Quentin Tarantino wasn’t the first filmmaker to employ nonlinear narrative but his influence on its use is undeniable. We come to learn the truth of their acquaintance as the movie unfolds. Naturally, we assume this is the first time they’ve met. The movie’s central characters meet on a train at the beginning of the movie. And what of Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? The 2004 film catches its audience unawares with stylish aplomb in its final act. Jumping around the 500 days the couple were together, highlighting highs and lows from the male lead’s perspective. Annie Hall (1977) re-established Woody Allen as a director, opening with Allen’s neurotic Alvy Singer discussing the breakdown of his relationship with the titular character, assessing the romance with Annie, his family, friends and other ex-girlfriends, taking us on a rambling journey.ĥ00 Days of Summer (2009) subverts the typical love story of acquaintance-separation-reconciliation not only in the make-up of its plot but also in its presentation. Orson Welles’ use of nonlinear storytelling was revelatory, and imperative to the film’s cultural significance and depiction of a journalist trying his utmost to discover the relevance of the titular character’s dying words. Its intricate central characters and magnificent visual symbolism have seen the film often cited as the greatest of all time. Some of the most iconic, and arguably best, films of the modern age have made use of this literary style.Ī classic example is Citizen Kane (1941). Nonlinear narrative has featured in film for almost a century, effectively conveying stories out of sequence for a more captivating, provocative plot. Movie plots aren’t always straightforward.
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