Chronicle

There's always that certain hype that people get when a new movie is coming out. I find myself to be quite a movie person and find myself in this 'hype' a lot. I don't like to read a lot of reviews before I go see a movie because I don't want any spoilers, strong opinions, or anything else to persuade my outlook on a good or bad movie.

This week I decided to go with a movie that I, personally, really anticipated. Chronicle. I'm a fan of the X-Men movies and I didn't know if that would affect my view of this movie or not. Usually when you think of a movie with super powers you think of X-Men, right? Well, I tried not to keep that in mind when going to see this movie because I'm not sure I really wanted to compare it to that. The characters didn't seem really well known, but after this movie I think it opens a lot for these young actors.

The movie is a view of first person, so you might want to prepare yourself for that. If you've ever seen Cloverfield (2008), then you know what I mean. The plot is kind of slow, but the movie is well worth the wait. I don't want to reveal any spoilers, but I think it's a really good interpretion of a movie with characters that actually emphasize the 'powers' in the characters. When going to see a fantasy/sci-fi kind of movie, I think it's important for the audience to somewhat escape from reality. I think the movie did a really well job with that. I think the movie has a really good flow with the younger crowd and some can say relate a lot to the characters. A lot would say it gave kind of a Blair Witch vibe and I did get that. The suspense, anticipation, and the on edge fellings were all present. The movie is well worth it and I really enjoyed it and would like to see it again.