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* [[Foreshadowing]]:
** After the talent show, Matt mentions that Andrew's expanding ego and hubris will be his downfall. He says it semi-jokingly, but it's from that point on that things start going downhill.
** During the toy store scene, {{spoiler|Andrew}} holds a red lightsaber like the one used by [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]]. Also, [[Captain Obvious|evidently]], a [[Shout
** During the Lego scene, Andrew builds a model of the Seattle Space Needle. Guess where the climax occurs? {{spoiler|Contrary to the end of that scene, though, the Needle survives.}}
* [[Freudian Trio]]: Steve as [[The Superego]], Matt as [[The Ego]], and Andrew as [[The Id]].
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: {{spoiler|This is what Andrew becomes due to his already screwed up life.}}
* [[Genre Busting]]: [[Teen Drama]]? Thriller? Sci-fi action? A [[Deconstructed]] [[Super
* [[Healthcare Motivation]]: {{spoiler|Andrew beats up some thugs and steals money from a convenience store to pay for his mother's pills, an example of Type 2 of this trope.}}
* [[Hope Spot]]:
** Matt's recording at the party epitomizes the sense that Andrew's life might really start improving. Tragically, it's all downhill from there.
** Why Richard, do you finally seem to care about your son when he's in a coma? Oh, you don't, you're just here to heap some more abuse on the pile.
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: A good deal of the second act involves the trio learning how to use their telekinetic powers, as well as their application.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Matt says this word for word after {{spoiler|killing Andrew.}} Foreshadowed when {{spoiler|Andrew himself dismisses Matt with a "You do what you have to do" when the latter is threatening to stop him from abusing his powers.}}
* [[Ill Girl]]: Mrs. Detmer.
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* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: Richard wordlessly barges into Andrew's room and slaps him out of his seat [[Establishing Character Moment|in his first onscreen scene]]. He rationalizes it by screaming that Andrew should "open the door when I say so". This goes to demonstrate how Richard's [[The Alcoholic|drinking problem]] has rendered him increasingly detached from reality, and it foreshadows what he says to Andrew during the {{spoiler|hospital scene.}}
* [[Interface Screw]]: The strange object causes the camera to behave erratically.
* [[In
* [[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.
{{quote| '''Richard:''' You're hoarding a five-hundred dollar camera from me while your mother is dying and every penny of mine goes to your school!<br />
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* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Unfortunately, {{spoiler|Steve.}}
* [[Secret Identity]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Andrew goes out to rob the neighborhood thugs dressed in his father's old fire-fighting gear with face-concealing mask}}. [[Reality Ensues|They recognize him almost instantly by his voice and his distinctive backpack]].
* [[Self
* [[Sequel Hook]]: There are subtle hints that the government is not unaware of the source of the boys' powers, and {{spoiler|Matt}} promises to "find out what happened." Also ''somebody'' had to collect all that footage and splice it together. And who else do you think would have gone to all the trouble to {{spoiler|dig up Andrew's first camera, that got buried with the meteorite/artifact?}}. By the way, a sequel is confirmed as being in the works.
* [[Sex As Rite of Passage]]: It'd discussed by the boys {{spoiler|and ultimately subverted.}}
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Casey is only in the film to be Matt's [[Love Interest]] (and to give the movie another cameraman to follow).
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: {{spoiler|Steve is the most consistently easy-going and friendly character in the movie, who is also arguably the most laid-back about his powers. Interestingly, it is with his death that things go seriously down-hill and Andrew's [[Start of Darkness]] begins in earnest.}}
* [[Shout
** "The Baseball Test", an experiment the boys do with their powers, smacks of Jackass. The found footage style certainly helps.
** [[Word of God]] confirms one to AKIRA {{spoiler|in the third act with Andrew wearing hospital gown.}}
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* [[Super Dickery]]: Pretty much how the teens start out.
* [[Superhero]]: The question of whether ''Chronicle'' is a superhero movie or not is approaching [[Internet Backdraft]] levels. Despite the [[Not Using the Z Word|word "superhero" or "superpowers" never being mentioned]], the ways the boys gain their power is heavily reminiscent of [[Marvel Comics]] classics (particularly [[Spider Man]] or [[Fantastic Four]]), and the further dynamic of the film, particularly the third act, cements this impression.
* [[Super
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Played with. All of the boys get identical powers (very broadly implemented telekinesis), but their degrees of mastery varies.
* [[Teens Are Monsters]]: At first, some teens are shown to be bullies, hoodlums, or simply inconsiderate assholes, but all of this is within normal limits. {{spoiler|Then, Andrew loses his shit, and this trope is set loose}}.
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