Chronicle redefines troubled telekinetic teens for 2012
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Chronicle is the first movie of 2012 that I’ve eagerly anticipated. I could tell from the dark disturbing trailer that I would enjoy it, but was genuinely surprised at what a thrill ride it really is. I was utterly enthralled.
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The downward spiral that is a Dark Phoenix-like descent into violent madness generally doesn’t end well. So the journey of poor, troubled Andrew wasn’t unexpected. In fact it is foreshadowed from the opening scene on. Despite that, Chronicle is a gripping tale of what might happen if real people got superhuman powers. Fans of the New Warriors may spot parallels between Andrew and Vance Astro a.k.a. Justice (physically and emotionally abused telekinetic teen who struck back at the source of his pain) or Carrie for that matter. If Stephen King’s Carrie had friends with the same mental abilities? Would she have gone quite as ballistic?
I don’t want to give more away than the trailers, so I’ll only say I hope the final monologue means there may be more to come in the story. A lot remains unanswered (and unasked). What was that object that empowered the boys? Had anyone else ever found it?
