While filming at a train depot, they witness a catastrophic, high-octane crash that unleashes something... unnatural into their small town.
: Super 8 cameras often have powerful zoom lenses (like 10:1 ratios). Using "crash zooms" (fast zooming in or out) is a hallmark of the 70s home-movie style.
Super 8 is a film about looking through a lens—specifically, the lens of a Super 8 camera that captures light, memory, and magic. The characters in the film struggle to process tragedy by telling a story. They use physical film, imperfect and real.
Fortunately, there are numerous legal alternatives for movie enthusiasts: