Privacy Breach (2020)

Written by batz on February 8, 2022

Groundbreaking. If I were to describe Privacy Breach in one word, it would be "groundbreaking".

The use of unorthodox camera techniques and video editing really sets a new standard for the film industry. Being able to see the world through the perspective of the security cameras (a plot-device used by the antagonist of the film) really gave meaning and depth to the universe of Privacy Breach. When I watched this film, I felt like I was really there, monitoring the actions of Kit Porter; like I was the antagonist.

That's really what this film tries to get across, you are the antagonist. You are silently watching as these people are getting their lives destroyed, yet you refuse to intervene, you refuse to help, you refuse to do something, anything at all. Kit Porter on the other hand? He decided that enough was enough. He wanted to make a lasting impact on this world, fighting back against the tyrannical forces that be. He decided to stand up for the people around him, and really that's a message everybody can take away from this film.

All of this, and I haven't even discussed the phenomenal editing. When Kit & the crew are "hacking" into the security cameras, you can see in REAL-TIME the video footage degrading; the "glitches" in the footage. That's not something you're gonna get anywhere else.

This film is a masterpiece and I applaud the sacrifices made by the crew that worked on the film. One day this film will resurface again through another viral clip, and that's when people will truly understand that this is what real cinema looks, sounds, and feels like.