`` Catfish `` Directed By Henry Joost And Ariel Schulman

â€Å"Catfish† directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman documents an online relationship between Nev Schulman and Abby Pierce, an 8-year-old artist prodigy. As their communications grow Abby’s family becomes involved and Nev talks with Megan, Abby’s sister, over the phone and they develop a relationship. It turns out that Angela, Abby’s mom, is behind all the characters Nev has talked to. She is also the one who painted all the paintings Nev thought Abby had painted. The film raises asks the question, who is actually on the other side of the screen? Whereas in â€Å"Connected, but Alone?† by Sherry Turkle explores the advancement in human relationship through technology. She warns that technology can not fulfill a human s need for interaction. Both the article and the movie come together to show that physical communication is crucial to the well-being of any person; through their explanation of how our mistakes make us vulnerable, our need for tru th in relationships, and how our fear of becoming lonely is making us lonely. Human vulnerability stems from mistakes in conversation and trust comes from our vulnerability. Vulnerability in relationships comes from the mistakes that we make. Mistakes are what Turkle points to as being the reason for relationships being rich and messy (42). We make mistakes because we have to translate how we think into something that other people can understand. Communication is getting over that translation and the mistakes that we make are a part ofShow MoreRelatedThe Social Exchange Theory : Catfish, By Ariel Schulman And Henry Joost1111 Words   |  5 Pagesanalyze the value of these different positives and negatives, with the hope of computing the worth behind the relationship. This line of thinking or human behavior, is dubbed the Social Exchange Theory. In the documentary Catfish, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, Nev Schulman and â€Å"Meghan†, who Angela pretends to be, continue to grow their relationship until the cost of the dyad becomes too much for Nev to simply enjoy. This causes Nev to reconsider what this relationship means to him, beforeRead MoreHow Facebook Effects Relationships1670 Words   |  7 Pageshe cares for his significant other. Although there are many benefits of Facebook, the site can also create a lot of tension. In the film Catfish, a documentary directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, a 24-year-old photographer begins talking to a family after becoming intrigued with an 8-year-old child painter prodigy. As the main character Yaniv Nev Schulman creates a stronger bond with the family he starts to talk to the young prodigy’s older sister via text, phone calls, and of course, Facebook