Hey Sup Forums, I was listening to Red Letter Media's Blair Witch Re:view on SoundCloud when it occurred to me.
While the Blair Witch Project was very popular, the found footage genre didn't really get popular until the late 2000's/early 2010's. The 2 big movies that started this wave of found footage films (which is now ending I think) were Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity. So why did those 2 films start that wave when Blair Witch is arguably the biggest of the genre? Was cause cell phones got better cameras?
With that much money, why didn't Hollywood make a bunch of ripoffs to cash in like did with Paranormal Activity.
Jace Wright
Hollywood maybe thought it was just a fluke? Or maybe it just thought Blair Witch's viral marketing had more to do with it. I dunno.
Benjamin Allen
Well, I mean viral marketing did become more of thing just cause the Internet was becoming bigger in the 00's.
But idk, Hollywood usually immediately cashes in to something that makes a ton of money, I can't think of any other examples of them writing a movie off as a fluke.
Juan Rivera
Bump
Chase Collins
>doesnt post the link >WHY DIDNT YOU POST THE LINK FAGGOT
Kevin Green
It was only successful because of the marketing They had everyone believe the footage was real and the revenue generated from the movie was gonna be used to fund a private search party since the cops have called of theirs
Noah Ortiz
Here is the best found footage movie arguably.
Camden Taylor
>I GAVE YOU BACK THE MAP
what were the trying to convey with this exchange?