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LGBT Dating Blair Witch Does Everything the Original Did, But Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Opinions September 27, 2016 @thecriterionnews 13 LGBT Blair Witch does everything the dating original did, but much worse This stuff is hard A look into the death of found footage films say American filmgoers have had a not to say it won’t have a resurgence $60,000 compared to the 2016 love-hate relationship with found 10 years from now, and it probably version with a $5 million budget), footage since its beginnings, but will, but for now we need to cut the film has nothing new to show. today many would agree the genre down on it. Yes, there are more scenes is getting stale. The Blair Witch films, and we of gore, which I would say are The 2010s gave us an unacceptable won’t even speak of the 2000 sequel, veering on an unnecessary level, amount of “Paranormal Activity” are not extraordinary films because but it would not have had a large sequels, “Apollo 18,” “The Visit” and everyone else has done what they contribution to the budget. The now “Blair Witch.” I would say the can with it. Every jump scare, plot money also can’t be going towards subgenre is effectively dead. That’s device and expositional scene feels the acting, because I could not say it interchangeable with made a lasting impression. another film in the In the original you didn’t believe subgenre. There’s no these actors when they were giving a room to stand out in never-ending stream of exposition, the crowd. but when they were terrified in a The point of the scene, you actually believed them. “Blair Witch” film is In the 2016 version, I cannot say I to make people think believed anything. I was watching it is real. That gritty, an actor acting. by Georgia McClellan by Alec Williams shaky camera is If you are looking for a good supposed to convince scary movie to watch in preparation ating is hard. Trying to find time rior to watching this new film, audiences this could for Halloween, maybe watch some Dto maintain a relationship while PI decided I needed to watch happen to them. of the recent James Wan horror also working or going to school can the original 1999 “The Blair Witch But, when you films; he is a director who respects be tedious; dating in 2016 is harder. Project,” and I’ll just say it does not have so many found the genre. However, if you have With Tinder and text messages, hold up well. footage films, you to watch a found footage film, it can feel challenging to make a I’m not sure if it is the acting, the lose that. Now watch the original “The Blair Witch connection with anyone. There isn’t 90’s grunge music or the premise audiences are bored. Project.” At the very least it does not much face-to-face communication itself that ruined the film. It is I was most certainly suck as bad as the new one. anymore and that can lead to probably all of those components bored watching shallow relationships. that are in the new 2016 “Blair “Blair Witch.” Dating when you’re LGBT is even Witch” has as well. Despite this harder. Consider all the previously We’re dealing with a subgenre, film having a mentioned problems with modern found footage, that was birthed considerably larger Rating: dating and then add the fact the from the original film. The subgenre budget compared LGBT pool of compatible partners has existed long before “The Blair to its predecessor is incredibly small, especially in a Witch Project,” but it did not become Poster for the original “The Blair Witch Project” film. (the 1999 original smaller community such as popular until the 1999 film. I would Courtesy photo | Flickr was made with only Grand Junction. Also consider with such a small community, a majority of your Mac Miller’s new album filled with potential partners have dated each other and even dated your friends. Sometimes it feels as if you could features and feelings “Divine Feminine” approach any LGBT person and ask track list them about an individual and they Continued from page 1 $ign is another song which really have either dated them, or their captured me. Ty Dolla $ign and “Congratulations” Mac uses this album as an Mac create a story with this song “A majority of your outlet to not only show his about an “angel,” and it once (feat. Bilal) Are you a potential partners have passion, but his pain as well. again is slow and starry-eyed. 4:16 business or dated each other and When his album came out, he There are more actual vocals started answering questions involved in not only this song, organization? even dated your friends.” from his fans directly on Twitter. but the entire album. This “Dang!” He stated the inspiration for this broadens Mac’s diversity when Georgia McClellan album was simply “romance” it comes to making music. We (feat. Anderson Paak) and that he started working see a little more singing from 5:05 Are you close friend has. I wish I were joking. on this album a month after he him and a different style of more looking to get So this creates a difficult scenario dropped “GO:OD AM” in 2015. soulful beats all together. for the dating scene in the LGBT He has also claimed on Twitter The album is about the your hours or community. Sure, there are gay that making the track “Skin” was divinity of love with a female bars and specific LGBT dating apps, a “journey” when a fan asked including the highs and lows “Stay” events out to but a majority of them are geared which memory was his favorite and his personal experience 5:26 students on to gay men and not the rest of the from creating the album. specifically. community. For me personally, his Mac Miller didn’t just release campus? Commonly, most people have first track on the album, a new album, he created heard of Grindr. It’s an app similar “Congratulations,” featuring significant art with the album to Tinder, but strictly for gay men or Bilal, resonated with me and took words directly from his “Skin” men seeking other men. For women the most. Mac goes in detail soul to express his romantic life 4:48 Then seeking women there is an app about some deep feelings in a fervent way. sponsor the called Her, however it is rarely used and memories with a girl and and isn’t up to par with Grindr. It’s a how she was there “before the community little disappointing. fancy cars,” and when he was a “Cinderella” Some people might say if you’re “starving artist.” This song has (feat. Ty Dolla Sign) section! looking for a LGBT relationship you piano in the background the Rating: 8:00 have to go where those people are. A entire time, which is one of the gay bar might be the first thought, main reasons I was so drawn in. For more but it’s hard still to find a Secondly, his fifth track, potential mate. “Cinderella” featuring Ty Dolla information A majority of gay bars are, again, “Planet God Damn” geared toward gay males rather than (feat. Njomza) contact the females. This could be for a number 3:12 Criterion’s of reasons, but the most common one is that gay men like to party and Business live that bar lifestyle while most LGBT women do not. Manager Throughout history there have “Soulmate” Becky Wright been famous lesbian and gay bars, 4:33 but in the recent years the lesbian at bars are going out of business simply because not enough women go. It’s a tragedy really. Sure, there “We” are just blanket LGBT bars, but 970.248.1171 even then you’re more likely to (feat. CeeLo Green) meet men than women. 5:19 It can get frustrating at times not knowing when or where you will find a good LGBT partner. “My Favorite Part” Some may get lucky and find love on one of the two available dating (feat. Ariana Grande) apps, or others might dance their 3:36 way into someone’s heart at a gay bar. However, it seems most of us “God Is Fair, Sexy, Nasty” will have to work the old fashioned (feat. Kendrick Lamar) way; opening our mouths wide and releasing a giant rainbow to attract 8:21 a mate. Track list courtesy of Wikipedia It seems to have worked well for me. Album art for “The Divine Feminine.” Courtesy photo | Wikipedia.
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