Is the Fourth Kind Based on Reality?
According to CNN, an investigation performed by the FBI in to the string of disappearances concluded they were due to alcohol and low temperatures. The movie uses some fact to mix in with the fiction, giving it a much more believable feeling. CNN reports Nome Mayor Denise Michels says the town has been getting quite a few phone calls about the supposed alien abductions. "People need to realize that this is a science fiction thriller," Michels is quoted as saying. No word on if the movie has brought additional visitors to the Alaskan town.
The Fourth Kind certainly is packed with elements suggesting it is more documentary than fiction, which has some comparing it to "the Blair Witch Project." Some viewers were completely duped by "Blair Witch," believing firmly the video footage and story of the movie were authentic. The Fourth Kind features video footage of actors next to footage of "studies" performed in a sleep study. The similarity between the two sets of video further increases the "based on real events" overtone to the movie's marketing.
The Fourth Kind gets its title from a supposed scale of alien/human interaction, also referenced in the iconic movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. First kind activity is UFO sightings, second is evidence collected, third is contact, and fourth is abduction.
Some are asking if using a sad case of missing people to promote a movie is right, including Philadelphia Daily News' Gary Thompson.
Film critic Todd Gilchrist said of the Fourth Kind's marketing campaign, "it's not deceptive; it's what their marketing campaign is." Gilchrist admits the premise of the movie "is pretty ridiculous." There is no doubt, however, that some members of the audience will take in every detail of the movie as gospel truth.
To see Gilchrist's review click here
CNN's coverage of the movie's connection with the Nome disappearances can be read here
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2 Comments
Post a Commentthought the forth kind was a great movie .........imagination is a great thing i think there is something out there
It,s pretty funny how people still belive in what they see on tv or the movies lol ...is soooo funny how guliable people really r!!!