Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over
- Characters
- Andrew- He is the main character that this movie focuses on. He is from the beginning fighting a battle that he believes he had no hope of winning. He is emotionally unstable i believe that the abuse he face leads to pent up aggression as well as extremely morib behavior.
- Matt-He is the logic behind the bomb. He is putting on a show for the people who don't really know him. He begins to find out the person that he wants to be and is able to accomplish his goals in an extremely unlikely way.
- Background
- The story begins with the typical loner kid that feels trapped in his life and the pain he faces alone. In comes an abusive father both physically and emotionally. The boy (Andrew) begins to document his daily life using a camera, to have evidence if his father may take it too far. Andrew's only friend it seems is his cousin (Matt) who feels obligated to watch over him.Andrew is picked on and bullied contributing to his feelings of hopelessness, i believe this is when he begins to fantasize about making them pay for their actions. Matt convinces Andrew to go to a party where they end up discovering something that will change all of their lives. But who will end up being "the apex predator"
- Negatives
- Some character development progressed too quickly, and without reason
- there was no distinct contrast to andrews dark character, more of shades of gray.
- Positives
- The story was very character driven, with a dynamic and evolving lead
- The plot was thought out well and executed
- the conclusion was thought provoking and left the viewer with a feeling of closure.
