Character Relationship Map: Chronicle

Characters

• Andrew Detmer (played by Dane DeHaan) — protagonist

  Andrew Detmer is a bullied teenager who documents his troubled life with a camera while caring about his ill mother and enduring abuse from his father. After gaining telekinetic powers with Matt Garet...

• Matt Garetty (played by Alex Russell) — protagonist

  Matt Garetty is Andrew Detmer’s cousin and only friend, and one of the three teenagers who gain telekinetic abilities. He urges restraint, tries to warn Andrew about his escalating violence, later att...

• Steve Montgomery (played by Michael B. Jordan) — supporting

  Steve Montgomery is a popular student who invites Andrew Detmer to film a mysterious hole found with Matt Garetty. After gaining telekinetic powers, he helps the trio explore their abilities and suppo...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Andrew Detmer → Matt Garetty (Family Cousin) — They are family members whose bond also develops into close friendship.

  The plot identifies Matt as Andrew's cousin.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Steve Montgomery → Matt Garetty (Alliance Teammate) — Steve and Matt cooperate as members of the original trio.

  Steve, Matt, and Andrew form the trio that experiments with telekinetic abilities and flying.

• Andrew Detmer → Steve Montgomery (Alliance Teammate) — Steve is Andrew's first major partner in exploring the powers.

  Andrew, Matt, and Steve develop telekinetic abilities and practice using them together.

Story Analysis

Three teenagers gain extraordinary powers, but grief, isolation, and unchecked aggression turn friendship into tragedy.

Plot Progression

1. A Camera In The Dark — Andrew documents his isolated life while Matt and Steve draw him into a mysterious discovery. The crystalline object changes the direction of all three lives.
2. The Gift Of Power — The teenagers develop telekinesis and experiment with pranks, restraint, and flight. Their abilities briefly create excitement, friendship, and hopes for the future.
3. Popularity And Fracture — Andrew gains public attention but suffers humiliation at a party. Conflict over his hidden camera and family pressures drives him from home.
4. Grief Without Limits — Steve dies while trying to reach Andrew during a storm. Andrew responds to ostracism and grief by embracing violence and rejecting Matt's warnings.
5. The Last Flight — Andrew's rage culminates in a citywide confrontation with Matt. After Andrew dies, Matt carries the camera to Tibet and preserves the mystery of their powers.