“Catfish” Film Review
Look what the net pulled in. A catfish! (Now on DVD) 3 Stars As featured in: The Ithacan While “The Social Network” won wide acclaim for its dramatized story of how Facebook was invented, the gripping documentary “Catfish” shows the ups and downs of being logged in — and tuned out. It delivers an important message to a society that relies heavily on online interaction. Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost’s documentary displays the unclear meaning of online friendship in modern day society. They follow Ariel’s 24-year-old brother and successful New York photographer, Nev Schulman, after he starts a long-distance Internet relationship with Megan Faccio, a gorgeous musician from Michigan. But when Nev stumbles upon information that Megan isn’t really a musician, he uncovers a trail of lies that takes him to Michigan to find out how and why he was duped during the past eight months. In “Catfish,” the anonymity of online interaction leads to deviant behavior. The filmmakers intended to ...