| The Fourth Kind is a movie about Alien Abduction | | | | film didn't have the where-with-all to purchase this and |
| starring Mila Jovavich, which was released in | | | | fill it with some valid, yet misleading filler, if only to |
| November of 2009. The film opted for an incredibly | | | | increase their viral capacity. |
| forceful viral campaign, in which it claimed to be based | | | | Also important, is the fact that Nome itself is |
| on true events that originated from Nome, Alaska. | | | | misrepresented in the film. Many natives describe that |
| While, there is some validity to the concept, it is only | | | | Nome is mostly made up of Alaskan Natives, not the |
| slight. What really happened, is that a series of | | | | white-washed cast you see in the film. Also important |
| investigations were launched about a number of | | | | is the fact that the movie portrays Nome being a lush |
| missing people in Nome and its vicinity. However, after | | | | yet cold, mountain valley. People living in Nome |
| the investigations were concluded, the FBI determined | | | | describe it as a flat-land for miles. |
| that Alcohol and the Extreme Cold were to blame for | | | | So as a result, my final opinion is that the Fourth Kind is |
| the disappearance. | | | | barely based on anything that happened at all. I'm fairly |
| More importantly, if one looks up Dr. Abigail Tyler online, | | | | sure that Abigail Tyler didn't exist, at least, not one who |
| you will find a single entry on the "Alaska Psychiatry | | | | lived in Nome Alaska and did regressive hypnosis. |
| Journal"; whose root URL is completely devoid of life. | | | | However, if you are interested in UFOs and stories of |
| A quick whois search reveals that the URL was | | | | Abductions, read my blog below. Anonymous |
| actually only purchased two months before the | | | | contributors post their stories about things they have |
| release of the film. It seems that the producers of the | | | | experienced...read them...and decide for yourselves. |