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[BranJ]

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[avpruler]

the SHOCKED pic was a screenshot of a part in the movie, just really zoomed in.

[BranJ]

the SHOCKED pic was a screenshot of a part in the movie, just really zoomed in.

[FatmanRising]

I think you got your quoting messed up.


The point is that the ARG/E wasn't needed to enjoy the movie, but that it enhances it. Something I didn't notice until DVD, for instance, was My Fair Lady being mentioned, as it was on the myspace. A little wink to those who followed it, along with numerous other instances.

[Euchre]

OK, are we going a wee bit overboard here by declaring 'nothing to do with the movie' because they hosed the continuity?
I mean really, this 'ARG' (which is by no means a traditional ARG) has the same characters played by the same people - but it's got nothing to do with the film. The events depicted happen to be still shots from the film, but the viral campaign has nothing to do with the film. Sound a bit tediously stupid yet?

When the viral campaign was being put on, much of the film wasn't even 'in the can' yet, and the story and effects weren't done yet either. The times you see in the film are basically overlaid by effects, probably long after the images for the viral had been put out. It would have been nice if they'd managed to make them fall into continuity with each other, but they didn't. Considering this whole deal - film and viral - basically got created in 7 months. It usually takes over a year to make ANY film, and probably 3-6 mos. to plan any serious online project like the viral at least is trying to be. I think considering all of that, they did a really good job.

Get over the inconsistencies, you are losing sight of the forest for the trees.

[Monstrous]

Well, it's probably just an extreme screwup on 42's part.

[porrphyrhia]

i've poured over this several times myself. i think it's all got to be simple coincidence that it worked out that way.

everything involving the ARG tries to make it seem like the attack literally took place on 1-18-08. i think the ideas for the movie were done, and it was underway and everything, and that the viral stuff (aside from creating hype) wasn't intended to be as big as it ended up. but all the hype that was generated flicked a switch with the ARG creators, and they decided that connections had to be made, and that they could really do something cool with it all.

make much sense? maybe. a lot of my friends on here and i have postulated the shit out of the discrepancies. one of the main things is that as me and you are watching the film, we're not watching it AS IT HAPPENS. we're watching a military archive of the camera footage. so who knows what? one can say that the events took place in may, but the camera and evidence wasn't retrieved until around 1-18-08, but then you have the folks that pop up and say "the next time may 23rd falls on a saturday is 2009!!"

either way you slice it, it seems to end up just being a coincidence, or something overlooked. and we can all argue it to death, or enjoy the REAL mysteries as they keep coming.

[cuppajoe07]

[amjdmg]

You missed some more important times:

The movie starts at 6:42 AM. Jason and Lily go shopping at 6:42 PM. Beth and Rob get bombed at 6:42 AM.

Once is an off-chance, twice is a coincidence, thrice is a pattern, so what could be the connection?

I reckon it might be the number six. 4+2 is six so you'd get six-six. The movie ends at 6:17. 6:6 if you do 7-1. If the monster attacked arround 12:42, that's 6x2:6. There's also 6:00 AM.

[BranJ]

I understand guys, but the way they put clocks in some rooms makes it seem like its important to know the times.

[m_talon]

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[Nighthawk]