Found footage is a medium in film that has left audiences griping quite a bit, as have the growing string of super hero movies, but the creators of “Chronicle” mixed the two and somehow managed to make a great movie that has had a lot of success in the box office.

I absolutely loved this movie: When it ended, my jaw dropped because it had immersed me so much that I genuinely cared for the characters and what happened to them. It was one of the few movies I’ve walked out of and practically prayed for a sequel so I could see more.

You’ve probably seen at least one of the following movies: “Paranormal Activity,” “The Blair Witch Project” or “Cloverfield.” These movies are all examples of found footage, meaning the movie is filmed as if one of the characters is holding the camera. One of my big gripes with this style is it seems incredibly lazy to me; there’s very little interesting cinematography that can be done in this format.

“Found footage is a medium that’s yet to really find its footing,” wrote Max Landis, the writer of the “Chronicle” script, during a question and answer session with fans on Reddit. “It should be entirely based in character. ‘Cloverfield’ didn’t do anything other giant monster movies haven’t done, which bothered me because found footage should always be more personal in my opinion; ‘Paranormal Activity’ really is something special. I kind of love those films.”

“Chronicle” is a huge breath of fresh air in this format, as the characters use psychic powers to move the camera around for some great cinematography throughout the film. The film also makes great use of faux television footage near the end of the movie to illustrate some immense things happening.

But enough about the cinematography. One of the things I noticed immediately in this movie was how organic the actors were. If it weren’t for the powers gained by these teenagers, I would think I was watching a documentary. It was so fluid that I thought to myself that I hadn’t seen such convincing teenage acting since “Superbad.”

If you go to see this movie, don’t expect a light-hearted story about friendship or a typical super hero movie. The movie’s second half is incredibly dark, and it captures quite well the teenage experience. Like Uncle Ben said in “Spiderman”: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

When Landis was asked how he would feel if someone pirated his movie, his response was pretty typical of what you’d expect from someone who’s breaking into the business. The important part of his response though was that he hoped to do a sequel if the movie did well. The movie grossed $40,667,267 according to boxofficemojo.com, and with an estimated budget of $12 million, the movie was a surprise hit, which bodes quite well for a sequel.

Go see this movie. It’s hands down one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time, and it would probably be good to get into the series now while it’s new!