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** And just in case that wasn't enough, {{spoiler|after Murphy's Law seems to have been fulfilled and Andrew is lying in a hospital bed, having likely caused his best friend's and possibly even his mother's deaths... his dad decides to [[Kick the Dog]]. Which turns out to be [[Bullying a Dragon]]. Cue the climax.}}

* [[Don't Make Me Destroy You]]: {{spoiler|Andrew}} threatens {{spoiler|his father}} nearly enough with exact words.

''' {{spoiler|Matt to Andrew before killing him}}''': Don't make me do this! }}

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Richard seems to have a shitty enough life for it.

* [[In-Universe Camera]]: Used consistently throughout the movie. Editing is achieved by jumping from camera to camera, including security cameras and cellphones. Also, even though the cameras are in universe, they are still able to film sections of it like a typical third person movie by having Andrew use his powers to levitate various cameras around. It's implied that {{spoiler|Andrew starts doing this unconsciously. Towards the end, he steals all the cameras and smartphones from every bystander in the Space Needle, for no real purpose other than to perhaps clinically document his rampage. He then seems to do the same thing with the cops, taking their dashboard and helmet cameras. Matt foreshadows/lampshades this early on when he says that the camera is like a barrier between Andrew and the world. Andrew's reply? "Maybe I want a barrier."}}

* [[Jerkass]]: It doesn't take much to realize that Andrew's father, Richard, is simply using his son as an outlet for venting his stress and passing blame for his family's financial issues from himself. He even calls Andrew selfish for keeping an expensive camera (that was a gift from his cousin) from him (after said camera caught him searching through his son's room, clearly looking for money.) True, he does care deeply for his wife and wants to help get her the treatment she needs, but that raises the question as to why he can't stop spending money on alcohol rather than blaming everything on his son. The fact that when we first hear his voice he's established to be a belligerent alcoholic that is essentially responsible for Andrew's instability doesn't help either.

'''Andrew:''' You don't pay for ''public school,'' you idiot! }}

* [[Jerkass Victim]]:

* [[Messianic Archetype]]: Steve comes the closest out of the three. He's also notably the first one to learn to fly.

* [[Mind Over Manners]]: Matt tries to establish rules for the safe and ethical use of their powers after their telekinesis gets so strong that Andrew almost kills a redneck trucker.

3. Don't use your powers in public. }}

* [[Mind Over Matter]]: The boys' powers.