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In looking at the list of found footage movies, I find that the definition of the genre is somewhat foggy. The list contains some fake documentaries, like for instance Forgotten Silver. Also the War of the Worlds-like Special Bulletin is also on the list. Neither of those films are in the found footage genre in the same way that for instance The Blaire Witch Project is. To me, the model of the genre is Chronicle which is presented as unedited video tapes not at all in a documentary style, but more as recovered home movies. Cloverfield is another good example of the form. The fake documentary genre has some great films, like Zelig or Real Life, but they are not found footage films. I admit that I have not seen every single film on the list, but I know that at least some of them really do not conform to the found footage genre. 174.168.29.124 (talk) 02:13, 6 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
It's difficult for me to make the call because I haven't watched all these films. I mean, I know that Ghostwatch isn't found footage, that's as far as I can go. Serendipodous 02:02, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
