Sometimes, a film arrives at just the right moment to act as a mirror and effectively reflect our turbulent zeitgeist of upheaval. FRAUD is that film.
Dean Fleischer-Camp's masterpiece of media manipulation disturbs the audience with its simple artifice, its complete banality, and leaves a lingering & uncomfortable aftertaste. Preconceptions dissolve and new connections are created. This is the realm of authentic artistic talent.
These are certainly challenging times. "Fake News" or not - we feel unsure of how to distinguish what is real form what is fiction. A new paradigm is taking hold of our collective consciousness.
We are increasingly insecure. This vertigo summons that classic TV series the X-Files' catchphrase - "Trust No One".
Ironically, the found footage / crime thriller - FRAUD - succeeds by culling scenes from over 100 hours of an unnamed American family's innocuous home movies that are rearranged and tweaked in such a way as to make them ONLY appear to be criminals.
This illusion works on so many levels & is pure Hollywood magic to behold. Its simplicity is the pure genius of it. We really want to believe what we see despite the film's title declaring that the contrary is actually the truth. We are willing participants in the CON.
- SO - To help the dedicated movie enthusiast divine what is counterfeit from what is genuine and get a more balanced appreciation of "artistic license", I have made it easy for one to take a virtual trip to the REAL American Family's no-frills & basic thrills YouTube channel via the link below:
!!! Compare / Contrast /ENJOY !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0pr_wuOvA
