Ok, so what film first used ' Reversed Story telling' popularised in Memento ?
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Ok, so what film first used ' Reversed Story telling' popularised in Memento ?
I know Memento isn't the first film to use reverse story telling but it is the most popular, followed by Irreversible
But what film originated this style ?
But what film originated this style ?
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There was an episode of Seinfeld like this.
There was an episode of Seinfeld like this.
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Called "The Betrayal" (as an homage to the film). One of my favorite Seinfelds.
Called "The Betrayal" (as an homage to the film). One of my favorite Seinfelds.
I think this is the one that screws with the timeline set on Mad About You with Kramer's character sub-letting the apartment to Kramer.
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Originally posted by Inverse
FWIW, Betrayal started life as a stage play by Harlold Pinter.
FWIW, Betrayal started life as a stage play by Harlold Pinter.
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There are many films that follow a nonlinear structure, though not necessarily all in reverse; some of my favorites:
Run Lola Run
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Pulp Fiction
Sliding Doors
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Reverse chronology was used in the 1934 Broadway play Merrily We Roll Along which went backward in time with each successive scene, ending in 1916. There was a musical version of this in 1981 by none other than Stephen Sondheim, but like the original, it wasn't a hit.
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Memento was not told in "reverse order". If it was reverse order the story would've been told chronologically if you watched the movie backwards scene by scene. This is not the case with Memento. The Black and White scenes were shown in chronological order and the color scenes were in reverse order. To view the movie chronologically, you would have to view all the black and white scenes in the order they are shown followed by the color scenes in reverse order.
So the movie is not in reverse chronological order. It is non-linear. So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Pulp Fiction that did this.
So the movie is not in reverse chronological order. It is non-linear. So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Pulp Fiction that did this.
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Originally posted by Goat3001
So the movie is not in reverse chronological order. It is non-linear. So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Pulp Fiction that did this.
So the movie is not in reverse chronological order. It is non-linear. So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Pulp Fiction that did this.
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Originally posted by Goat3001
So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Citizen Kane that did this.
So I would hardly say that Memento popularized non linear movies. IMO it would be Citizen Kane that did this.
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Not quite in reverse .. but in DoA the narrative has the protagonist going progessively back over the sequences of events.
hmmm .. but this would be similar to how most mysteries are unravelled. So perhaps it isn't in the same vein as Memento.
hmmm .. but this would be similar to how most mysteries are unravelled. So perhaps it isn't in the same vein as Memento.
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[sidebar]Michael Richards was on Mad About You(Season 2? Long before the Betrayal). The plotline was that Paul was subletting his old apartment. Jamie wanted him to get rid of it. So Paul heads over to his old pad, and it is Kramer that is renting from Paul. So Paul just gives it to Kramer, no-more subletting. Great cameo. But as they are talking, Paul asks if that struggling comedian still lives next door. Kramer says yes.
So in essence, with "the betrayal," the end shows Jerry moving in AFTER Kramer is already living there. So how would Paul know about Jerry if he wasn't living there when Jerry moved in? Just one of those little things that bugged me.[/sidebar]
So in essence, with "the betrayal," the end shows Jerry moving in AFTER Kramer is already living there. So how would Paul know about Jerry if he wasn't living there when Jerry moved in? Just one of those little things that bugged me.[/sidebar]