#YOUR CHRONICLE SCARLET DRAGON MOVIE#
Celebrity Paradox: In a broader form of this general idea, none of the characters refer to or show any awareness of fictional characters with superpowers, as if that genre simply doesn't exist in the movie universe. It doesn't stop him and Andrew never does anything with the footage worse still, his habit of filming things turns into a neurotic obsession - note the way he starts collecting cameras during his rampage. It is implied that Andrew bought the first camera so his alcoholic father won't beat him for fear of this. Car Fu: During the final fight, Andrew hits Matt with a telekinetically thrown bus. Capepunk: In this film, when you give superpowers to a moody, troubled teenager like Andrew, he'll turn out less like Peter Parker and more like Carrie White. 
Camera Screw: The strange object causes the camera to behave erratically. 
up until Richard accuses Andrew of wasting his money on public school.Īndrew: You don't pay for public school, you idiot!
Calling the Old Man Out: Andrew's constantly in conflict with his Jerkass father, but for the most part he's too browbeaten to seriously call him out. During the climax which was filmed from multiple cameras, many of them end up getting smashed. The camera falls a few times while the boys practice flying. Andrew's first camera gets buried after they discover the underground cave. A drink gets spilled on the lens of Andrew's camera at one point. Some bullies take Andrew's camera and slide it along the floor. However, it is the Abel-like Matt who kills his cousin, but does it reluctantly and only as a very last resort. Andrew and Matt are cousins, not actual brothers, and Andrew is the younger one, but they develop this dynamic in the finale. This goes about as well as you would expect. Later, after Andrew is in the hospital, his father attempts to do the exact same thing, the only difference is that he thinks Andrew is unconscious. Andrew's father snaps, and attempts to indulge in some child abuse. Then Andrew grows a backbone, and calls out his dad on the "wasting money on public school" bullcrap. Bullying a Dragon: Throughout most of the film, Andrew's father has no idea Andrew has his new powers. Then he flings them all back, along with the police cruisers and the offiers firing at him. Bullet Catch: Andrew successfully does this while rampaging through Seattle, catching massed automatic fire from a SWAT team. Bond Breaker: Ultimately, Andrew, for choosing to take his father's Breaking Speech on "they're not your friends" to heart and starts distancing himself from the rest, especially after Steve dies. While Steve is the first character to die, none of the characters were written with a specific race in mind, and his actor just happens to be black. Also Matt is now alone, injured and implied to be on the run from the government meaning that he won't be able to return to Seattle and reunite with Casey. Bittersweet Ending: Matt kills Andrew before he can cause any more damage, but several people have been killed, including Steve, and we are left with the lingering sense that Andrew's downfall could have been prevented. Big Man on Campus: Steve is a hyper-popular aspiring politician who receives huge cheers when he takes the stage at the talent show. 
Being Tortured Makes You Evil: The misfortunes that Andrew goes through in the movie cause him to go off the deep end. Given an Ironic Echo at the end, after Andrew goes off the deep end. Arc Words: "You're stronger than this." First said by Andrew's mother to reassure him. Applied Phlebotinum: A Magic Meteor gives the guys their powers. Max Landis, however, has clarified that Steve's death was an accident, and that Andrew didn't have lightning powers. Ambiguous Situation: Working from the information in the film, it's unclear whether Steve's death was due to a freak by natural lightning bolt, or if Andrew was somehow responsible-and even if he was, it's not clear if it was killing him in a rage or losing control of his power. He seems himself as one since he now is more powerful than ordinary humans. Always a Bigger Fish: This is the point behind Andrew's "Apex Predator" speech. He does a lot of horrible things in the latter half of the film, but the sheer amount of trauma he suffered beforehand makes his death tragic instead of cathartic. Even his special variation of the power all the three boys share is all about surviving sudden attacks. Abusive Parents: Richard Detmer is extremely physically and emotionally abusive to Andrew, especially in his final scene, where it seems like he might finally show some love and sympathy towards his son, only to blame him completely for his mother's death and make his hatred for him clear.
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