WHAT THE FILM GOT RIGHT
Types of poltergeist activity. For the most part, the film accurately depicted the kinds of phenomena that occur with a poltergeist or haunting:
- Lights and appliances going off and on by themselves.
- Unexplained noises, such as bangs and raps on the walls, that cannot be accounted for by natural means. Very often, the location of these noises is hard to pinpoint.
- Mysterious voices and whispering.
- Covers and sheets being pulled off a sleeping person.
Escalation of poltergeist activity - As happens in the film, poltergeist activity most often starts slowly, even with subtlety. It might start with a few mild unexplained noises every once in a while. Then they become more frequent and louder. Then the peculiarities with the lights, TVs and other appliances might kick in. This can then be followed by shadows and even voices. In some rare cases, things can get much worse (worse than even happens in the film).
Paranormal focus - Paranormal Activity was also correct in indicating that such activity very often centers around an individual - the woman, in the case of the film - rather than a place. So she was correct in telling her boyfriend that it probably would not have mattered if they fled their apartment; the activity would have stayed with her.
In both films there were a lot of canted shots to show that the film is home made and it also conveys action and that something is about to happen or is happening. Although personally I felt that the film is quite slow in how it develops, as it is not until around about day 15 that things start to happen, which for some viewers they may find it boring rather than intensifying.
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