Revealing mistake: On night 21 the time-stamp changes from 11:59:56 PM to 11:59:57 AM despite it not having turned midnight yet.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
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Directed by: Oren Peli
Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Amber Armstrong, Mark Fredrichs
Genres: Horror
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Despite its legacy having been somewhat tarnished by five sequels of varying quality, Oren Peli's original "Paranormal Activity" is to this day one of the best examples of the "found footage" sub-genre done right. Genuinely spooky fun, it's perfect fodder for late-night viewing, and it's one of my go-to's for the Halloween season. I'd give it a good 4 out of 5.
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Trivia: At one point before the film was widely released, the studio was interested in remaking the film with a larger budget and more well-known actors, and including the original version of the film as a DVD "special feature." Thankfully, this idea was eventually shot down, and the original version of the film was released in theaters.
Question: Can someone tell me if I'm interpreting this correctly? When Katie changes her mind about fleeing the house and is found clutching a cross with blood on her hand and leg, Micah takes it and burns it, after which she becomes possessed. Was she successfully warding off the demon with the cross and clutching it so desperately that it made her hand bleed, and then Micah wrongly thought it was being used to attack her and inadvertently made her possession a done deal by burning it?
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Answer: The screenwriter confirms in the commentary that burning the cross and picture was a mistake because it was the last defence they had.