Patterson-Gimlin Film: Real Bigfoot or Unproven Enigma?

Posted Friday, January 19, 2024

By Squatchable.com staff

Have you ever seen the famous Patterson-Gimlin film from 1967, allegedly showing a Bigfoot in the woods? If not, I highly recommend checking it out before reading on. The video, uploaded by the YouTube channel Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy, has sparked a lot of discussion in the Bigfoot community, and for good reason. The video presents the idea that the best evidence that the figure in the Patterson-Gimlin film is real and not a hoax is the fact that it has never been recreated since 1967. The film has been analyzed and scrutinized by experts in various fields, including filmmakers, costume designers, anthropologists, gait analysis experts, primatologists, and cryptozoologists. Despite this, there is still a large number of people who doubt the authenticity of the film, with some being convinced that the Bigfoot in the film is just a person in a gorilla costume. But, as the video points out, if the film was faked, then why hasn't it been recreated since 1967? There are millions of movie and video cameras available throughout the world, and a plethora of Bigfoot costumes and professional costume makers and makeup artists. Yet, despite the skepticism and the availability of resources, no one has been able to recreate the famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film. The video also highlights the unusual non-human body ratios, walking pattern, and external attributes such as visible muscle movements seen in the film. These features make the figure in the film all the more mysterious and difficult to replicate. As a curator of this video, I find it fascinating that something as simple as a film can spark so much debate and discussion. Whether you believe the Patterson-Gimlin film is real or not, it's impossible to deny the impact it has had on the Bigfoot community and the world of cryptozoology as a whole. In addition to the Patterson-Gimlin film, the video also touches on the subject of gait analysis. Gait analysis is the study of human or animal motion, and it can be used to identify and diagnose various medical conditions and injuries. In the context of the Patterson-Gimlin film, gait analysis can be used to study the walking pattern of the figure in the film and determine if it is consistent with that of a Bigfoot or a human in a costume. In conclusion, the Patterson-Gimlin film remains a topic of much debate and discussion in the Bigfoot community. Whether you believe it is real or not, the fact that it has never been recreated since 1967 is certainly food for thought. I encourage all Bigfoot enthusiasts to watch the film and form their own opinions. And who knows, maybe one day we'll finally have definitive proof of the existence of Bigfoot. Until then, the mystery continues.