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Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2017)

The Blair Witch Project (1999) is a movie that ultimately changed films that followed. It is about 3 students who embark on an adventure searching for the "Blair Witch". On their journey, they manage to get lost, leading to questionable events, leaving the audience biting their nails. Throughout the whole film, there are no actual jump scares or gruesome scenes which leads me to believe that this film was meant to built suspense. When following these students on their journey, the audience watches them struggle and sees them reach the point of insanity. In the end of the movie, Mike is facing a corner because earlier in the film they interviewed local civilians and one mentioned that the "Blair Witch" puts one person facing a corner while it kills the other. This means that the witch had put Mike in the corner and was in the middle of killing Josh, when the camera was knocked to the floor leaving the ending open for debate. I found this movie to be neither the best or over hyped. The movie's idea behind creating a realistic feeling to the footage and having the characters filming was amazing and was the first of its time. All the hype around the movie is well deserved as it was entertaining throughout the whole movie. After the filming ends, the audience is left in the air with all sorts of theories of what happens to the students. There is no definite answer of what happens after which is why this movie has managed to entertain people nearly 20 years after being released. I would definitely recommend this movie to others as it is a great way to break the ice and start a discussion.