And despite the clear break from more grounded stories, thefound footage style was ideal for this movie.
One suchhobby is recording and documenting his life with his video camera.
And beyond that, the camera should feel like another character.
This led him to treat the camera like a friend, and communicate with it.
Ultimately, this use of the camera and filming style madeChronicleone of the best found footage moviesto date.
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Chronicle is a superhero film captured in a “found-footage” format similar to films like Cloverfield that follows three high school seniors brought together by a mysterious alien artifact. After stumbling upon a mysterious hole in the middle of the woods, they find a crystal that gives them inexplicable powers that grow as time passes. The movie records the teens practicing their newfound abilities, but when one friend begins to give in to the temptation of power and control, this quickly spirals beyond their control.
