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Searching (2018)

Usually I keep on searching for movies over the internet for a week and then watch the movie which I shortlist after applying my personal filter criteria as below. 

😀 Good Story line 

👉Mystery
👉Mind bending 
👉Motivating/ Inspiring 
 ðŸ‘‰Lifting up when feeling low
 ðŸ‘‰Fight movies 

😀 IMDb Rating above 6.7

In the evening, I was searching movie and found movie SEARCHING. As both the criteria and the genres were matching, I streamed Searching on Netflix. 





It will get you to social media. Face time, chat, Instagram, Facebook, tumbler, bank transfer etc. you will be exposed more to it. 

I have always have had a realization that having many friends on social media does not mean that these friends would be the real ones in need. The story subtly brings it to the audience and I firmly believe it now. 

However, the same social media friends will take mileage and post how deeply they are connected or how sad they are for you.  

Detailing is something which is so important because the devil lies in the detail. 

Margot's father had tried to capture every details of her missing daughter by going through the history of her browsing the internet and he is also in a shock to feel that he was also not so close to her with whom Margot could share her mind. 

A gripping story line which is not to be missed from beginning to end. May be it will improve our skill to trace out things on internet. 
 
This movie shows that in the modern day when we are living in a world completely controlled and owned by the internet, we have social media accounts, we even communicate with our family members on FaceTime WhatsApp. 

We know that there are pros & cons of internet. Stalking is a bad thing but this movie also shows that how using internet and all the apps in such meaningful ways. Margot having the presence all over the social media actually helped her father to reach out to the whereabout of his daughter is something that has been highlighted in a great way. It shows that there are use of technology -  If there is a bane there is boon as well. 

Howsoever, the efforts may be to remove all the trails leading to crime committed, only one tiny trace which is left unattended blows off the cover and the truth is revealed. 

That detailing reveals what happened to Margot. Kudos to her father who runs from pillar to post to find what happened and why it happened. 

Is internet a necessary evil? Maybe yes or maybe no; but overall the movie is very very good.










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