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Harumph.
It makes me wonder why they didn't just make a Street Fighter movie. A lot more thought went into that single scene than the rest of the movie.
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It makes me wonder why they didn't just make a Street Fighter movie. A lot more thought went into that single scene than the rest of the movie.
Bigdog
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The plot was seen a mile away and nerd becomes a sociopathic moron who gets killed by traumatized cousin. If the plot went down a different path that was unpredictable and or didn't use the shaky cam, it would have been great.
Galaxian
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Actually, since most people wrote off the movie as "nerd gets power and immediately goes on a killing spree", yet he doesn't lose until the very end after his mom dies, I would say that the movie wasn't as predictable :169:
Bigdog
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Forgot about that one part. It was very tragic to see his own life unravel.....:disappoin , but I stopped really liking him when he killed his black friend, which is like every single film with a minority. They always die first.:sly:
It just sucks that no one talked to each other, because if they did, it would have been more interesting if it ended where none of the three died, but all lost their innocence and became more the wiser. Especially if there was an even worse fourth guy that motivated nerd to fight and save in a convincing way.
It was a good concept , but it could have went down an even less predictable route. When have you ever seen a superhero comic or film where they just talked things through and didn't have to resort to property damage and many deaths? And heck, let's throw in a psychologist scene even.
A really unique superhero film would be if it wasn't a glorified male soap opera and actually dealt with the matter of an abused protagonist that doesn't propel the idea that only bullied nerds go into murderous rampages [which Columbine and V Tech weren't] . But rather, ordinary looking guys that do things because they want to because they are bad, alongside a character that does things 'cause he's bored and hates a certain group of people.
The best heroes are those you can't see and don't hog the screen. They blend into the background and are regular people who are given extraordinary task they presumably should not be able to do. Like that secretary at that school who talked down that severely autistic student from shooting people.
Chronicle got most of these things right, especially about how they goofed with their powers. They felt relatable to how it would be with powers, especially the nerdy kid, but he was to the nth. It was a lost opportunity to have him be this killer rather than self destructing . Or maybe it's the thought that I am talking about this in such a detailed manner actually makes this a great provocative film?
