Life/HACK
Kyle and his friends hack for fun, pranking online scammers. Seeking a bigger thrill, they target billionaire Don Heard through his daughter Lindsey's social media, stealing his cryptocurrency. – "INDb"
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"LifeHACK seems to have avoided [screenlife] pitfalls, creating a sleek, innovative Robin Hood for the modern day-style thriller that will keep you invested throughout. "
What Are We Getting Into?
If you were subjected to Prime’s War of the Worlds then first off, sorry, and secondly, congratulations, you were part of the great experiment. Found footage is a trend that gained popularity with the found footage hit The Blair Witch Project (1999), and the process of displaying that footage became “screenlife” a challenge to filmmakers to create a feature where every shot is shown through a computer, tablet or smartphone screen. It may have been spurred on by the ubiquity of cell phones and and other mobile devices and bolstered by the pandemic when having crews in the same place was a liability.
Whether it be the creative but clunky Unfriended (2014), or the confusing and often motion-sickness inducing Missing (2023), or even the well honed but unlauded Searching (2018), it’s a maneuver that can make or break your project depending on the outcome. Thankfully LifeHACK seems to have avoided these pitfalls, creating a sleek, innovative Robin Hood for the modern day-style thriller that will keep you invested throughout.
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