has raised the ceiling of my expectations for pseudo-documentaries.
"The Chronicle" is a super-power science fiction film released in the United States in 2012. The story of
tells the story of three young people who accidentally obtained the super powers of flying in the air and taking objects of mind by chance. The boys were very happy at first, but in the end they ran out of control due to excessive abuse of super powers, causing a series of disasters. s story.
Over the years, there has been an endless stream of super-powerful movies, but there has never been a movie that can give people such a hearty "realism" like "The Chronicle". To a large extent, this is due to the film’s use of pseudo-documentary shooting techniques, which in nature focus on realism, and after shielding interference from lights, BGM, etc., the creation of a sense of reality is even more powerful.
In my impression, most of the pseudo-documentaries can be labeled as "crude", after all, shaky shots, if there is no strong plot support, it is easy to cause discomfort.
However, following "Encounters in the Graveyard" and "Clover's Archives", this "Chronicle" once again raised the upper limit of my expectations for the future development of pseudo-documentaries.
Although the scum-like picture quality is very rough, it is precisely because of this that the science fiction pictures are more real.
Superman can fly, Iron Man can also fly, many superhumans in movies can fly, but there has never been a movie that can bring me such a shock as the "flying high" shot in "The Chronicle" Shock. The impact of
is not on the visual level, but on the bottom of my heart.
Once upon a time, I also imagined that one day, would I be able to fly around the sky freely like a bird? If
really has superpowers, he will not think about saving the world all day long. In addition to the shooting method, the setting of superpowers in "The Chronicle" can also reflect the "authenticity". How real is
? It’s so real that you think that if there are superpowers in reality, it’s probably the same as described in the movie.
In recent years, the box office effect of super-power movies has become stronger. In terms of seniority under the same theme, the "X-Men" series should be uncrowned as a commercial movie.
However, it is undeniable that in order to create a more grand visual effect, in order to blindly cater to the audience’s curiosity, and excessively exaggerated to "stretch" the world view, the latest sequel of "X-Men" has already appeared "settings" "Break" is such a flaw.
Although the audience's expectations for the rationality of the plot are generally "not high" in science fiction movies, there is still a lower limit.
and setting collapse means that the rationality of the plot setting refreshes the lower limit.
This is not a case.
From rescuing small towns to defending big cities, from covering all mankind, to fighting against aliens, from flying across the galaxy, to liberating the entire universe...
now many movies, in order to facilitate the sequel, spare no effort to "map" When it expands, it always deliberately emphasizes the theme of "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility".
"The Chronicle" is different. It has a small format, few personnel, no FBI warning, no sense of the crisis of the doomsday, and the whole film uses supernatural powers to make money for themselves, and there is no lofty pursuit like other movies. .
uses superpowers to seek fun and provide convenience for themselves. This is the truest performance of normal people after they have superpowers.
In this way, a sense of realism naturally emerges.
In the movie, after the boys get super powers, their first reaction is to believe it: is this true?
So everyone met in a remote place, and eagerly started a "baseball experiment"-the results proved that superpowers are not only real, but also fun.
came home, closed the door again and played with blocks enthusiastically, of course, certainly not by hand.
came to the supermarket and teased the children, watching the little girl being scared and running around, several bad guys laughed maliciously.
With the development of the plot, it can be seen that after a certain amount of exercise, the superpowers of several people have been greatly improved. At first, they only moved light objects, and later they could even lift the car with ease.
But the coolest thing, of course, is to fly. In the whole movie of
, not only did the protagonists never think about saving the world, but Andrew, who runs out of control, has the courage to go later.I grabbed a convenience store...
, no matter how powerful it is, is no match for reality. The film "The Chronicles" of
did not focus on shaping the deep ideological core in the plot.
But if you have to interpret something, you can start with the characters of the three protagonists.
Matt symbolizes the establishment and guardian of the rules, lively, talkative, sophisticated, and good at controlling risks.
Andrew symbolizes the rebellious and disruptor of the rules, the autistic who has been oppressed for a long time, has the power of thinking but lacks the power of action, but this kind of people are often the easiest to completely release themselves, and what follows is an explosion Unimaginable destructive power.
Steve is a moderate romantic. He knows how to make choices in general, but he always takes risks in details.
At the end of the film, Andrew and Steve both died unexpectedly. The
movie may just want to tell us that even if one day we really have superpowers, we still have to abide by the rules, because the world relies on rules to operate, and without rules, it means losing control. The consequences of losing control of
are often catastrophic.
The film "Chronicles" was filmed in the form of a pseudo-documentary. It does not pursue visual special effects, nor does it pursue explosive combat effectiveness. Although it is not tall, it is grounded and does not play any "fake sky", it is close to life.
This is the origin of "the most realistic super science fiction film ever."
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