Okay. So, I know that everyone thinks catfishing is wrong and that no one should invest that much time into a lie, but let's look at it differently. Yes, it's wrong, but who doesn't love Catfish? I'm from a family that does a fish fry as a gathering ritual; so, I know I do. They're not always good, but they aren't necessarily bad either.
In the movie Catfish, Nev was completely bamboozled by this woman who lived really far from him. It started with him having a pen-pal relationship with her daughter. Then, he began to speak with the mom every blue moon to discuss the daughter, Abby. Eventually, he started "talking" to Abby's sister Meagan. Nev and Meagan began to get really serious.
Now, first, there were a lot of red flags. One, they only ever talked on the phone or texted. They never video chatted or Skyped each other so Nev had never seen her face. Angela also always avoided certain topics. Nev should've been more alert. he should've investigated more. he didn't know these people so he should've been more skeptical of them. He played a huge part in his own catfishing.
Then, he went AAAAAALL the way to where the woman that was catfishing him resided. From the moment he got there, he knew it was all a lie. Even when it was obvious that Nev knew the truth, Angela still tried to cover up her lie and keep it all afloat. However, it was too late. She lived a very sad life and needed someone to connect with. Though she shouldn't have lied, her reasons for doing it are very apparent. You could also tell that she did feel some remorse for what she'd done.
After all of that, he knows to do better next time. He should kind of be thanking them. I'm sure he looks back on it now and laughs about it. Like I said before, who doesn't love a good Catish?
3 comments:
I agree. If Angela had never done this to Nev, then how alert would he really be? I mean if he fell for her facade then what else would he be unaware of. I think that catfish make people more cautious online making people be more aware.
I agree that Nev should've investigated these people more before just jumping to the conclusion that these people are kind and friendly, and they're really who they say they are. I also agree with the fact that sometimes it takes someone to Catfish people just to get their attention and make themselves more aware of different situations that are going on in the world today.
Yeah, I agree. Nev shouldn't have been so gullible. Angela was still wrong for what she did, even if her life was depressing. There are other outlets.
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