I May Very Well Be The Only Person I Know That Enjoyed "Catfish"

For those of you who haven't yet heard about the movie/documentary "Catfish", I will not be telling you anything about the film's plot itself.  I also strongly urge that you do not watch the trailer if you plan on seeing it.  Read the basic description of the movie on IMDB, take it for what it is, and see the movie. I myself loved it and cannot express that strongly enough, my friends however, do not speak so highly of it(I choose to relate this to the fact that they just obviously are not on my same intellectual level to appreciate such a meaningful movie).

I say do not watch the trailer, because it has come to my attention after talking to my friends, and reading reviews online, that the trailer leads you to assume something entirely different about the film than what it actually produces.  I myself did not make the same assumptions after watching the trailer, because I went in knowing it was a documentary, and that the "twist" that the movie promises, would have to be based in reality and be something on a reasonable level. 

Without going into any detail about the film except for what is absolutely neccessary, I thought it was nothing short of phenominal.  Sometimes you see a movie that just sticks with you, that is running through your mind for hours after viewing, that touches not only your mental capacity for the film, but also your emotional capacity as well. That's precisely what "Catfish" did for me.  The study on human needs, relationships, and desires, as well as it's look at the increasing result that social networking has on todays human interaction, is all around compelling.  It touched me in a way that no other movie has in quite a while and left me wanting to delve deeper into the lives of those involved to find out what happens next.

There are skeptics that will say that it cannot possible be a true documentary and that it is in fact staged.  I have researched it and I have yet to find real evidence to this claim. The fact that it is real is what makes it so disturbing and beautiful. Not to mention that one of the most insightful things I have ever heard uttered was said by a gentleman in the movie(see the quote of the day today). In regards to the film,  I read it said best:

"The Social Network is a movie about Facebook that people think is real while Catfish is a real movie about Facebook that people think is fake"

If you have the patience and open mind to take a risk on something completely original and outside the norm, then I give "Catfish" two thumbs up.