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Thanks. What about that pencil scene, though? Is that from Phenomenon or a different movie?
I'm not sure — haven't seen Phenomenon since I was a kid. It seems like the scene would suit that movie, though. Only one way to find out!
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And even if it is broke, just ignore it and maybe it'll be sort of OK — like the environment."
I'm positive it's also Phenomenon, though I admit I haven't seen it very recently.
Also: that's not telekinesis, that's the wind from moving your hand.
Yes, the pencil scene's in Phenomenon.
Saw it a few months ago.
Movie I saw in the 90's or early 00's. A guy sees a light in the night sky and develops powers after that. He sees into the future, heals quickly from injuries, does large calculations in his head quickly, pushes objects telekinetically when his hands get close to them, and can hear and decipher radio signals. He sends a message to officials saying that he's cracked their code and tells them to improve it. They do so, but he's still able to crack it. He's only trying to help them, but they see him as a terrorist and call him "Rogue". He sends them an email saying "i'm not rogue i'm not rogue i'm not rogue i'm not rogue...(etc.)" In the end, he finds out from a doctor that he has a brain tumor and weeks left to live. The doctor says that it could be removed, increasing his lifespan to months, but he would run the risk of losing mental functions. He chooses not to get the surgery.
Also, I remember a scene which may be from this movie or a different one, where a man is being questioned/tested and he rolls a pencil back and forth with his fingers without touching it (telekinetically). When his interviewer asks him how he's doing that, he replies that they're all made of the same stuff. "Wood?" "Energy, Bob." ('Bob' is probably incorrect.)