Paranormal Activity

Believe it or not, I thought this was scarier than "The Unborn", or "A Haunting in Conneticut". Paranormal Activity was especially frightening, because it was so simple. The film was made for under $15,000. The film avoided the normal cliches of a normal Hollywood horror film, it did not rely on special effects or even make up to scare the audience, the sound is used so well that it alone was scary enough to make me hide my face and cover my ears. Every time it would go back to the night vision camera the audience would all exhale as if to say "Not again!" The very switch of camera effects made me feel a sense of fear. I read stories on the internet of people actually getting up and leaving the theater because they were so frightened. This movie psychologically scares you by leaving you hanging as to what the "demon" looks like. This film certainly can raise a question as to whether indie films are on the rise. The film was originally going to be remade by Paramount Pictures and Steven Spielberg even watched the DVD at his home before it was released to theaters.
Good thing Paramount Pictures backed off and didn't remake this at all becaue it wouldn't be as good as the original. Going back to the the frozen moments for a commercial that we saw in class, this movie had a very similar concept and was effective. The camera stills at night when they're asleep is the one that produces a lot of reaction, as I discussed above, this is when then tention starts to rise, even though the actors are still, but there's a feeling that's being protruded out of that scene, and every time it happens, all the viewers get frightened.
So, could the future of better films lack technology? The movie didn't have as much technology, but it had a really strong story, and that story made the movie successful. Capstone project anybody? I would definitely keep this as an inspiration for a future capstone, being an amateur really pays off, be passionate and opinionated about something.