10 Movies That Tried To Change Cinema Forever (And Failed)
5. Unfriended Created The "Shared Screen" Genre
Unfriended was the first-ever wide release movie to take place almost entirely on a computer screen, and its incredible box office success - grossing $64 million on a mere $1 million budget - seemed to suggest the horror genre had finally found a successor to the "found footage" subgenre.
And yet, despite Unfriended releasing almost 5 years ago, there have been curiously few "shared screen" movies in its wake, the only notable offerings being its own sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web, and the hit John Cho-starring thriller Searching.
Given how easily these movies gravitate towards tech-loving teens and how cheap they are to produce, it's shocking that we haven't seen dozens hastily thrown into production.
Granted, the technical execution requires greater ingenuity than the point-and-shoot nature of an actual found footage film, but even so, it's baffling that Hollywood hasn't cynically capitalised on what seemed like the next big horror movie trend.