictures, and she paints them. Nev then becomes friends with Abby’s mom, Angela on Facebook. He also becomes friends with Abby’s sister, Megan. Megan and Nev hit it off immediately, and they start an online relationship. Throughout their relationship, Nev notices that Megan hasn’t been honest with him a lot of the time. Outraged and hurt by her lies, Nev decides to further investigate the matter. The investigation lands them in Ishpeming, Michigan. This is where the Wesselman family lives. As they get to know the family face to face, they start to uncover more secrets. This is an example of how you can think you know someone perfectly through the internet, but are proved wrong when in a face to face setting. Don’t be fooled by someone on social media sites. You don’t know what they do outside of the internet world.
I really liked how the movie captured everything. It felt real. I felt like I was with them in the movie, going through what they were. The characters were also so intriguing. Angela was such a complex character. I didn’t know what to expect with her. I thought she was insane, but she drew me in. I didn’t want to stop watching her. Nev was a very likable guy. He was the type of guy, I wanted to know. The main thing I really liked about this movie was just that it was real. It was interesting because it was a true story. We were getting it from the source. It wasn’t a remake of the events that happened. They filmed it. They weren’t actors. They were people. That was intriguing to me.
I definitely recommend this movie to other people. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to kids, because there are parts that can be a bit inappropriate. Teenagers and adults would enjoy it, I think. Like “Catfish”, it’s interesting, and keeps you on your toes. You want to keep watching to find out what’s going to happen. I would look forward to coming back to class the next day to continue watching it. It has an interesting plot, intriguing characters, and a real feel to the movie. What more could you want? Check it out.
Period: 2
Facebook. We’ve all made connections with people on Facebook, whether it be friends and family or complete strangers. Yaniv Schulman was just like us. He connected with a family on Facebook. He met up with them. It changed his life. Was it for the better? Or was it from the worst? You decide.
The movie “Catfish” was directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and came out in 2010. The movie is based off the friendship between Yaniv Schulman – a twenty four year old, living in New York – and Abby Wesselman, an eight year old girl living in Michigan. They form their friendship through art. Nev takes a picture that gets published in the paper, and Abby paints it. It creates a long lasting friendship between the two. As they grow closer, he gets to know the rest of Abby’s family pretty well too.
“Catfish” has a very interesting plot. The movie starts off by showing Nev and Abby’s friendship forming. He sends her more pictures, and she paints them. Nev then becomes friends with Abby’s mom, Angela on Facebook. He also becomes friends with Abby’s sister, Megan. Megan and Nev hit it off immediately, and they start an online relationship. Throughout their relationship, Nev notices that Megan hasn’t been honest with him a lot of the time. Outraged and hurt by her lies, Nev decides to further investigate the matter. The investigation lands them in Ishpeming, Michigan. This is where the Wesselman family lives. As they get to know the family face to face, they start to uncover more secrets. This is an example of how you can think you know someone perfectly through the internet, but are proved wrong when in a face to face setting. Don’t be fooled by someone on social media sites. You don’t know what they do outside of the internet world.
I really liked how the movie captured everything. It felt real. I felt like I was with them in the movie, going through what they were. The characters were also so intriguing. Angela was such a complex character. I didn’t know what to expect with her. I thought she was insane, but she drew me in. I didn’t want to stop watching her. Nev was a very likable guy. He was the type of guy, I wanted to know. The main thing I really liked about this movie was just that it was real. It was interesting because it was a true story. We were getting it from the source. It wasn’t a remake of the events that happened. They filmed it. They weren’t actors. They were people. That was intriguing to me.
I definitely recommend this movie to other people. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to kids, because there are parts that can be a bit inappropriate. Teenagers and adults would enjoy it, I think. Like “Catfish”, it’s interesting, and keeps you on your toes. You want to keep watching to find out what’s going to happen. I would look forward to coming back to class the next day to continue watching it. It has an interesting plot, intriguing characters, and a real feel to the movie. What more could you want? Check it out.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Catfish: day three
I actually really liked this movie. It was really good. I loved that it was in a documentary form. The title Catfish was actually a really good title. And it fit in with the movie. Angela is pretty crazy.. but it's cool that her and Nev are still friends. I hope that she gets help.. because.. that's pretty crazy. I'd like to do a little bit of research on it.. because it's interesting. I still feel weird that they were sexting each other. If I was Nev, I'd feel VERY uncomfortable. It would be pretty weird. Other than that.. I really liked the movie.. even though it's twisted and weird. :P
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Catfish: day two.
This movie just got even more interesting. It also got very weird. I flipped out when they went to "Megan's barn". I had a lot of anxiety. Haha. It's REALLY weird that this old woman has been talking to Nev.. the way she has.. for eight months. It's awkward. The text messages that he scares with his friends were awkward too. Hahaha. But it was funny. :P This movie got really interesting.. but it's just weird. Hahah. :P
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Catfish
This movie is actually really interesting. I thought it was going to be kinda boring when I heard it was a documentary. But.. it's actually pretty good. I think it's interesting to have a pen pal.. but this is kinda creepy. They lied to him about a bunch of stuff. That's shady. I don't know what's going to happen when they get to their house.. but I hope it's something good. I hope that they ARE lying. I think that would be a lot more interesting to watch. :) Nev is interesting. I like him. His chest hair is crazy though. But.. he's a pretty interesting person. Angela is kinda weird. She kinda creeps me out with her "sexy" pictures. And.. Megan is kinda odd too. I don't know if I honestly believe Abby exists. She might. Who knows. But.. I don't think she does. I'm really excited to see the next part of it. I was like rawr when Mr. Krebs turned it off. :( Haha. Oh well. I'm just really excited to see the next part. The paintings are really good though. And.. the whole part about the studio.. not being occupied for four years.. after Angela told Nev that they bought that for Abby.. to have as her studio..... that's SHADY. I don't really know what's going to happen. Hmmm.. I don't know. All I know is I'm excited to finish it! I'm kinda glad we watched this over "The Social Network" movie.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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