The ending ruined this movie

You seem to not get that Andrew had been physically and mentally abused by his father for years. That trauma has warped his mind.

Andrew didn't kill Steve intentionally but once it was done Andrew chose a darker path to escape fault(the Apex predator mentality).

Also the storm? Andrew created that. It was his inner turmoil manifesting.

And due to all the abuse, Andrew really hated his father. It wasn't just because he said some bad words. Did you not get all the hate the father had for his son?

You honestly seemed to have missed that Andrew was suffering greatly and all that good that came from his powers didn't resolve all his anger, depression, and suffering.

The movie is a tragedy.

NO , I swear they must of used an unfinished early script draft.For the beginning scenes prior to them discovering they're powers.For this movie , and it was quite obvious.


Yaadaa mean?

I agree. I also thought it was an excellent movie up until Steve was killed, after that it quickly took a nosedive and never recovered. I don't think turning Andrew into such an overtly obvious villain, showing absolutely no regret for anything, was a smart move at all. His transformation from being a "relatively nice guy with a dark side who without really meaning to got Steve killed" to "one-dimensional kill-all villain" happened too fast and wasn't handled well. It probably shouldn't have happened at all. The film should have lingered on the aftermath of Steve's death (though I don't think it was necessary for him to die at all, they could have killed off someone else), and Andrew's fate should have been another - he should have been written to keep at least some of his humanity. It would have been more interesting to see him struggle against becoming evil, instead he completely surrendered to 'the dark side' way too quickly and way too much. As it was now, when Andrew died I didn't feel sympathy for him anymore. The ending in Tibet was supposed to be emotional and make you reminisce Andrew as a nice person but for me that didn't work at all. All I could think was 'no Matt, *beep* Andrew, because ultimately he turned out to be psycho monster." Such a shame. I was really let down by how the last 30-or-something minutes of the film was handled. I know some try to plead the "he had a *beep* life" card but come on, considering all the things Andrew did, in cold blood, you just can't use his abusive father and sick mother as a way of trying to make his actions seem righteous or even understandable anymore.

The thing is that we are already presented with Andrews villain back story in the beginning of the film.

His mom is dying, his dad is extremely abusive, he has been ostracised or bullied by virtually everyone his own age throughout most of his life (no friends).

He doesnt trust people and compulsively uses the camera as a safety barrier since that allows him to keep a spectators distance to everybody.

The reason that he gets the camera in the firt place is to document proof of his dads abuse, as a method of intimidation.


Given that type of background its hardly surprising that he would snap and go ballistic after his mom dies. Especially since he was at the same time struggling with the guilt and grief of having caused the death of Steve, a guy who he realized actually was a true friend.


I would certainly not claim that any of this makes his rampage justifiable, but definitely understandable. A guy who has been stepped on his whole life suddenly gets god-like power and can do as he pleases? Add total emotional meltdown on top of that and you have a recipe for disaster.



Supposedly sane people IRL snap and kill others for far lesser reasons than these. Look at spousal murders.

Supposedly sane people IRL join violent hate groups because they are bored, ignorant or didnt get enough attention as kids.


I actually think Andrews reasons were exaggerated in comparison.

Never ceases to amaze me how people seems to completely miss the big picture sometimes.

The movie didn't jump the shark. The story was coherent from start to finish (unlike the direction). Power corrupts. Unlimited power rots you to the bones.
His killing Steve and everything that comes after that is a natural organic progression of the character and the story. It was only a matter of time until he started acting out and taking the frustration and rage that had been building inside him for years, out on others. Of course he was going to start with his prime tormentor and the bullies who'd been making his life miserable and when Steve tries to get to him, he was trying to kill himself, and instead ends up killing Steve.

His rationalization of that atrocious event and of losing control of his powers, was to deem himself "superior", an "apex predator" that shouldn't feel guilt or remorse over his actions. His mother was the only thing that was still anchoring him to the reality of his humanity but when she dies, he just loses everything and devolves into complete paranoia and rage.

If you eliminate the main plot because you prefer seeing a bunch of kids have fun with their superpowers, I recommend Spy Kids. Maybe you'll find someone you can identify with in there.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

Silly teenie drama complete with the emo rant.

Amy: I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!

Because he was upset about his wife's death that Andrew was partially responsible for?

I totally agree, it turned to a bad movie when Steve died. Too bad cause the first hour was very good. I rate it 7 (8-9 for the first part, 4-5 for the ending).