Pheonix Forgotten is a 2017 movie, written and directed by Justin Barber. It tells the truth story of the Pheonix Lights, with a science fictional take. The movie seems to fit into the psychological horror genre. The movie is a relatively slow and uninteresting movie, with not a lot of action until the end of the film. It shows the everyday life of three teenagers, as they go into the desert to investigate the Pheonix Lights that had been seen the night before. They become face to face with fear as the lights have found them. The teens were never seen again. The movie has been published on the 20th anniversary of the Pheonix Lights sightings, showcasing actual footage of the lights. This movie seems to fit into the transcendental style. As the beginning of the film showcases the everyday, typical lives of these teenagers in a casual manner. The majority of the film is shot through the camera of the main character, and one of the three children who had disappeared. Their typical lives involve going to class everyday. There is little to no action at the beginning of the film. This begins to shake as the lights are seen by the characters, and one character, Josh Bishop, becomes particularly interested. He befriends Ashley Foster, who agrees to be in his documentary and eventually joins him into the desert. While all of this is going on, the everyday is continually shown. The decisive action happens when the characters decide to go to the desert, where they are then faced with horror and intense emotions. This is where all the action in the movie happens, as the characters are chased with the lights, lose their friend, and are scared out of their minds. The movie ends with the resolution, as the characters are disappeared forever, and a camera is found documenting what they had gone through. Clark Collis states, " It’s a very unique structure for a movie, both in terms of basing it on a true story, but then going a route that’s kind of Blair Witch-like with found footage.” The Phoenix Lights Incident became a phenomenon from March 13, 1997, after thousands of people began telling of seeing huge triangular UFs drifting over Arizona and the city of Phoenix. Five lights were seen in a formation by thousands of people over three hours from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. According to Jon Austin, "The sizes varied from a Boeing 747 to multiple football fields and the sightings took place across a 300-mile area from Phoenix to Tucson". The thing that makes this movie a horror film is not what is actually shown in the film, as the film is not scary at all, but it is the fact that the movie is based off of a true event and that is what is terrifying. Clark Collis: http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/20/phoenix-forgotten-producer-interview/ Jon Austin: http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/778500/PHOENIX-LIGHTS-UFO-20-year-anniversary
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