History WMG / Chronicle

Since it was his son who [[spoiler: destroyed half of Seattle.]] Matt's parents and Casey could be getting the exact same treatment because of their relationship with Matt, which would add to the whole "[[http://collider.com/chronicle-2-sequel-max-landis/162787/ putting Matt through Hell]]" thing planned for the sequel.

The movie is a compilation of footage collected by the aliens to be presented at a conference that will decide if/how they will help/restrain humanity.

Whenever one of them were in trouble [[spoiler:or, in Steven's case, dead]], it triggered a PsychicNosebleed. This seems like a psychic bond the three of them shared. Perhaps, in time, a telekinetic will start to display more overt mind reading. Since Jean Grey from XMen, telepathy has been a natural compliment to telekinesis.

* A few problems with this theory: Ray Spheres can only activate the latent powers of Conduits using the energy of nearby non-conduits; putting aside the astronomical odds of three Conduits with the exact same kind of latent powers ending up in front of a Ray Sphere, who was powering it? The only other people in range of the crater were the party guests, and given that they consisted of half the school, I very much doubt that they were used to power the Ray Sphere. Secondly, Ray Sphere energy [[spoiler: spreads a lethal disease that kills everyone except Conduits]]; no evidence of that in action during ''Chronicle''. Thirdly, if this takes place before the events of ''Infamous,'' it should be absolutely impossible for the government to cover up all the sightings of superhuman powers as they did before and during the first game; unlike the Conduits in Empire City, Andrew's rampage was caught on camera by hundreds if not thousands of people, including the local news network. Fourthly, if this takes place ''after'' the events of ''Infamous 2,'' then why don't the boys ever realize that they're Conduits now that the existence of Conduits is common knowledge?

The kids [[NotUsingTheZWord never compare themselves]] to, say, [[{{Spiderman}} Peter Parker]] or the FantasticFour, and no one uses the words "superpower" or "superhero". It's next to impossible that the boys, having lived all their lives in America, with normal access to TV, cinema, etc., have no concept of superheroes or have never been exposed to any form of superhero media. Perhaps they simply don't exist on this Earth?

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as Videogame/{{Infamous}}.]]

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as Game/{{Infamous}}.]]

One of the other WMGs on this page said something about Matt being able to give others his power, perhaps the Object was the final stage of the evolution of the powers. Eventually, Matt will turn into another Object and bury himself out in the wilderness.

The strange crystal was an improved Ray Sphere created by the First Sons. The underground tunnel was an abandoned laboratory. When they set it off, the laboratory collapsed on itself. However, they used their powers to escape. And in Infamous 2, Doctor Wolfe theorized that a conduit straining their powers can result in entirely new traits. Once the boys started to use their powers, they figure out they can fly, deflect damage, even control the weather.

** Thumbs up for this theory. And adding to it, maybe the psychic conections is a result of a sort of hive mind.

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as Video Game/{{Infamous}}.]]

The strange crystal was an improved Ray Sphere created by the First Sons. The underground tunnel was an abandoned laboratory. When they set it off, the laboratory collapsed on itself. However, they used their powers to escape. And in Infamous 2, Doctor Wolfe theorized that a conduit straining their powers can result in entirely new traits. Once the boys started to use their powers, they figure out they can fly, deflect damage, even control the weather.
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[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as Video Game/{{Infamous}}.]]

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as Video Game/{{Infamous}}

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as [[Infamous]]

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as [[infamous]]

[[WMG: Chronicle takes place in the same universe as [[videogame:infamous]]

[[WMG: The giant crystal is actually a [[videogame:infamous Ray Sphere]]

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The Battle of Seattle demonstrated how apocalyptically dangerous a kineticist can be when they lose perspective and moral restraint. The police were literally powerless to stop Andrew even when he was heavily burnt, doped up on painkillers and recently awoken from a coma. Even in that state he still had enough power to toss cars like tennis balls and wreck buildings. It required the intervention of the only other kineticist present to stop him. If we take the theory that the movie consists of the government piecing together confiscated or recovered footage, Matt is to their knowledge now ''the last living kineticist''. As Andrew aptly demonstrated, regular laws and law enforcers simply don't apply to kineticists - they have enough power to, if they wish, make such agencies entirely irrelevant. There is absolutely no compelling reason for a kineticist to follow any law except personal choice. If I were a high-up in the US government - or indeed pretty much any other government - I would be freaking out. Matt's own moral code is really all that's standing between him and becoming something as bad as - if not worse than - Andrew. He's a threat to any major world power that annoys him - and if they found the camera in Tibet, they know who his first target is likely to be.