| This is a line that needs to be banned from those | | | | than a long and boring piece of crap. Once again |
| films that are truly not based upon reality. The | | | | the audience is lead to believe that there is some |
| films that want nothing more for the audience to | | | | kind of truth to the film. When in reality it is |
| believe that there is some amount of truth to | | | | nothing more than a reality based film. The style |
| them. I know that many may think that this is a | | | | of filming is meant to have a real life, home |
| harmless practice, but I argue the contrary. Too | | | | movie feeling. Does stuff like this happen? There |
| often people are duped into believing that a film | | | | is a ton of evidence out there to at least lead |
| they just watched was based upon events that | | | | someone to believe in the paranormal. This film |
| truly happened. Granted, no one is foolish to | | | | does that evidence a great disservice. In my mind |
| believe that a film is depicting reality as it | | | | it is a slap in the face to people who have dealt |
| happened. Even the most dedicated film to the | | | | with real life situations involving the other side. |
| truth takes liberty with reality in favor of | | | | The most recent film, one that inspired this article |
| entertainment value. Many believe this also to be | | | | is called The Fourth Kind. The movie starts out |
| a somewhat new practice. Starting out with The | | | | with Actress Mila Jovovich claiming that the |
| Blair Witch Project and growing from there. | | | | events in the film are real and that it was up to |
| Unfortunately this practice began long before The | | | | us to decide. The film company, Universal I |
| Blair Witch Project. | | | | believe, created a fake web site and articles to |
| No, unfortunately this practice began way back | | | | help create the illusion that these events |
| with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not just the | | | | happened. The interviews done in a home video |
| original was guilty of this act. Even the remake | | | | style sprinkled throughout the film adds to the |
| tries to dupe the audience into believing that | | | | films reality. It leads the audience to believe that |
| these events actually happened. The majority of | | | | the footage is real and was taken by a real |
| the intelligent community would in no way buy | | | | psychiatrist. This real life footage from the real life |
| that load of crap, but unfortunately there are | | | | story is what inspired this film. This is what we |
| some who maintain to this day that leather face | | | | are supposed to believe. |
| is still out there. Even when the evidence is | | | | Of course when you do a little digging, you find |
| presented to them, they point to the films and all | | | | out that there is no psychiatrist, there were no |
| of the fake crap written about them that try to | | | | hypnosis sessions that revealed alien abductions |
| convince people of the films basis in true events. | | | | taking place in Nome, Alaska. The FBI was |
| To make matters worse, the believers write | | | | investigating some cases up that way, but they |
| articles about how those events happened. And | | | | did not find anything out of the ordinary. Now I |
| other believers use this as evidence to back up | | | | know that it all could be one big conspiracy. The |
| their position. Any one familiar with the film may | | | | government is covering things up, to make us |
| be surprised to find out that the main character, | | | | think these things did not happen. The fact |
| Leather Face, was loosely based upon the well | | | | remains that without evidence i can't buy into it. |
| known serial killer Ed Gein. | | | | The best I can do is probability. It may or may |
| In the movies Leather Face kills lots of people. In | | | | not have happened. I did the research for myself |
| reality Ed Gein only confessed to two murders | | | | and I found the fake web sites, but I did not find |
| and was only tried and convicted for one. It was | | | | anything else about anything in this film that |
| the nature of the case that got Gein his notoriety | | | | looked believable or real. This was a good movie, I |
| as a serial killer, even though technically he does | | | | really enjoyed it. I just wish they did not try so |
| not fit the definition. All of the body parts found in | | | | hard to sell it as a true story. |
| his home were attributed to his grave robbing | | | | What these films should say is Based upon |
| activities and not people he actually killed. He had | | | | themes that occur in reality, or inspired by events |
| heads, skulls, organs, and various other body | | | | that take place in the world. Too many people |
| parts. He made skin suits and covered his | | | | buy into these films, which does not really hurt |
| furniture with skin. All of these gruesome details | | | | anyone. It just drives me crazy when I am lead |
| are what lead to Gein's fame. | | | | to believe one thing only to find out that there is |
| Next we have the Amityville Horror. This movie is | | | | no basis in reality. When I see a film like this, I in |
| claimed to be based upon true events, and it may | | | | no way believe that what I am watching is all |
| be. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is nothing | | | | truth. I do expect that at least one or two of the |
| more than a clever story created to help two | | | | characters in the film actually existed. |
| people get out of financial troubles. They bought a | | | | It would be nice to find some shred of evidence |
| house they could not afford or had other debts, | | | | that could support any part of the film. Honestly, |
| or they simply created this story; because they | | | | the big problem for me is that I want some part |
| wanted to be rich. A good enough story is worth | | | | of these movies to be true. I'm not talking about |
| a lot of money. There are still people today who | | | | films like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I'm |
| believe that the events depicted in this film are | | | | talking about films like Amityville, Paranormal, and |
| real. | | | | the Fourth Kind. Amityville and Paranormal, |
| Fast forward to the Blair Witch project. The | | | | because of the prospect of there being evidence |
| filming style of this movie is what leads the | | | | of something beyond this life. The Fourth Kind, |
| audience to believe that there is some kind of | | | | because of the possibility of having evidence that |
| truth to the film. That there may be a small town | | | | we are not alone in the Universe. Fire in the Sky |
| out there with a local legend of a witch. Children | | | | was a good film for that. At least when i looked |
| gone missing with no good explanation as to why. | | | | up those characters i found out they existed and |
| Very few people would buy into any part of this | | | | the story they claimed to have happened is what |
| film being based in reality, but there are | | | | the movie is based upon. I also like the fact that |
| exceptions to the rule. | | | | they all passed a lie detector test. So, when I find |
| Another more recent film claiming to be based | | | | out these stories are bogus, its a big let down. |
| upon some kind of reality is Paranormal. When | | | | Based upon a true story or inspired by true |
| you see the preview, you think to yourself, | | | | events should be left to films like RUDY, WE ARE |
| "wow, that looks scary". Unfortunately you then | | | | THE TITANS, MALCOM X, NIXON, ALI, and so |
| watch the film and find out that it is nothing more | | | | forth. |