David Fincher's The Social Network imagined the genesis of Facebook as a painful breakup experienced by its inventor, Mark Zuckerberg, and shrewdly suggested that Facebook's popularity lies in allowing its users to regulate their contact with other people, to present and manipulate an image of themselves in ways previously available only to celebrities. This is the creepy side of Facebook and the web in general, amplified in Catfish. I don't think Catfish is a fake: the hidden story is all too plausible. But I do get the sense that Nev and the directors suspected or maybe even discovered the exact truth far earlier than they are letting on here. But never mind. Catfish keeps you on the edge of the seat, and it's an eerie introduction to a new web-driven emotion. Staring into the computer picture of other people's lives is like gazing into an abyss: you get digital vertigo.

A dishonest documentary? A fake documentary? Ahh.. a fakeumentary, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you are willing to admit it is fake. But these clowns aren't willing to admit it is fake and MTV rewarded them with a freaking reality show for their dishonesty. Welcome to the New World Order I guess. Where crooks and the scum of earth are given heaven on earth for their sins. I know, I'm being a bit melodramatic but I need something to harp about because this nonumentry is boring and pointless. You basically figure out they're over-acting and playing roles just to make something out of an internet troll. I am a lover of REAL documentary films and trash like this gives the term 'documentary' a bad name. Oh, that reminds me. I saw the best documentary the other day. It is called Captain American: Civil War. It is about people dressed in costumes and fighting and doing magic. It is insane and I highly recommend it. This 'documentary' on the other hand is lame.

This generations social media it is hard to see and believe that someone is out of reach or unknown. Half of the population in Australia is on Facebook, this is certainly guaranteed. But what if the person you thought you knew turned out to be the unknown? "Catfish" is a documentary of 2008. In Schulman's and Joost's journey of self discovery, "Catfish" is the documentary of this generation. "Catfish" is a thrilling and an engaging documentary.the story follows a young man called Nev, as he develops an online relationship with an entire family, as the story slowly unfolds it leaves Nev going miles to find out who these people really are. Most of the filming is done by Nev's brother Areil and Henry, although there is quite a few raw pieces in the film i have to give them credit for not giving up on the quest that they have had. This documentary really tries to bring the elements of the genre together.

Catfish is a great film about trust and online anonymity and how it can be taken to advantage. This film follows the relationship between Yaniv (Nev) and Abby, an 8-year old girl who loves to paint. These two individuals expand their knowledge of one another.This film is great with some good character moments especially with Angela near the end, I love how the filmmakers chose and observational take to make us seem like we are following Nev's life. Everything in the film feels real because this could easily happen to other people and it probably does. Nev takes it one step further by surprise visiting the family. Catfish is a heart-wrenching film done in a very good way. 8/10 Watch it.