Things I Noticed About The Institute

Three things that I noticed after watching The Institute, these were the things I thought were the most striking and really stuck with me after viewing:

• It took place in a very urban setting, and because of the emphasis on street art and the original ads posted around the city, it needed this setting to function. It would not have worked as a well in a suburban or rural town. 
• The video was very bright and flashy, lots of trippy looking graphics and photos were used through the movie, especially in the beginning. It is very disorienting. 
• It really tries to emphasize the blurring of real and fiction through the story it is telling. It is set up so that the viewer really isn't even sure if this was a game or if it was really happening, especially with the use of real people interviews talking about their experiences.