The 10 Best Movies That Start With the End

Keeping in mind the decisive part story plays, especially in mediums like literature and cinema, it is worthwhile familiarizing yourself with the different techniques that have gained popularity over time. A very basic distinction regards the crucial element of time and divides narratives between linear and nonlinear. The nonlinear narrative has been a staple of storytelling with the first recorded instances going back to Homer.

The most commonly used style of this narrative is in media res, a term denoting that a story begins in the middle of action. This has the advantage of keeping the viewer engaged and in a constant state of trying to figure out how the developments that take place fit into the glimpse of the future he or she is already privy to.

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