Chronicle (2012)

Best movie of this year hands down!

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Captivating movie !

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Although the found-footage genre has overstayed its welcome, this film was quite interesting and very different. A subtle supernatural start soon goes very wrong. The climax is insanely entertaining and incredibly well made! Dane DeHaan is excellent.

It was a supernatural movie. It was also a self-filmed movie by a group of teenagers. I liked the whole idea of the movie. It gave us lessons of humanity and how we should deal with our desires toward things. Often time people get over-desiring of what they want, using any ways. I think it's definitely fine to follow your dreams and to challenge yourself, but not when the method you use is against morals. I don't agree their way of using the power but it was a good lesson. If there are somewhere we can all become powerful, i wouldn't do it. because it is really a risk of relationships and lives. i didn't like the choices they made but the fact that it was a well set up movie.

So many movies consist of a band of unlikely people who are brought together by something intense - it's also common nowadays for films to be about teenagers acquiring powers. However, Chronicle is a new twist on the cliché. The way of filming is already the first obvious twist as it is shot in "found footage" style. The added fact that the camera is supposedly moved by the boys mind is even more interesting. Not only did the cinematography bring a fresh take on such a common basic story, the actual plot in it's entirety really added a boost of something new. I can't say too much as I don't want to spoil the movie, but I would highly recommend this movie to somebody who's interested in "found footage" style of films and films that defy the clichés.

Josh Trank may get a bad wrap for Fantastic 4, but Chronicle is something amazing. It uses the found footage genre, but in such a way that it's intense and makes you feel like the main character. The story centers around Andrew, a troubled and depressed teen with no friends or anyone to talk to. He likes to shoot things on his camera, yet is bullied for almost everything he does, including this. Without giving away too much, he quickly makes some friends after receiving telekinesis at a barn party. Because Andrew records everything, we feel like we are a part of him, like his imaginary friend and we begin to feel for him as he makes new friends. After a while, he begins showing his darker side, after trying to rescue is mother, dying with Caner, and being abused by his alcoholic father. His friends attempt to stop him from becoming depressed and resentful again, but he fights back, accidentally killing one of his friends in the process. The other, his cousin, knows exactly what he has done, and why he's filming everything, makes it the even more scary. But when he stops filming, the footage from car dash cams and helicopter cameras makes us feel as if we are no longer Andrew's friend, and we cannot help to feel sorry for him as he fights his only friend to the death.Overall, Chronicle is a very good film and for a low budget is phenomenal.