As if having the son of one great mind on this list was not enough, Max Landis, who wrote Chronicle, is the son of legendary director John Landis (American Werewolf in London). How’s THAT for cred? Chronicle is the story about what happens when a bunch of teenage miscreants discover they have super powers. Think the show Heroes minus any of the cheese. Even better, think of the great anime, Akira, because this is the closest you will ever come to seeing that on film, and done right.
Chronicle is shot like a “found footage” film, which means that all of it is shot and filmed on a handheld, as if you were there, next to these kids, experiencing all this with them. It is a great touch to make you feel more attached to all the action, and it gives it a much more hectic, organic feel as a result.
And while some choose to delegate Chronicle as an action movie moreso than a science fiction movie, any movie where kids can fly and toss things around with their minds is sci-fi, straight up. And such great science fiction it is. Definitely one of the best films of 2012.
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