NgoJanuwari, Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch uzoba neminyaka engama-20 ubudala. Ngikhumbula abazali bami beyiqasha lapho ngineminyaka eyishumi, futhi ngingenalo uvalo kodwa ngingakulandeli kahle okwakwenzeka.

Iphume futhi yaphuma engqondweni yami amahlandla amaningi, kepha angikaze ngiye ukuyiphinda ngiyibuke kabusha. Kuze kube yilapho, okungukuthi, ngithole iDVD emgqonyeni wamadola amahlanu eWalmart. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa nginamahloni ngosuku lwayo lokuzalwa lwesi-20, ekugcineni ngangiyobe ngibuka lo mbuso odumile I-Blair Witch Project.

Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch ukweleta impumelelo yayo enkulu emkhankasweni wayo omusha wokumaketha. Izithombe ezitholakele, yize zazingezintsha, zazintsha kubabukeli abaningi baseMelika bangaleso sikhathi.

Abalingisi bekholelwa emphakathini ukuthi bafile, kunamaphosta abantu abalahlekile enzelwe abalingisi abahamba phambili, kwathi iJeather's Journals yakhululwa ngo iwebhusayithi esemthethweni kwe- "documentary". I-IMDb ibabhale njengabalahlekile, okucatshangwa ukuthi bafile unyaka wokuqala ngemuva kokuqala kwe-movie. Kwakukhona ngisho ne-mockumentary ebizwa Isiqalekiso Somthakathi KaBlair, eyaqala ku-SciFi Network ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwefilimu.

Lawa maqhinga aholela empikiswaneni enkulu ngeqiniso elingemuva Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch. Ingabe kwakungeyenye i-movie, noma okuthile kwangempela? Izethameli bekufanele zizibonele, okuholele ekutheni ifilimu ibe ngomunye wamafilimu azimele aphakeme kunayo yonke futhi isungule uhlobo lohlobo lwezithombe, okuhola indlela yama-movie afana I-Cloverfield futhi Umsebenzi weParanormal.

Lapho kufika isikhathi sokuthi ekugcineni ngihlale phansi ngibukele i-movie, ngashaya ukudlala ngenani elimangazayo lokwesaba. Ngisho nokwazi ukuthi i-movie ibingamanga, bekukhona okuthile okungahambi kahle mayelana nesici se-video esitholakele.

Uzwela lwami ngabathathu abazolahlwa lwancipha phakathi nemizuzu embalwa yokuqala ye-movie. UHeather wayenengwa futhi angikwazanga ukuhlukanisa la madoda amabili kuze kube yimizuzu eyishumi nesishiyagalombili singene ku-movie (yebo, ngabala).

Nami ngizithole ngididekile yizindaba ebezikhulunywa ngabantu bendawo. Ngubani isikhohlakali lapha? Bakhuluma ngomthakathi, owadingiswa ngeminyaka yo-1700 ngenxa yokuthakatha, kuyilapho babuye bachaze kabanzi ngomuntu owayehlala yedwa owathumba izingane eziyisishiyagalombili ngawo-1940. Inganekwane ithi izobangenisa egumbini elingaphansi ngababili futhi ibe nesitendi esisodwa ekhoneni ngenkathi ibulala enye (uma ungakhumbuli ukuphela kwe-movie, gcina lokhu engqondweni.) Ngubani-ke ophatha amahlathi?

I-movie kufanele iqale ukwethusa cishe imizuzu engama-26, kepha bengingakuzwa ukushuba kwesimo. Iqembu lizwa imisindo ebazungezile ehlathini, kodwa zonke izethameli zizwa uHeather ememeza "Sawubona !?" ebumnyameni. Ngemuva kokuntwela kokusa, iqembu liyaqhubeka.

I-movie iba nesidina kuleli phuzu; izigcawu zosuku ziqukethe ukwethuka okungu-zero, abantu abaningi abachitha isikhathi kubhekwa ukuthi bayashesha. Ezenzakalweni zasebusuku, sizwa abalingiswa abaphambili bekhuluma ngemisindo ehlathini kunokuba sikwazi ukuzizwela imisindo.

Ngemuva kwemizuzu engamashumi amane, uMike uveze ukuthi ukhahlele ibalazwe emfuleni, ngoba "ubekhungathekile futhi bekungasizi ngalutho." Kwesokudla. Kafushane ngemuva kwalokho, sihlangana nenduku evela kuposta ye-movie, ebukeka inesibindi kepha ayikaze inikezwe nencazelo.

UJosh uyanyamalala, kuthi ngobusuku obulandelayo ukukhala kwakhe kuzwakale ehlathini lonke. UMike noHeather bavuka ngenqwaba yezinduku emnyango wabo njengephakheji ye-Amazon Prime, uHeather ayibhekisisa ukuze ayithole igcwele igazi likaJosh, izinwele nezinye izinto zokuxhumana.

Ukuhlwa kusebusuku futhi siphathwa kwi-selfie monologue edumile. Ngazibonela ngandlela thile iMandela Effect ngalesi sikhathi, ngoba ngangihlale ngicabanga ukuthi uthi “Ngiyesaba kakhulu”, kodwa leyo nkulumo ayikaze ivele.

I-movie bese ifinyelela umvuthwandaba wayo njengoba belandela ukukhala kukaJosh baya endlini eshiyiwe, lapho uMike egijimela egumbini elingaphansi. UHeather uyalandela, futhi into yokugcina esiyibonayo uMike umi ekhoneni ngaphambi kokuba uHeather angqongqozwe bese i-movie iphela.

Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch usicela ukuba sesabe kepha angasiniki lutho okufanele silwesabe. Kunzima ukuzwa ukwesaba abalingiswa lapho ungezwa ukuthi yini ebethusa. Sikhonjiswa inqwaba yamatshe nezindonga ezilenga kodwa asikaze sitshelwe ukuthi zisho ukuthini. Kubonakala sengathi zisho ubuthakathi, kepha isiphetho sikhombisa uMike ekhoneni, uphawu lwesidlakela sokubulala, hhayi uBlair Witch oyinganekwane.

Ngenkathi ezinye zezithombe zaziqhaqhazela, kwakungekho lutho lokwesaba ngaleli tulo. Kepha yize kunamaphutha, Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch wenza okuthile okubalulekile. Kufakazele ukuthi ama-movie we-footage atholakalayo angaphumelela, futhi kwaba ukuqala kohlobo olungaphansi olusakhipha ama-movie wekhwalithi emashumini eminyaka kamuva. Sikweleta i-rewatch yosuku lokuzalwa lwayo lwe-20.

 

Ukuze okwengeziwe Iphrojekthi yeBlair Witch, hlola wethu isihloko ngombono wasendle mayelana nababulali bangempela befilimu.