The superhero genre is so popular and so well codified that it's easy to forget what it can feel like with a genuinely fresh perspective.
It's possible to watch The Innocents (De uskyldige in the original Norwegian) and not see it in those terms, of course.
There are no capes or costumes, no blockbuster action scenes, and really not a whole lot of saving people. But there's something about telling a story with powered individuals that taps into those same, core themes.
On the one hand, it's possible to think of this film as a version of 2012's Chronicle without the found-footage element, and focused on much younger, Norwegian-speaking children.
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